Example sentences of "the [noun sg] are [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | It occurs in Henry IV , Part I. Falstaff and the Prince are having a high old time by pretending in turn to be the King chastising Hal for his association with Falstaff . |
| 2 | The board are recommending a 10% increase in dividend to 7.4 pence . |
| 3 | ‘ The board are extending a long-standing by-law which prevents a player who has rejected an international invitation from performing at club level during the summer period , ’ said Ashby . |
| 4 | ‘ The board are extending a long-standing by-law which prevents a player who has rejected an international invitation from performing at club level during the summer period , ’ said Ashby . |
| 5 | While many are praising the ruling for providing a chance for some to see such masterpieces as Matisse 's ‘ Grand Riffian ’ and Seurat 's ‘ Les Poseuses ’ without the required pilgrimage to Merion , Pennsylvania , critics of the decision are echoing a warning they have offered since the Barnes attempted to deaccession works last year . |
| 6 | On minute one one four , I 'm using my privilege as a chair to hang on to that ; the fact that the Poly are to hold a conference on health and housing in the new year . |
| 7 | The people there are that 's going to the neighbourhood are getting a fair crack of the whip and they 're being the centre of that every week . |
| 8 | Again , the Opposition are recommending a ’ take ’ society . |
| 9 | All patients new to the practice are given a temporary folder , which is stamped with the date that the permanent notes were requested from the family health services authority . |
| 10 | If Congress and the administration are to avoid a head-on clash , and a presidential veto , a compromise must be struck . |
| 11 | The demands of the sport are creating a new breed of mutant . |
| 12 | WHEN , AT the climax of Unforgiven , Clint Eastwood walks into the darkened bar-room to face up to Sheriff Gene Hackman and the posse who have killed his only friend , Eastwood the star and Eastwood the director are playing a deliberate game of evocation . |
| 13 | Erm are we continuing trading or because I , I fear that in , in in particular and with due respect to the Chairman I think the hospital discharges at the moment are leaving a little bit to be desired . |
| 14 | The ones I 've got at the moment are having a little difficulty in working things out , one does n't realise that it 's not best to try to head the ball back to the goalie when there 's a man breathing down the back of his neck , the other has n't been able to find his brain and the oldest one of the lot is always injured . |
| 15 | Clearly , the United Kingdom and the Community are doing a great deal to assist the former Soviet Union and eastern Europe generally . |
| 16 | Those hyacinths in the cauldron are taking a long time to come out are n't they ? |
| 17 | Chapman 's message to Huddersfield 's supporters was full of his customary cheery confidence : ‘ The team are having a fine time . |
| 18 | Using a blueprint drawn up by student Kate Williams , the group are digging a pond with viewing platforms for wheelchair users . |
| 19 | Consequently , the grammatical tags for each word in the lexicon are given a grammatical frequency factor ( GFF ) to distinguish the importance of the different tags . |
| 20 | The rest are using a combination of the Visual User Environment window manager from Hewlett-Packard Co — 25% — Visix Software Inc 's Looking Glass — 20% — with the remaining 5% accounted for by the likes of Paris-based Non Standard Logics SA 's Wish and Siemens Nixdorf Informationssysteme AG 's management systems . |
| 21 | Into recesses in the wall are set a range of marvellous and enigmatic gadgets , clearly the products of some sophisticated science . |
| 22 | POLICE on both sides of the border are hunting a gang which is targeting elderly folk who live alone in isolated rural areas . |
| 23 | However , new assessments of the evidence are painting a radically different picture , emphasising the richness of the food and other resources available and the intensive and extensive use of the land by Upper Palaeolithic and Mesolithic communities ( Fig. 52 ) . |
| 24 | Nevertheless , the opinion polls which test public confidence in the future of the economy are showing a substantial majority on the side of gloom , if not doom . |
| 25 | ‘ You and the blackamoor are to take a ride to Mr Loveitt 's house . |
| 26 | Thirdly , as the Government are turning a blind eye to many of the disregards being allowed for people on income support and in residential and nursing care , could that be codified and made safe for all forms of disregard ? |
| 27 | Or is it possible that the Government are contemplating a repetition of the 1986 strikes on civilian targets in Benghazi and Tripoli ? |
| 28 | My point of order is that , if the Government are having a difference with someone as important as a European Commissioner over such a substantial sum of European and public money , and with the charges that the British Treasury is laundering that money , surely a Minister should have been at the Dispatch Box today to make a statement . |
| 29 | For example , he reels out evidence that the Government are doing a wonderful job . |
| 30 | The citizens charter reform means that the Government are making a determined effort to move away from the era when the gentlemen in Whitehall always knew best towards a more open , accountable public service , striving to do better . |