Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] are [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | By putting them through the assessment and certification process we are demonstrating that confidence , as well as showing our commitment to quality assurance . |
| 2 | Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania-based , Transarc Corp , American Management Systems Inc and Knowledge Systems Corp say they are co-developing object-oriented interfaces for Transarc 's transaction processing monitor , Encina . |
| 3 | Somerset police investigating the death say they are questioning two men . |
| 4 | Imagine you are parting two walls . |
| 5 | The clearer you are about your behavioural rights the better prepared you are to handle tricky situations assertively . |
| 6 | Mr Dobbs said : ‘ As far as I am aware the BBC want to do the sequel , and even as I speak they are discussing potential script writers . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ Do you think you are buying cheap fish from a child in the market ? |
| 8 | ‘ As you can see we are talking sub rosa , ’ she said pointing to the wild roses above our heads , ‘ so I am about to let you into a secret . |
| 9 | ‘ Please get stationery ready , Matron has been told we are to take another batch of severely wounded soldiers . |
| 10 | At a meeting of the Western European Union several countries confirm they are sending military forces to the Gulf . |
| 11 | Cleveland Police confirm they are treating both incidents as arson . |
| 12 | The blessing of a pattern like this , where the motif alternates between dark and light , is that you know you are using equal amounts of each shade . |
| 13 | Remember you are putting organic matter into your tank , but you will not be upsetting the bacteria living in your filter . |
| 14 | Now I understand er that you know we are providing public service here and we have got allow for public access but the cost of the council of having all its officers outside of this building for over er two hours must have been absolutely horrendous and I would have thought this would be an area where improving security ought to be a high priority so what are you going to do about it ? |
| 15 | We 're meeting in July on the pay and as Ron and Bill know we are seeking full restoration of the losses in respect of base rates , working time and premium payments . |
| 16 | They are interested in why they are paying such a high price for a service and why the company or companies providing it are making enormous profits when they are in a protected monopoly . |
| 17 | One of the techniques of cohesion ( see Chapter 5 , p. 100 ) is that instead of repeating a phrase , it is possible to use what are called grammatical words like pronouns " it " , " he " , " she " , " they " , or demonstratives like " this " . |
| 18 | Most pupils now attend what are termed comprehensive schools , schools whose enrollment criteria are geographic rather than academic . |
| 19 | metre to ensure you are getting good value . |
| 20 | Thus when choosing fish for the aquarium try to ensure you are providing correct water quality for the species you are acquiring . |
| 21 | For it received the neglect that a great deal of insider research achieves and was channelled ( unopened ) to me , accompanied by a two-line memo from a senior officer which suggested , ‘ I understand you are doing some research ; you may find this useful ’ . |
| 22 | ‘ Miss Kenton , I believe you are according this matter an urgency it hardly merits . ’ |
| 23 | Whether you believe you are saying those words to God , fate or life itself , they will help to bring to mind those things for which you can be grateful and this in turn will help to increase your own state of joy . |
| 24 | To take a simple example : suppose we are comparing two dialects , one of which has the vowel /eI/ ( in words of the type gate , place ) where the other has /aI/ . |
| 25 | Suppose we are given some outline drawings of axes . |
| 26 | ‘ But if we feel we are opening new locations just for the sake of it , we 'll start another chain , ’ he says casually . |
| 27 | The reported after-tax earnings in the case where no dividends are distributed are called nil earnings , while in the case where dividends are distributed they are called net earnings . |
| 28 | The vendors may be less inclined to invite competing bids for the company if there is already a strong fit with the prospective purchaser , provided they feel they are obtaining fair value . |
| 29 | But now you must forget you are wearing new clothes and relax into what I know is your natural grace . ’ |
| 30 | Often when concerned people think they are rescuing abandoned babies they are actually intefering with the course of nature |