Example sentences of "are [vb pp] [verb] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the rear of the idol , seven round indents are formed beginning at the base of the spine and extending to the head . |
| 2 | Instead , Anne and Tim are expected to call at the Queen Mother 's London home , Clarence House , on their return from Scotland . |
| 3 | The right wing coalition parties , RPR and UDF , are expected to triumph at the French legislative elections due to take place at the end of this month but , regardless of who wins , the French economy is set to go into recession in the first half of this year with even the most optimistic forecasters predicting zero growth . |
| 4 | This weekend hundreds are expected to arrive at the home of the Earls of Spencer — Althorp park in Northamptonshire . |
| 5 | The firm 's earnings and dividends have grown in the past at the rate of 10 per cent per year and are expected to grow at the same rate indefinitely into the future . |
| 6 | Ley lines — channels of energy or guide routes for prehistoric travellers — are said to converge at the Tor . |
| 7 | Both men are part of a coterie of so-called ‘ rugby mercenaries ’ whose pay-offs are said to start at the $120,000 mark and the best-rewarded of whom — the ‘ rugby millionaires ’ — are reckoned to be paid $250,000 per season . |
| 8 | In this , the scene is divided into three sections both horizontally and vertically , and the idea is to line up the shot so that the main features are made to come at the intersections of the imaginary dividing lines . |
| 9 | It is a rather uncharacteristic work , scored fr the unusual combination of two violins and double bass , which like Mozart 's Musical Joke , pokes gentle fun at badly played dance music , and even includes a section where the players are instructed to shout at the beats of the bar ! |
| 10 | In England and Wales , the Registrar General 's social classes , which are derived from people 's occupations , are used to look at the distribution of everything from the incidence of stillbirth to the distribution of owner occupation . |
| 11 | In , for instance , The huge locomotive snorted and belched its way across the plain we are invited to look at the locomotive as if it were a gigantic animal . |
| 12 | The respectable rich are compelled to look at the origins of their wealth , and at their own origins , which lie in crime , exploitation — in the unseen , unmentioned parts of Victorian society . |
| 13 | The post translational processing mechanisms that convert progastrin to amidated peptides are known to operate at the post Golgi level on this pathway . |
| 14 | Its aim , according to Vice-President Al Gore , is to " ensure that environmental considerations are brought to bear at the earliest stages in the development of economic policy " . |
| 15 | The trouble with this is that , although the plants are meant to bloom at the same time , invariably some flower later or earlier , and ruin the whole carefully thought-out scheme . |
| 16 | People are encouraged to look at the wills but constant handling was putting them in jeopardy . |
| 17 | Yet if the crackdown on the Press which is being demanded goes ahead , journalists would be working with both hands tied behind their backs — as opposed to the one-hand handicap they are forced to suffer at the moment . |
| 18 | Difficulties may arise because you are forced to look at the situation from two different viewpoints : |
| 19 | Occasionally athletes are kept waiting at the start for a minute or so until television is ready . |
| 20 | BUFFALO TOM , THOUSAND YARD STARE and SKAW are confirmed to appear at the final night of NME 's Viva Eight gigs . |
| 21 | Applicants who are uncertain as to the validity of their qualifications or of their present course of study , or who wish further information on any aspect of their application , are advised to write at the earliest opportunity to the Associate Dean for Admissions , Faculty of Arts Office , David Hume Tower , George Square , Edinburgh EH8 9JX . |
| 22 | Operational deposits make up approximately a fifth of bankers ' balances held at the bank , the remainder being made up of non-interest bearing cash deposits that banks are required to keep at the Bank of England to provide it with an income . |