Example sentences of "they [be] [v-ing] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In addition , they are organising a promotional campaign to expand the Lanka Guardian 's readership . |
| 2 | When activists like the Cape Town Sixteen fight this system of oppression and exploitation , they are demanding a democratic say in the running of their lives and and the right to determine their own futures . |
| 3 | This is one case where , again , I make the point that I am proud to stand here and support the policies of the Adam Smith Institute which every Tory Member should also support , but unfortunately they are afraid to do so because they are facing a general election , knowing that they will be out of power within six months . |
| 4 | Collegians grabbed a late consolation try from Michael Dorrity , but their lack of pace and bulk up front probably means they are facing a long hard season . |
| 5 | Ideally , all doctors should participate in regular ongoing appraisal and training to ensure that they are providing a good service to their undergraduate and postgraduate students . |
| 6 | Never feel uncomfortable warning people you encounter halfway up a mountain who are dressed for the beach that they are taking a great risk proceeding without extra clothing and food . |
| 7 | In the third year , honours students with German as their major subject spend a minimum of eight months in a German-speaking country , either as a student , or as a part-time assistant in a school , or , if they are taking a joint degree , most probably attending courses at a university . |
| 8 | But when apparatchiks from Central Office , who have us acting as stewards ( ie , usherettes ) are often seen risking life and limb , SAS-style , in order to arrive at a doorway at the same time as a minister does , they are taking a serious risk with morale . |
| 9 | Precise figures are hard to come by , because many European discount chains are privately owned , but no one doubts that they are taking a growing share of the $140 billion or so that Europeans spend on food each year . |
| 10 | Falling interest rates make it even more important for investors to check that they are getting a reasonable return from their funds . |
| 11 | A new generation of canny investors who have inherited family fortunes will quickly switch banks if they think they are getting a raw deal . |
| 12 | This is thought to be widespread , and is causing institutional investors , big holders of junk from the late 1980s , to complain that they are getting a raw deal . |
| 13 | We must recognise that they are getting a raw deal and are being victimised by the Government . |
| 14 | These implementations were at Nomura ( a global securities company ) , the Japanese Patent Office ( where they are implementing a paperless application and investigation system ) , and NTI ( their multi-vendor integrated architecture for their own internal operation ) . |
| 15 | Two minutes later they are flying a flat trajectory , tiny white caps flecking the sea way below , and Paul breathes . |
| 16 | They will say that they do n't have the courage to stay emotionally alive , particularly if they are serving a long sentence . |
| 17 | Even now they are realising a new dream . |
| 18 | Even now they are realising a new dream . |
| 19 | Today more and more people are enjoying potatoes happy in the knowledge that they are eating a healthy , nutritious , low calorie food which provides many of the essential requirements for a satisfactory diet . |
| 20 | There is no need to become over-anxious about the subject of diet for the elderly.We simply need to keep a careful eye on things , to see that they are eating a good variety of food which includes plenty of protein , dairy products and fresh fruit and vegetables , together with some roughage , which is often best taken in the form of a bran cereal , and which will , in many cases , completely eliminate the problem of constipation and ease that of piles . |
| 21 | Does he not therefore find it extraordinary that the Labour and Liberal parties remain committed to the abolition of grant maintained schools and that in local government they are waging a relentless campaign against G M schools , as typified by the behaviour of Essex County Council . |
| 22 | STUDENTS pay ⅕ of the personal community charge for the period during which they are undertaking a full-time course of education . |
| 23 | Students will pay only 20% of the Community Charge providing they are undertaking a full time course of higher education . |
| 24 | It is because they are using a revolutionary weapon — general and unlimited strikes — in order to achieve a parliamentary aim , the formation of a popular front government |
| 25 | If you buy the Relate 2000 you will only be able to use it to see the person you are calling if they are using a compatible model . |
| 26 | If they are considering a financial penalty , then they of course have to have regard to the defendant 's means . |
| 27 | Analysts are concerned US shares can not sustain their current levels and they are expecting a sharp fall on Wall Street later . |
| 28 | The only possible explanation is that they are holding a wooden effigy . |
| 29 | They are urging a reformed Press Council to provide ‘ effective and fair machinery ’ to help those complaining about inaccurate and misleading statements . |
| 30 | When the younger counsellor shares these experiences with the older counsellee they are both doing far more than embarking on a process of recalling the past , they are sharing a common heritage which has been formative for the young as well as the old , although less directly so . |