Example sentences of "are [v-ing] at [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Children who are struggling at this level will also have problems in grasping more complex aspects of text construction , such as the shifts of voice studied in this paper . |
| 2 | We are gazing at each other , and it never occurs to us to kiss . |
| 3 | Some of the many ways in which dolphins make signal gestures to humans are leaping at significant moments , deliberately splashing people on boats after first making close eye contact , vocalising or whistling through the blowhole after people have made communicative calls or whistles , defaecation and touching . |
| 4 | such important guest this evening she 's let him into the banquet and of course the guys are dying at this stage . |
| 5 | Now the allies are tearing at each other in a savage grab for territory . |
| 6 | BRITAIN 'S oil ‘ minnows ’ , many of them companies whose shares are trading at big discounts to their asset values , are hoping to grow by acquisition before they are swallowed by much bigger predators , writes George Duthie . |
| 7 | You see when committees are meeting at two o'clock usually have a much shorter agenda than this committee discussion but to enable to this committee and to do its job properly , I would think we 'd be looking where possible to be able to discuss items properly and to get start at a reasonable time like we do . |
| 8 | These differences are an indication of the unique way in which each individual is responding to the circumstances in which he finds himself and of the state of that person as a whole , that is they show how his healing powers are operating at that time . |
| 9 | This can occur if plants are operating at less than minimum efficiency scale ( see Chapter 2 ) . |
| 10 | This is determined by the gradient of the average cost curve , and by the degree to which plants are operating at less than MES . |
| 11 | Detectives say they are looking at possible links with recent assaults on women in Oxford . |
| 12 | We are looking at young people who are likely to be sexually active . ’ |
| 13 | Archaeologists are beginning to realize this and are looking at alternative approaches , seeing sites as part of the landscape and related to one another , something which has been advocated by students of leys and Earth Mysteries for many years . |
| 14 | Consultants are looking at various sites and will report to the council in November . |
| 15 | A Ford spokesman said : ‘ We are looking at various aspects of our high performance models , not just the hot hatches … it would be fair to say that we are being a lot more discreet about the badging and ‘ dressing up ’ of some models now . ’ |
| 16 | Perhaps a couple are looking at one another in a different light — it is to be remembered that one in three marriages now ends in divorce . |
| 17 | We are looking at that , but to suggest that there has been other than a clear and steady increase in available services would be a travesty of the truth . |
| 18 | However , latest th er Microfit not only gives you the test statistic but gives you erm the significance level , probability value er which erm that test statistic is significantly different from zero right so if we are looking at that serial correlation test statistic of two point zero eight right we would accept the null hypothesis of er no serial correlation , right , or would n't be able to reject it strictly . |
| 19 | We are looking at that . |
| 20 | So we are looking at distributed processing . ’ |
| 21 | First , however , some general points to check when you are looking at non-ELT materials . |
| 22 | They are looking at four possible sites . |
| 23 | ‘ We are looking at Continental institutions such as pension funds which take a more long-term view or are more entrepreneurial . ’ |
| 24 | Okay , now that result holds , right , for all erm for all marginal relationships Okay , so if we are looking at a marginal marginal cost curve , right , we have got that 's our marginal cost , that 's our average cost we , we 're intersecting here when in the case it is a minimum so marginal costs cuts through average costs at its minimum value we are looking at average revenue and marginal revenue average revenue function marginal revenue function This is our total revenue function and the same relationship is embodied there , but , notice that between the average and the average revenue and marginal revenue functions , right , do n't intersect simply because we have got a linear relationship here right , average revenue is always above marginal revenue in this particular case . |
| 25 | The Metropolitan Police are co-ordinating the survey and six other forces , Avon and Somerset , Devon and Cornwall , Northumbria , North Wales , Sussex and South Yorkshire , are looking at specific police roles . |
| 26 | And of course we are looking at other products all the time . |
| 27 | County planners are looking at two fields near Watchfield . |
| 28 | Target Europe are looking at new ways to obtain sponsorship deals for sportsmen from the point of view of what competitors can market rather than who will offer financial support , sponsorship being a business arrangement , not a charity . |
| 29 | They are looking at some wire wool that has rusted . |
| 30 | ‘ We are looking at this matter . |