Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun] [am/are] [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Defence activities are suffering at Racal as everywhere , although the order book was boosted to £250million by two orders from West Germany announced yesterday . |
| 2 | Already sumo experts are calling the equally athletic and handsome Takahanada a worthy replacement . |
| 3 | ‘ UNREALISTIC ’ bids for building contracts are holding back recovery in the construction industry , it was claimed today . |
| 4 | Its looking good for both Swindon and Oxford , but down in the third division Hereford are having a tough old time … they 're just four points and four places off the bottom of the table … on Saturday they missed out at Lincoln … they lost two-nil |
| 5 | MANY City stockbrokers , advertising agencies and banking houses are paying substantial bonuses to their high-earning staff to beat the effects of a substantial increase in taxes in the wake of a possible Labour victory on April 9 . |
| 6 | The 22 NorthEast Rotaract Clubs are looking for worthwhile charities to support in their September fund-raising week . |
| 7 | Southampton University researchers are testing flypaper impregnated with a sex stimulant and insecticide . |
| 8 | Ghost hunters are staging a vigil at what 's claimed to be one of the most haunted houses in the country . |
| 9 | The advantages of the contract route are becoming increasingly appreciated . |
| 10 | Palm and AC Canoe Products are acting as importers for the Kober range of paddles with their Shock Absorbing System , a foam system which lets dropped paddles bounce higher without breaking . |
| 11 | Farmed out tourist attractions like Farm World on the Clwyedog Valley Heritage Trail are drumming up publicity for a new Crosville bus service for visitors . |
| 12 | This is a welcome initiative , especially as National Park Authorities are looking at ways to reduce car use by visitors . |
| 13 | PHYSICS lecturers are going back to the nursery to teach toddlers in the water tub while admissions tutors consider the merits of palm-reading and astrology for selecting students at Newcastle Polytechnic . |
| 14 | The second trend that favours the Japanese is that computer manufacturers are starting to abandon the traditional ways of selling their machines directly to customers . |
| 15 | However , I hear that the Irish Veterinary Association still supports firing and some racehorse trainers are threatening to send horses over to Ireland for treatment . |
| 16 | Elena 's parting words are ringing in my ears . |
| 17 | I would like to reassure Ian McLaren ( Points of View , today ) that garden birds on the West Coast are thriving . |
| 18 | But at the moment small primary schools may well look at the opting out procedure , and I would have to say to you that in many cases those very small primary schools are receiving , by the wish of the Council , a very substantial subsidy from the Local Education Authority in the manner in which they are funded and |
| 19 | Victorian , of course , but if you spend sixty-four years on the throne then a lot of building styles are going to be named after you . |
| 20 | If , as seems likely , drug makers , food companies and others who are obliged to have their new products approved by the US Food and Drug Administration are going to be asked to pay for their vetting , it seems only reasonable that they should have a say in how it is run . |
| 21 | Community studies and life course research are undergoing a revival of interest within Sociology and related disciplines . |
| 22 | Drink : Street smart to lure finer wine seekers : The off-licence chains are making a big effort to catch the up-market customer , says Anthony Rose |
| 23 | According to the Brazilian government 's own figures , two-thirds of the population now suffers from some degree of malnutrition and in the north-east nutritionists are talking about an epidemic of dwarfism . |
| 24 | On the stage , The Wedding Present are beginning to see the light . ’ |
| 25 | The Anglo-Saxon auction houses are imposing 15% and the 9% will help us to compete , invest and seduce ’ . |
| 26 | Still , the car majors are playing a waiting game . |
| 27 | Yacht and boat clubs are starting to finance pontoon berthing facilities by means of debenture schemes amongst their members . |
| 28 | With their players ' salaries soaring , baseball clubs are pleading poverty |
| 29 | Because the daylight hours are lengthening , the first week 's work will be a punitive sequence of six night shoots . |
| 30 | Councils , argues Mr Cawley , are being hit by an unenviable double whammy , thanks to the recession and the Government 's response to it : tighter spending assessments and declining revenue income are adding insult to injury , with ordinary people bearing the brunt . |