Example sentences of "the [noun pl] are [v-ing] at " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is also known as the purposive approach , since the courts are looking at the purpose for which the Act was passed . |
| 2 | The builders are renovating at Eastbourne , ( our latest acquisition ) ; the members are complaining . |
| 3 | Lads in the first team , while the kids are drawing at places like Sheffield Wednesday , Leeds and Sunderland . |
| 4 | And he ca n't get the note out of his pocket and his trousers are all stuck to his bum , and he ca n't get them out and he 's digging it looks like he 's digging out his pants he 's going he pulls it out and takes the envelope off nearly and the waves are coming at him and he goes to read it and the wind blows it away . |
| 5 | ‘ The problem is that the judges are looking at extremes — maybe comparing an ad selling commemorative medals of the election with one featuring designer Christmas cards . |
| 6 | Now the allies are tearing at each other in a savage grab for territory . |
| 7 | The one behind asks what the dogs are yelling at , but I do n't turn round . |
| 8 | Some time later , Joe , looking at his wrist watch , said on a note of deep regret , ‘ I 'll have to be getting back , the guests are coming at four . |
| 9 | The carers are meeting at County Hall , Chester this morning to lobby councillors arriving for the Social Services Committee . |
| 10 | North sea operators are given dispensations , not only when there are equivalent or higher alternative arrangements in place but in some cases when it is well known to the authorities that the platforms are operating at a level that would not be allowed if they were completely new platforms . |
| 11 | No homes have been identified as such yet , the officers are looking at the homes in the east of the county . |
| 12 | With entries up 20 per cent , the organisers are looking at the possibility of using an additional hall for the event . |
| 13 | Note that , because the required return on the bonds is the same as the coupon on the bonds , the bonds are selling at par so that V B = 300,000 . |
| 14 | He is less intense than Abbado , and sometimes by that much the less effective ; but his tactful phrasing , his light , well-balanced response to what the characters are saying at any given moment , and perhaps most of all to the expressive colour in the scoring , is wholly admirable . |
| 15 | And you 're tuned to Radio York on the Whale show until two and er now we shall probably although the phones are ringing at the moment erm run out of calls I should think because between one and two I know most of you are having your lunch or at the pub or whatever . |
| 16 | The electrons are arriving at the screen discretely , one by one , just like the bullets of our first experiment . |
| 17 | such important guest this evening she 's let him into the banquet and of course the guys are dying at this stage . |
| 18 | People do n't know why the rainforests are disappearing at such a rate " . |
| 19 | Secret When the children are looking at their cards tell them to take one last look . |
| 20 | This type of work , in which the children are playing at their roles , is frequently a necessary stage in the process of building commitment to the drama ; and it 's one which adults find as useful as children . |
| 21 | Er but of course I I must say something about section eleven funding , this whole section under funding , er is er featured in , in , in this section and er , er I 'm not too sure what the Tories are playing at er , unlike Bob I am not going to condemn them out of hand now , being a Democrat I want you to hear what they have to say and then we 'll roast them this afternoon |
| 22 | The question is one that the Tories are dodging at their peril . |