Example sentences of "are [v-ing] [prep] a [noun sg] " 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 | Videodisc technology is still evolving and different systems are competing in a market which is still uncertain . |
5 | The French Commandos are tucking into a meal . |
6 | 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 . |
7 | 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 . |
8 | To a very recently bereaved family who are struggling with a multiplicity of emotions this early attention to fees can seem mercenary . |
9 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
10 | 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 . |
11 | Hewlett-Packard Co and Colorado-based Ellery Systems Inc are collaborating on a development environment for OSF 's Distributed Computing Environment . |
12 | 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 . |
13 | 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 . |
14 | Castle Court Shopping Centre ( right ) one of the new retail complexes which are profiting from a surfeit of eager customers |
15 | Fruit growers are gathering in a bumper crop of apples . |
16 | Most of them are sticking to a policy , adopted during the Falklands war , of not stocking war games until the war is over . |
17 | In general , children and adults should not be given too much milk to drink if they are recovering from a stomach upset . |
18 | Q. When you are bidding for a contract , what gives you the edge over competitors ? |
19 | 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 . |
20 | 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 . |
21 | ( 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 ) . |
22 | ( 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 . |
23 | 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 ) . |
24 | 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 . |
25 | If you are applying for a loan with your own bank , this may not be necessary . |
26 | bank statements for the last twelve months if you are applying to a bank other than your own ; |
27 | Environmentalists are pressing for a ban on logging in ancient forests throughout Europe . |
28 | 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 . |
29 | The Football Supporters Association , who are pressing for a rethink on the Taylor Report , have received a letter from the Premier League 's chairman , Sir John Quinton , expressing his opposition to all-seat stadiums . |
30 | Closed Circuit Television cameras are appearing at a location near you — or , at least at the east end of Princes Street , Tollcross , Haymarket , St. John 's Road , Leith Walk and Quality Street . |