Example sentences of "the [noun] [am/are] [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I agree you are if/when the defence are pushing out trying to catch you offside , but the Oldham defence were nt , and did nt even know he was there . |
| 2 | Sales of mainframe software also increased slightly , he says , because although some clients are downsizing , the majority are freezing the size of their mainframes , and either running applications on Unix boxes or investing their money on mainframe software with more functionality . |
| 3 | We have tried to spread the shows out and the majority are coming from Stockton . ’ |
| 4 | The majority are signing undertakings to cease action against the company in return for payments ranging from five hundred to five thousand pounds . |
| 5 | Well cos we 're working much harder in school at the moment and also the exams are coming up |
| 6 | The contracts are changing — the MoD itself is looking beyond hotel services to multi-function contracts involving vehicle and radar maintenance , for example . ’ |
| 7 | According to press reports , the experts are trying to work out a compromise solution under which the Danube 's water would be divided between the old river bed and the new canal . |
| 8 | My Lord for convenience sake so that everyone can refer immediately to both documents when the experts are giving evidence , they are all in the expert bundle . |
| 9 | While business was buoyant there was a living in it for many small shops that are liable to succumb in a climate where 40 per cent of the country are wanting independent deals , and the remainder are demanding much improved advice and service . |
| 10 | And remember that most of the candidates in most of the constituencies believe throughout , in their secret hearts , that they can not win — while most of the remainder are looking only to resume the dismal MP 's job they had before , once this is over and out of the way . |
| 11 | I suspect now that you know I mean I they might still to move given to one or two of my family members , but basically I could more openly say you know that in fact I suppose my view in Britain but not in Australia but my view in Britain is okay , the Royal Family could continue to exist they must A pay taxes B I do n't genuflect to any of them and C we 've got ta put them in perspective they 're in which is they 're a tourist attraction erm you know but I and I can make those comments which would be met by a lot of Britons with hostility , people who would totally disagree with me and say well they are the Royals and you know bow , bow , bow , but others would agree with me and that is something that has changed over the last three decades it really has , it 's changed during , during my absence in Australia , it is something you know that I came back to and I mean I kept , I 've been back about three or four weeks and there 's a pro I mean there 's some delightful radio programmes here comedy , political comedy shows and there was one show I listened to and I had been back a couple of weeks and it was about erm the Queen had a P R issue and she had to sort of do something about it , so she decided they 'd have a public execution of Edward and they described Edward was a cream puff and they the Queen and and er Andrew and everybody else was on the balcony at er Buck House and the crowds are cheering and the rolled and the the execution . |
| 12 | The crowds are building up and doing things the American way . |
| 13 | ’ At box-offices up and down the land , in Ipswich , Hanley and Rhyl , the crowds are waving their credit cards for the ‘ Stars of the Bolshoi Ballet ’ tour of 25 British towns . |
| 14 | It occurs in Henry IV , Part I. Falstaff and the Prince are having a high old time by pretending in turn to be the King chastising Hal for his association with Falstaff . |
| 15 | Well , while airmen from RAF Lyneham are winning medals for their bravery bringing relief to Sarajevo , another detachment from the base are working tirelessly in Africa , to help the starving people of Somalia . |
| 16 | The batteurs are acting very differently . |
| 17 | The Jayhawks are reaching backwards and running forwards . |
| 18 | ‘ The pebbles are behaving just like the galaxies . |
| 19 | After the novelty of the first day , the omissions and the limitations of the rules governing the coverage are beginning to look more glaring . |
| 20 | This chance can be reduced by arranging the line of the ropes to avoid sharp flakes and vice-like cracks , ensuring the anchor slings are long enough to prevent jamming against the rock , and finally by the first person down testing that the ropes are running freely through the anchors before the others abseil . |
| 21 | You see nowadays the solicitors are falling over themselves to do the conveyancing . |
| 22 | I think that crowd behaviour has improved , the clubs are catering much better for families . |
| 23 | The clubs are planning a big official opening on Monday , May 4th . |
| 24 | It is only that by doing so , the accounts are reflecting the economic reality more closely . |
| 25 | Its name reflects the fact that the accounts are recognizing commitments said to have been entered into when orders are sent . |
| 26 | ‘ But the institutions are concentrating almost entirely on covenant and length of lease . |
| 27 | Some believe equally that the institutions are decaying and that this is a part of some general drift towards anarchy which must be prevented at all costs . |
| 28 | The institutions are becoming superfluous . |
| 29 | However , the institutions are becoming more flexible and may consider short-term finance . |
| 30 | Now the buds are blossoming and the cricketing itch is gnawing at our stomachs . |