Example sentences of "[Wh pn] [am/are] [verb] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Will my right hon. Friend join me in sending condolences to the bereaved family and wishing those who are injured a speedy recovery ? |
| 2 | We therefore propose to relieve local authorities and school leavers of that burden by exempting , until 31 October 1992 , 18 and 19-year-olds who are undertaking a qualifying course of education on 1 May 1992 . |
| 3 | The property is currently under active exploration by Anglesey Mining plc who are sinking a 550 m deep exploration shaft at the western ( Morfa Ddu ) end of the deposit to investigate drill-indicated reserves of 4.8 million tonnes at 1.5 per cent Cu , 3.0 per cent Pb , 6.0 per cent Zn , 57 g/t Ag and 0.4g/t Au . |
| 4 | Below is an extract of conversation between two policemen who are telling a third about a cot death the two of them had recently attended . |
| 5 | If we genuinely believe everyone to be entitled to education , then we must reject the aristocratic distinction between an education fit only for workers and one fit for philosopher-kings ; but we Must equally reject the new assumption that only those who are receiving a scientific education are being ‘ properly ’ educated ; the rest , those who are studying arts , being relegated to the position of drones or parasites to be , at best , tolerated , and seen as ‘ enriching ’ themselves . |
| 6 | They have valuable experience which could usefully be shared with governors of other types of school who are facing a similar challenge . |
| 7 | After salvage of any potentially useful parts has been accomplished , it is hoped that the wreck will be donated to the Inverness-based Fresson Trust , who are establishing a new museum at Inverness Airport . |
| 8 | One of partners is Stores who are implementing a strategic store-based application which involves having an R S six thousand in every single shop with a SQL Server on every single box . |
| 9 | Mrs Frogatt and Mr Boulton have both handed over their complaints to the Charity Commissioners who are conducting a joint investigation of Brit-Pol with the police . |
| 10 | Such a phenomenon may be explained in various ways , but one factor of acknowledged importance is certainly the rapidity of economic and social change , which tends to separate more sharply the experience , expectations and outlook of older and younger generations , as Mead ( 1970 ) argued in a study in which she likened the ‘ dissident young ’ to pioneers who are exploring a new time rather than a new country . |
| 11 | I conclude from that that the technical information on on all the sectors is at best patchy , erm and where it 's comprehensive it 's come from people who are advocating a particular development proposal . |
| 12 | This chapter considers the financial consequences of community care policies for those women on whom such policies increasingly depend — the mothers , daughters , wives , sisters , neighbours and friends who are providing a substantial amount of help and support to a disabled or elderly person . |
| 13 | In Honduras , it is again the rich who are providing a friendly environment for the little creatures . |
| 14 | I 'm erm I 've been working in low cost housing , housing charities , for a very long time , with Shelter and various other charities like that , and I never cease to be amazed that the Conservative Group , here or nationally , are hostile to subsidies for council housing , because the subsidy which goes to owner-occupiers , through mortgage tax relief , is very much greater than the subsidy that goes to council housing and there 's nothing we as a Council can do about this , but I do hope that in due course we will get a fair system of subsidising houses for everybody , so that wealthy people on high incomes who are getting a big subsidy on their housing through their tax relief , erm are not getting more than people on low incomes living in council houses . |
| 15 | At this stage I have to briefly pause and praise the majority of our aquatic goods manufacturers who are getting a staggering amount of praise mail at present . |
| 16 | ONE of the province 's most popular marching bands , the Millar Memorial Flute , has reported an increase in membership recently with it now in excess of 35 including many young members who are building a firm base for the future . |
| 17 | Those who are considering a professional career would also gain a valuable overview of the various fields open to them when deciding where their future might lie . |
| 18 | Back in Africa , Paul Giblett has offered further technical help to environmentalists who are considering a geological survey of the region to establish whether heavy metals are being leached out and concentrated in areas used by the elephants . |
| 19 | There is one exception to this rule of not searching the unregistered Land Charges Register in the case of registered land : prospective mortgagors who are buying a registered property have , as yet ( until they complete their purchase ) , no title to the registered land ; and therefore a bankruptcy or a receiving order made against them would not be disclosed by a title search . |
| 20 | Since almost all the basic sports medicine provision within governing bodies of sport is provided by doctors who are either paid nothing or who are given a small honorarium , the prospect of maintaining separate medical defence cover for their voluntary activities may place their valuable contribution to sport in jeopardy . |
| 21 | I wanted to work with people who are running a small firm , people who are dealing with the same problems as me because they 're running a small business . ’ |
| 22 | In a research paper published today , Liberty — the logo used by the NCCL - warns that , without regulations , video surveillance could be used to harass groups who are considered a potential threat to public order , such as young people , ethnic minorities and political activists . |
| 23 | A status group is made up of individuals who are awarded a similar amount of social honour and therefore share the same status situation . |
| 24 | The other announcement erm is er Dr has asked me to address some delinquents , no that 's not fair , some er hard working but misguided students erm tt er who are doing a political processes course , a sort of pale imitation of this course , erm probably find none of them are here today , let's , let's , let's , let's , let's b let's not be shy now , is erm is Ian here ? |
| 25 | Sitting in the foyer of their Salzburg hotel — between ‘ shoots ’ , obviously — Paul , guitarist brother Niall and drumming hair bear Ashley Keating are gulping down mineral water , babbling on about the ‘ fierce ’ sights of Austria and generally behaving like men who are having a blinking good time , thank record companies very much . |
| 26 | The story focusses on Mario and Pedro , two kids who are having a tough time scraping together enough money to live on . |
| 27 | The story focusses on Mario and Pedro , two kids who are having a tough time scraping together enough money to live on . |
| 28 | There is no natural landing place , the seas are fierce , and permission to land is only given to groups who are have a suitable boat , and who are well provisioned , capable , and with a proven interest in an outdoor topic . |
| 29 | The hospital visits Bishop Auckland , Newton Aycliffe , Shildon and Crook , where trained staff deal with scores of mental patients who are making a new life for themselves in the community . |
| 30 | The International Association is presently being run by Eva & Co , an Austrian women artists group who are planning a further exhibition in Graz in May 1993 . |