Example sentences of "is [v-ing] [adv] [n mass] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sugar , who with his directors holds a 36% stake in the group , is stumping up £19.5m of his own money for the deal . |
| 2 | Abaar Property and Development is seeking either £75,000 for the freehold disposal of the property , subject to contract , or a leasing arrangement involving an annual charge of £10,000 for 10 years with upward rent reviews every three years . |
| 3 | Compaq Computer Corp will begin direct sales — mail order — of its personal computers on March 22 : the ProLinea , Deskpro and Contura lines and various applications will be sold by phone : it will sell via a toll-free telephone number and through a direct mail campaign aimed at US small business — it is mailing over 2m of its catalogues . |
| 4 | Tobermory today yields Scotch at around £1.72 per litre excluding VAT , while the trade is charging around £2 per litre for large-volume malt fillings . |
| 5 | The company is spending nearly £150m across the company over the next five years to cut down on emissions from its factories . |
| 6 | It is spending almost £30,000 on new play equipment at Grayfields recreation ground , Ward Jackson Park and King Oswy Drive playground . |
| 7 | It is often asked when a firm is taking on people for training when a lot of money will be wasted if the trainee does not have what it takes to stay the course . |
| 8 | The Japanese government is putting up 90% of the funds , but 14 private institutions are taking part , including NEC Corp , Hitachi Ltd and Fujitsu Ltd . |
| 9 | Advanced RISC has also won a new shareholder , Nippon Investment & Finance Co of Tokyo , which is putting up £650,000 for an undisclosed stake in the company alongside Acorn Computer Group Plc , Apple and VLSI Technology Inc . |
| 10 | A HARD-UP council is forking out £3,800 on a SHOWER for its boss . |