Example sentences of "they are [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now they are forming new floodplains about –8 m below their old floodplains . |
| 2 | And they are demanding massive insurance cover from Eastern Suburbs when Martin Offiah plays for them next summer . |
| 3 | They are mounted two models to a base , and both models get their own attack . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Birds can not be conserved by protection in Britain if they are facing greater problems elsewhere . |
| 6 | Eighty per cent of Birmingham 's 3,000 minicab drivers are Asian and they are facing shocking levels of violence . |
| 7 | They are facing formidable opposition in the shape of last year 's winner , Rosa Mota , who sees London as a warm-up for the Olympics , where she 'll be defending her title and looking to put the disappointment of the World Championships in Tokyo last year behind her . |
| 8 | As the owners are aging , they are facing considerable problems . |
| 9 | They are removing many of the distortions that have made investors look elsewhere in the past . |
| 10 | Er Stuart Argyle on I also say that they are removing one tree outside the former Horse and Groom public house as well . |
| 11 | ‘ If that is their purpose and they are achieving that purpose , why is the Government privatising them ? ’ he asked . |
| 12 | those employed in senior management may by the nature of their jobs be fully aware of what is required of them and fully capable of judging for themselves whether they are achieving that requirement . |
| 13 | If fundholders were to be a lever for change in the reorganised National Health Service there is evidence from this study that they are achieving this objective . |
| 14 | Consequently they are achieving more than any other regional heavy metal bands through their tie ups with Hammer horror films and , coming soon , the London Philharmonic Orchestra ! |
| 15 | The shortage of regular staff is exacerbated and employers might begin to find that they are filling permanent positions on a temporary basis . |
| 16 | And all this at a time when they are undergoing dramatic changes both physically and emotionally — changes which they often find very difficult to deal with . |
| 17 | Students use Form M39 to indicate whether they wish to be awarded a BA or BSc should there be a choice because they are taking two neutral fields or a combination of arts and science fields . |
| 18 | They are taking legal advice as to whether any other organisations have a case to answer . |
| 19 | Well an an an and I , it seems to me that the , the er I mean you go , you go to the er to the M S Society and you find just about everybody there , you know , you find people who , who are in wheelchairs , you find people who are walking around , you find people who are er controlling their diet you find people who are obs s taking extreme dietary precautions , no , not precautions , no they are taking extreme care of their diet , er er I mean on gluten-free diets and you know what that means |
| 20 | The aim is to identify companies which can show that they are taking positive steps to improve their ways towards the environment , as well as to raise the level of debate about green issues . |
| 21 | BRITAIN 'S timber importers are worried that public concern about the destruction of tropical rainforests could harm their business and they are taking unusual steps to defuse protest . |
| 22 | Another problem is that the tests show practice effects ; that is , for the first day or so of testing , subjects ' performances improve greatly ( and so mask any daily rhythms ) as they are getting used to the tests and are developing their personal ways of tackling them . |
| 23 | Because they are hidden , it looks to people , if they try to analyse why they are getting upset and uptight , as if the cause for the bad feeling is the overload and the pressure . |
| 24 | Environmental audits are certainly not cheap , so how can companies ensure that they are getting good value for their money ? |
| 25 | The promoter is able to purchase such merchandise in bulk and thereby pass savings on to the customers who feel that they are getting good value for money . |
| 26 | ‘ But South Africa are a much better team than they 've been given credit for , and they are getting better with every match . |
| 27 | What I am trying to illustrate is the fact that teachers will mostly admit , if they are feeling bold enough , that they want to feel that they are doing something important , that other people think so too , that a fair bit of the time they are doing it well , and that they are getting better at it . |
| 28 | To the politicians the increase in the ratio means they are getting better value for money , greater efficiency — each student educated is costing fewer taxpayers ' pounds . |
| 29 | They are getting all the profits from us keeping them entertained . ’ |
| 30 | I said the same I ca n't persuade our chaps on the Yorkshire Moors that they are getting twenty six pound a week , when they 're not , you see ? |