Example sentences of "are [verb] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And if we are delayed a week , that means a lot of gratis P.T. and a battle course , which is not a pleasing prospect … . |
| 2 | The Soviets are building a total of six such pipelines , each one between 3000 and 4000 km long . |
| 3 | But that may not happen soon … so the Tajiks … with extraordinary commitment are building a school for their children … with their bare hands . |
| 4 | We are building a park on the land . |
| 5 | The contract provides marine crews , towing vessels and full catering services for a Dutch/American joint partnership of offshore construction contractors , Heerema and McDermott , who are building a jacket and topside modules for the new Goodwyn A platform for Woodside Offshore Petroleum Pty Ltd . |
| 6 | For the group of ardent rail enthusiasts are building a 46ft x 13ft replica of Biggleswade station , Bedfordshire . |
| 7 | The site was uncovered by Thames Water engineers , who are building a water treatment pipeline . |
| 8 | The site was uncovered by Thames Water engineers , who are building a water treatment pipeline . |
| 9 | The £1.7 million striker declared : ‘ We are building a squad , but to talk about winning titles at this stage is n't on . |
| 10 | Would you say that you are building a reputation in eccentric roles ? necessarily eccentric — that just sounds a gimmick . |
| 11 | MCDEVITT STREET Bovis are building a reputation in the healthcare sector , having recently won a US$30 million contract in their home town of Charlotte , North Carolina . |
| 12 | Unix System Laboratories Inc 's ex-director of strategic marketing Paul Calkin has surfaced as a principal in Systems & Software Integration & Distribution Inc where he and his staff are building a business consulting personal computer and low-end Unix companies on high-end strategic and sales issues . |
| 13 | ‘ We are building a team at Hillsborough which will be challenging for all the honours in the game . |
| 14 | We are building a $50-million isomerisation unit at our Castellon refinery to produce more unleaded motor spirit . |
| 15 | The Italians are building a series of barriers at its three inlets to protect the city during a storm . |
| 16 | If you are building a trailer , fit a suspension rated for a trailer heavier than the actual weight . |
| 17 | They are opposing a bid by the Cotton Club to stay open until 2am . |
| 18 | They are opposing a bid by the Cotton Club to stay open until 2am . |
| 19 | THE NEW generation of personal computers that plug into company computer-networks are proving a boon to computer spies . |
| 20 | At this point , any function words are assigned a score equal to the maximum overlap score multiplied by a constant ( they were not overlapped by the program and therefore have a score of zero so far ) . |
| 21 | Tokens are listed under the phonetic variant which they realize , and additionally are assigned a label which describes the following environment ; these labels are explained as follows : |
| 22 | In all these versions the family is seen as having a direct relationship with the wider society , being that social form within which people are assigned a place in society and where they internalise the values of that place and which shapes sexual attitudes to conform to wider social needs . |
| 23 | GUILDFORD Counselling Centre — part of the Surrey Alcohol and Drug Advisory Service — are manning a stand at the Friary Centre , Guildford on Monday . |
| 24 | The advocates of equality , as well as those more concerned with other goals , are given a cue for reflection on the inequalities of equalization . |
| 25 | Outside diners are given a choice of fish or meat main course when they book , and sit at smaller tables around the antique-filled dining room . |
| 26 | Final-year students undertake design projects using CAD , prepare a research thesis in a topic of their choice , and are given a choice of specialisations including Geotechnics , Structures , Hydraulics , Environmental Engineering , Transportation , Fire Safety Engineering , Pollution Control , Fire Hazards to the Environment and Energy Resources . |
| 27 | Second , the male family members , because they are male , are given a credibility — and hence power — to influence non admission not given to female members . |
| 28 | Unfortunately for the newcomer , the parts are given a variety of names which frequently creates confusion , so we had better start by clarifying the variations . |
| 29 | Oh , but how much more interesting it will be if the other lot are given a go for the first time in 13 years . |
| 30 | If objectives from the higher categories of Bloom 's taxonomy are included , where students are asked to make judgements , to criticise and evaluate ; and if students are given a range of objectives from which they may make their own choices and even , at the later stages of training , are encouraged to write their own , then this will go a long way to meeting this criticism . |