Example sentences of "we [am/are] [v-ing] [verb] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | I accept that the unemployment figures this month are disappointing — no one can deny that — but what we are seeking to do is to put people back into permanent jobs , and not temporary jobs . |
| 2 | So what we are aiming to do is to set up more joint projects , like the one on financial instruments , where we have been working very closely with Canada . |
| 3 | ‘ What we are trying to highlight is the whole effect of Government policy on the health service , ’ Mr Gillen said . |
| 4 | What we are trying to do is to excite , giving black women a voice , in mime . |
| 5 | ‘ What we are trying to do is provide women with the sort of club environment that men are used to and they are not , so that they can relax and talk about business . |
| 6 | ‘ What we are trying to do is to relay six miles of track from Meenglass to Donegal … the Barnsmoor Gap , plus renovate the old coaches still in existence , some of which are now holiday homes and hen houses ! ’ |
| 7 | And what we are trying to do is attract other business into that floor space . |
| 8 | ‘ The cost is killing us , and what we are trying to do is make a proportion of business profitable once more . |
| 9 | The nearest McIntosh comes to direct criticism is when he says : ‘ What we are trying to do is to provide clients with the services that they want and I think that will be the difference . |
| 10 | What we are trying to do is to provide good people who have an enthusiasm for this kind of catering with a fast route towards management responsibility , and that is a route which , for those who want it , can lead right up into store management and beyond . |
| 11 | No one owns this form what we are trying to do is make sure it 's ready so therefore it has an owner . |
| 12 | It well I say one it was one of the aspects that was that tha that cropped up in our discussion about the criteria on Friday and as far as we 're concerned , what we are trying to do is not er to exclude anything from the discussion in terms of er trying to locate or find a suitable location . |
| 13 | What we are trying to do is serve them direct and there is no problem as far as transport is concerned . ’ |
| 14 | What we are trying to do is ensure that our training records meet the requirements of B S 5750 . |
| 15 | What we are trying to say is that we do n't have to look to our mothers for everything . |
| 16 | It is important to ensure , therefore , that when we evaluate support teaching , the full complexity of what we are trying to achieve is properly appreciated , and is reflected both in the criteria we adopt and the methods we use to apply them . |
| 17 | A draft copy of the conference programme is enclosed and what we are attempting to do is : |
| 18 | What we are going to do is find a diet that not only helps you to achieve effective weight loss , but is really healthy , suits your individual needs , and can be followed for years to come in order to maintain the weight and shape you want . |
| 19 | Now in order to look at this relationship between labour and capital and output total product simultaneously we need to draw a 3 D diagram , alright , but because my diagrams are bad enough in 2 D what we are going to do is we are going to constrain one of these factors , right , so what we will do is we will pick a level of ou a level of capital input , right , and we will see what happens to total product as we vary labour . |
| 20 | What we are going to do is differentiate the average product function the average product , right , is the quotient of total product right , and the the amount of labour actually used and as a result if you want to differentiate it you can use a quotient rule of differentiation . |
| 21 | Right , what we are going to do is let's say that Y equals er total product labour X equals labour U , right , equals sorry Y is the average product let Y equal the average product of labour X labour input , U equals total product of labour , right , V er equals L as well Okay , , right , so differentiating the average product curve and average product function in respect to labour , alright , we get L times D T P right , by D L minus Q P L all over L squared . |
| 22 | What we are going to say is simply that the parts of this diet which are easy and effortless and even enjoyable to you will become part of your normal eating in the future . |
| 23 | That would we feel is certainly in a coordinating way and if somebody for instance er say you 've got a husband and wife living together , one of them suddenly becomes handicapped in a particular way , what we are planning to do is trying to develop programmes which will enable the carer to have to go on training at the County Council 's expense to enable them to look after somebody in their own homes and it 's a type of thing we want to develop . |
| 24 | What we 're trying to say is that : if you can get your head round this week 's Prize X-Word , it 'll probably take you so long to finish that al you 're friends will have married and moved away by the time you 've finished it . |
| 25 | What we 're trying to say is that : if you can get your head round this week 's Prize X-Word , it 'll probably take you so long to finish that al you 're friends will have married and moved away by the time you 've finished it . |
| 26 | Like she says I think the position is exes effectively what we 're trying to reinforce is that we do n't want any heros |
| 27 | What we 're trying to do is to write cricket bats , so that when we throw up an idea and give it a little knock , it might … travel … |
| 28 | And if you notice what we 're trying to do is with our er illustration here er is to reflect the the gentility if you like of the Yorkshire hills and Yorkshire dales and we have a logo of our own which appears in the corner of the screen . |
| 29 | This , we 're all agreed that it 's a marketing exercise and what we 're trying to do is to get across to our clients , what we have to offer to them . |
| 30 | What we 're trying to do is ref replace those three |