Example sentences of "[noun] [pron] are [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A Rover spokesman said , ’ It is the German manufacturers which are forcing everyone else to follow suit just as the Germans forced catalytic convertors on the market as the answer to emission problems when most other manufacturers were developing lean burn engine technology to achieve the same result more effectively . ’ |
| 2 | This will enable us to put the spotlight on those inner city LEAs and schools which are failing their pupils . |
| 3 | There are , however , hints in The Middlemen of the modes of narration which are to replace what is so brutally disposed of at the end of the tale . |
| 4 | Phonological spelling errors are often characteristic of good readers who are extending their use of the phonological strategy into an inappropriate task . |
| 5 | If you damage crops or upset animals you are making it more difficult for someone to earn their living . |
| 6 | For new recruits who are selling their old property and are buying a new home , Hambro Life pays : the cost of moving to the new area ; a disturbance allowance of one month 's salary ( half paid when the employee joins the firm , the balance when the sale and purchase are completed ) ; two weekends at the company 's expense to look for accommodation ; estate agents ' , surveyors ' , building society and legal fees , including stamp duty and an allowance of £150 per month towards the cost of accommodation and/or fares for a maximum period of three months . |
| 7 | The Church praises the courage of a small number of press , radio and TV journalists who are risking their lives to maintain at least a few channels of information which are not controlled by the government . |
| 8 | Compliment the opposition You are threatening them , and they may be disarmed by compliments . |
| 9 | We are also particularly delighted to welcome the Italian madrigal group Fosco Corti who are making their British debut in York . |
| 10 | If there is evidence of change in progress towards backed variants of /a/ , it will therefore be male speakers who are leading it , rather than the females who lead the change towards raised /Ε/ . |
| 11 | So I mean there are other advantages , and the answer is that in in in the long term you are getting your name down for one , so clear a space on your desk |
| 12 | It is a real pleasure to answer these letters , because I know that here are serious fishkeepers who are doing their best to ensure the long , healthy , and contented existence of their pets . |
| 13 | 6 You accept that in making amendments or alterations to your scripts , in designing any illustrations and in manufacturing the books we are using our best efforts and knowledge of the market and you consequently waive your moral rights in these matters . |
| 14 | Erm , I dare say , on all our staff , our staff could make us more aware of environmental policies , and you know , are aware of erm , the need for the environmental action , erm than , erm than the action we are taking ourselves . |
| 15 | However , it seems we share a common purpose — to point out to our rebellious relatives the grief they are causing their families . |
| 16 | earn a little extra income shall I put it and far from the majority of traditional methods they are to do it legally and set up little typewriting agencies etcetera and if you keep your eye on the notice boards you 'll see various . |
| 17 | ‘ But I can not ask for any more from the players than the performances they are giving me and one or two are starting to show their true form . ’ |
| 18 | The Act gravely lets down problem drinkers who have serious , alcohol-related ill health and decide to continue to drink despite their awareness of the harm they are causing themselves . |
| 19 | I find it impossible to begin to think about the phenomena which are giving you anxiety and which , I assure you , are giving me anxiety , without some elementary attempt to classify those phenomena . |
| 20 | The hours which are wasting him away also seem to have a mental effect on Tithonus as well . |
| 21 | In order for the exception under article 11 to come into operation so as to relieve drivers and those who permit them to drive in excess of the hours which are prescribed there must be a real emergency . |
| 22 | We will have destroyed some of our roots , burnt the family photographs for want of a tiny sum to buy the site compulsorily , block the drains which are drying it out , excavate it with a greater delicacy than the present JCBs can offer and restore it as a regenerating wetland of immense cultural significance . |
| 23 | It refers to the presence of social groups which are ranked one above the other , usually in terms of the amount of power , prestige and wealth their members possess . |
| 24 | The centre has now gathered a number of signatures from other voluntary and community groups which are supporting its request to the Office of Wages Councils to reconsider the abolition of the Wages Council . |
| 25 | Or — as we shall see in the next chapter — perhaps you have payoffs and hidden agendas which are keeping you stuck ? |
| 26 | We offer some therapies to help them regain confidence in themselves so they can express and release some of those tensions which are causing them to behave irrationally . ’ |
| 27 | Society was being moved by ‘ the tremendous force of the intellectual and economic movements which are carrying us forward not solely to new dangers but also to new opportunities of good ’ . |
| 28 | We also urge our sisters to help us reopen our educational institutions so that we may rescue our future generations from the disasters of ignorance and illiteracy which are threatening our children . |
| 29 | Was a polite Behaviour joined to that honest Sincerity and social Disposition which is remarkable in the English Sailors , I think they would not only be the most useful Men in the Island , but by much the most agreeable Companions : For this Reason , I would recommend it to Parents who are to breed their Sons to the Sea , to give them an early Taste of Letters , especially the European Tongue , which will be of great Service to their Business as well as polish their Manners " . |
| 30 | In many cases it must be the parents who are letting their children use their car without a thought for the consequences . |