Example sentences of "are [v-ing] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am conscious of the late payment problem , which is something to which we are devoting great attention . |
| 2 | Intermediates could see even less well than their imperfect ancestors , and it is no consolation that they are building better eyesight for their remote descendants ! |
| 3 | The building industry has today an appreciably larger number of men at work than in the years immediately before 1939 , though probably rather a smaller percentage of the total are building new houses . |
| 4 | We are building new obstacles and barriers . |
| 5 | Volkswagen and Daimler-Benz are building new car factories in the east , at a cost of DM5 billion and DM1 billion respectively . |
| 6 | The DIY firm Wickes , and Toys R Us are building new superstores there , creating thirty five jobs . |
| 7 | Not least , they serve as a warning to firms that are building dominant positions in markets that their conduct is likely to be scrutinized if their market share crosses a given threshold . |
| 8 | Toyota and Nissan are building electric versions of their luxury barges . |
| 9 | The Japanese are building artificial ski slopes in a new material which is claimed to closely simulate the sensation of snow . |
| 10 | In effect this means that local people are financing these vandals . |
| 11 | The TCCB , who are financing this year 's competition , have decided that no trophy will be awarded to the winners of the Sunday League . |
| 12 | It is an insult to all the people who made the submissions for the Secretary of State to suggest that all those professionals are accepting misleading statements and that the quality of their submissions is not as good as those of the handful of people in favour . |
| 13 | Congress , I understand the C E C are accepting this resolution for the qualifications so I will be brief . |
| 14 | I believe the C E C are accepting this motion and therefore the principle that 's contained therein . |
| 15 | On the contrary , in building a new product category they are accepting high levels of risk . |
| 16 | Apart from that , you are wasting good knitting time while you are popping around with deliveries . |
| 17 | By adopting policies against sexual harassment they are opposing hitherto-accepted codes of normal masculinity and their effects in exercising power and control over women . |
| 18 | While you are allowing extra stitches for the cables in the tension , do not omit to allow stitches for seams when you are working out these unusual pattern shapes . |
| 19 | Finally , check with your airline , airport or travel agent regarding check-in times — some airlines are allowing more time for extra security searches |
| 20 | THE Road Haulage Association is warning about a team of bogus engineers who are contacting mobile phone users on the pretext of tracing and solving connection problems . |
| 21 | Other people are contacting alternative insurance brokers in Aylesbury to try to find out if their policies are still valid . |
| 22 | er Well , one of the theories is that , with modern housing and wall to wall carpeting , central heating and better insulation , er the mites that live in our houses can thrive er better in these luxurious conditions , and with increased numbers of , of mites , we are seeing increased asthma attacks . |
| 23 | Increasingly , we are seeing all sorts of societal activities migrate into cyberspace . |
| 24 | My hon. Friend is right to say that the Labour party is increasingly losing credibility with patients , the public and the NHS staff because we are seeing concrete achievements by the NHS as the reforms work out in practice . |
| 25 | Q So why is it we are seeing such chaos now ? |
| 26 | Then the others thinned out , and there was the sort of forced conversation which takes place when people are seeing each other off . |
| 27 | ‘ From a standing start six months ago , we are seeing genuine interest in E-mail by Group business , ’ said . |
| 28 | We are seeing steady improvements . |
| 29 | WITH the recession few newspaper companies are seeing dramatic increases in their revenues , rather they 're fighting hard to hold out until the economic situation improves . |
| 30 | ‘ We are seeing British scientists not only going abroad but also spending far too much time in this country chasing funds , ’ Sharp said . |