Example sentences of "and are [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well , and are taking four |
| 2 | Tesco recognise this and are taking considerable steps to make sure flora and fauna are protected and conserved . |
| 3 | They all want to shop around for new western weapons , and are exploring joint-purchasing schemes to cut the cost . |
| 4 | of the bill for the most vulnerable people in our society and are causing millions of pensioners and poor people to face a cold and miserable Christmas ? |
| 5 | Oceanic drift-nets can be enormous , up to 56 km ( 35 miles ) long , and are causing considerable concern because of their effects on marine mammals , sea birds , and fish stocks . |
| 6 | The result , however , is not in doubt ; the British housing system is becoming increasingly polarized between a majority of secure owner-occupiers who have made substantial capital gains and are receiving large continuing subsidies , and the rest ( this includes the group which space has precluded discussing : the marginal group of owner-occupiers , many of whom are in a more precarious position than local authority tenants , and whose problems will become much more prominent in years to come ( Karn , Kemeny , and Williams , 1985 ; Sullivan and Murphy , 1987 ) ) . |
| 7 | Voluntary unemployment can be defined as consisting of all those persons who are not in paid employment and are receiving some form of social security benefit , but are not actually seeking jobs at the prevailing rate of real wages . |
| 8 | We can change the terminology , we can give it different words , we can talk about making a commitment to Christ , we can talk about salvation , we can talk about conversion , the word , they 're not the important thing it 's this act of a new birth of receiving God in Christ for ourselves , believing that he died for us and are receiving this new life . |
| 9 | They know a white sierra car was seen stalking the area and are warning other house owners to be on their guard . |
| 10 | The Club Exclusive Sunshine Studios are surrounded by pretty gardens about 20–25 minutes from the beach and nightlife of Faliraki , and are situated next to the Irene Studios . |
| 11 | Police say two crews of men carried out the work and are seeking two men in their 50s driving a red transit van and three men in their 30s driving a small van . |
| 12 | Such side-effects seem to be becoming increasingly common these days , and many patients are becoming disgruntled with these drugs and are seeking safer alternatives . |
| 13 | As you are probably aware Chairman from the media that the British Steel National Association of British Steel Pensioners also have a problem with a surplus and are seeking legal advice as to what has taken place . |
| 14 | Clearly , this standardised approach to search and retrieval is a major publishing limitation , all the more significant because Sony do not think of themselves as publishers and are seeking third parties to support their platform . |
| 15 | All the core modules run in term 1 and are assessed 100 per cent by examination . |
| 16 | Whatever the structure of the organisation , good communication lies at the heart of success — and , because of the complexities we have already looked at and the many factors which influence the way in which messages circulate and are received good communication is perhaps more difficult to achieve than good product design , manufacturing productivity or success in the market place . |
| 17 | We are investing in a major name and are providing excellent value for money |
| 18 | I am delighted that the Government have responded to that and are providing English language training as part of our aid . |
| 19 | They have a large well-educated workforce , they are 20 years behind us in technology and are choosing English as their first foreign language with German second . ’ |
| 20 | Indonesia has large industries , recently developed in the country , and are exporting large quantities to saw mills , whereas a few years ago they were exporting to lots , they are now exporting saw wood and ply wood . |
| 21 | What is happening is that two bones in the body are being pulled together and are wearing each other out . |
| 22 | The transmit shunts bypass the record coils when the send/receive switch is at transmit and are adjusted such that the current through the recorder at the transmitting station is equal to that present on reception . |
| 23 | Nineteen were killed and two went missing and are presumed dead . |
| 24 | Some services are financed out of general taxation and are made available for all of us to consume . |
| 25 | All candidates accepted for training are on probation for at least six months and are made aware of this . |
| 26 | ‘ When you travel round the world , and being brought up in a family like mine , you learn that what happens on the field is actually very important to people elsewhere , and you feel , perhaps not so much a sense of responsibility , as a sense of focus in which people identify nationally for the best kind of reasons , and are made aware of who they are and what they came from . |
| 27 | I 'm happy I have Adrien as a team-mate this season , we get on very well together and are helping each other as much as possible . ’ |
| 28 | I believe that there are four excellent fund holding practices in my hon. Friend 's neighbourhood , and they have been adding to the region 's total health care provision and are bringing new services to patients . |
| 29 | Deep anaphors , on the other hand , take their meaning directly from an element of the content-based representation , or mental model , and are renamed model-interpretive anaphora . |
| 30 | Both are moving and sincere pieces , finely crafted , and are given well-prepared performances by , respectively , the Robert de Cormier Chorale and the Washington Cathedral Choir . |