Example sentences of "are [v-ing] [prep] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And you are kneeling in a field |
| 2 | Times may be hard in those places , but note how few people are clamouring for a return to the let's-stay-poor-together socialism of the past . |
| 3 | Only six weeks after making their solemn covenant-pledge with God the people are clamouring for a replica of the old gods of Egypt . |
| 4 | There is a big difference between the terms that you may be able to negotiate with , say , a US company seeking to recruit you to work in the Middle East and those offered by , say , a West German company offering a job at their headquarters , for which you are competing with a West German national . |
| 5 | Videodisc technology is still evolving and different systems are competing in a market which is still uncertain . |
| 6 | The French Commandos are tucking into a meal . |
| 7 | Well , if the main carriage slips while the ribber knits going one way , and then the ribber slips while the main bed knits going the other way , you are knitting in a circle . |
| 8 | We are struggling for a terminal at which trains can come in from all parts of the country , at which there can be an interchange for the continent and at which people can move on relatively quickly . |
| 9 | To a very recently bereaved family who are struggling with a multiplicity of emotions this early attention to fees can seem mercenary . |
| 10 | ‘ I do n't think misplacing twenty thousand dollars ’ worth of jewellery is quite in the same category as forgetting your glasses are hanging from a chain around your neck . ’ |
| 11 | As with chariots , when you are firing at a War Wagon with a stone thrower , or any other weapon which has a template to represent its effect , it is possible to hit the horses , the War Wagon , or the crew depending on the position of the template . |
| 12 | Hewlett-Packard Co and Colorado-based Ellery Systems Inc are collaborating on a development environment for OSF 's Distributed Computing Environment . |
| 13 | Two of America 's hippest and quirkiest directors , Paul ‘ Eating Raoul ’ Bartel and Gus ‘ Private Idaho ’ Van Sant , are collaborating on a feature version of the biography of prime hipster Warhol . |
| 14 | Because the presentation is diagrammatic , needing no specialist knowledge to construct or discuss , it encourages discussion between workers of different disciplines and backgrounds who are collaborating on a project . |
| 15 | Castle Court Shopping Centre ( right ) one of the new retail complexes which are profiting from a surfeit of eager customers |
| 16 | Representatives of the cream of Scotland 's film and television industry are gathering in a Glasgow hotel at the moment for the Scottish version of the Academy awards . |
| 17 | Fruit growers are gathering in a bumper crop of apples . |
| 18 | Most of them are sticking to a policy , adopted during the Falklands war , of not stocking war games until the war is over . |
| 19 | In general , children and adults should not be given too much milk to drink if they are recovering from a stomach upset . |
| 20 | Q. When you are bidding for a contract , what gives you the edge over competitors ? |
| 21 | Su Ragazzi , who are bidding for a league and cup double , beat Jets in straight sets in Sewell 's second game in charge earlier this season but defeated them in the return in Edinburgh . |
| 22 | Group Two rivals Holland entertain leaders Norway , and England are praying for a Scandinavian win to increase their chances of making the World Cup finals . |
| 23 | ( Two year cases only ) If you are applying for a divorce because you and your husband or wife have lived apart for at least two years , your husband or wife must also consent to the divorce — IN WRITING ( a form is supplied for this ) . |
| 24 | ( Five year cases only ) If you are applying for a divorce because you have lived apart from your husband or wife for at least five years , your application would not be granted if it meant that your husband or wife would suffer grave financial hardship . |
| 25 | Send it whenever you are applying for a job ‘ on spec. ’ or where no mention is made in an advertisement of an application form ( which usually covers the same type of information ) . |
| 26 | If you are applying for a job , then your sitting too close may irritate me because I will be expecting to use visual and auditory rather than tactile or olfactory channels . |
| 27 | If you are applying for a loan with your own bank , this may not be necessary . |
| 28 | bank statements for the last twelve months if you are applying to a bank other than your own ; |
| 29 | Environmentalists are pressing for a ban on logging in ancient forests throughout Europe . |
| 30 | Labour group leader Coun Dave Jackson , supported by Coun Alf Rose and Coun Paul Witter , are pressing for a report on the possibility of the 25-acre site being incorporated into adjacent Eastham Country Park . |