Example sentences of "[noun pl] [am/are] [v-ing] [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 Anyway , TWA is not an attractive partner because big debts are forcing it to sell assets too .
2 The hon. Gentleman 's mathematical skills are letting him down today — perhaps I should not go too deeply into that in case we get into a tangle .
3 That and the Building Society 's own policies are making them increasingly frequent targets .
4 Similarly , some of the bigger employers are finding it impossible to attract young workers on to their YTS schemes .
5 In an attempt to maintain their share of the young labour market , employers are finding it necessary to offer their own training courses , on the rates of pay currently going to young people in the labour market , rather than the YTS trainee pay level .
6 Tore-Andre is in fact the most hunted player in Norway just now — this fall he has played himself into our succesful U-21 team and at the moment eight out of twelve norw. ‘ premiership ’ clubs are offering him a contract …
7 Moscow authorities are making it quite clear they 'll decide who does what in the city and not the Kremlin .
8 ‘ But obviously there 's something radically wrong with his knee and the signs are telling me that it is a cartilage problem .
9 By October 1921 , Her Majesty 's diary records that she ‘ went to see the Dolls ' House which Sir Edwin Lutyens and the British artists are giving me and are decorating for me …
10 But consumer experts are warning they could be extremely dangerous .
11 Evidence of two-tier trading already exists in Scotland , where companies with supermarket contracts are finding it impossible to cover overheads because the multiples themselves are locked in price competition .
12 I thought he would , he deserves it and suddenly the semi-circle is clapping and looking at me : ‘ She 's won , she 's a-a-a won , ’ I hear John shout from half-way up the stalls , and my fellow contestants are slapping me on the back and pushing me to the front of the stage ,
13 Two old Rolling Thunderites are getting it together to house mini ramps of varying sizes inside a place off Old Street .
14 they 're not ripening of course , but they 're strawberries , birds are enjoying them , look , look at the size of them , ridiculous is n't it ? .
15 STEVE BACKLEY yesterday wrote off his chances of being fit to compete in this month 's European Cup and admitted that his continuing injury woes are causing him major concern .
16 ‘ The Bosnian Serbs are using humanitarian aid as a military weapon and the Bosnian government and Croatian groups are using it as a political weapon . ’
17 Well , this , I told you about this French boy that phoned , that contacted me , he 's erm , my name is , I 'm nineteen , I 'm a student at Harlow College , I 'm studying English foreign language and Law A Level , if there 's an Amnesty International I would like to set up a group in the college I hope you 're involved in local groups are writing you to receive about me , and information about the local group .
18 I tell Fairfax a great deal more than I had intended , but I believe our confidences are drawing us together .
19 the fans are catching it .
20 Leeds have bought so many players in the past few months that it is tempting to call the club New Leeds — although the fans are calling them Dad 's Army because they have bought so many stars over 30 .
21 A group of sports fans are claiming they were overcharged and let down by a tour operator who sold them tickets to the Olympic Games .
22 All these methods are calming us down and decreasing adrenalin release , and so accentuate the likelihood of falling asleep that is being promoted by our body clock .
23 While I ca n't condone this sort of cheating Mr Unce , I have found two very good methods are tucking them down your sock or writing them on your shirt cuff .
24 Instead , manufacturers are encouraging us to buy faster machines with more storage capacity and better displays .
25 The car 's manufacturers are taking it on the chin .
26 The car 's manufacturers are taking it on the chin .
27 Gradually , though , a baby 's brain learns to cope with the information the eyes are feeding it and by six months , most babies have more or less normal sight .
28 ‘ Your eyes are inviting me . ’
29 ‘ I know what my eyes are telling me .
30 Mm so am I , my eyes are killing me .
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