Example sentences of "[coord] [v-ing] are " in BNC.
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| 1 | It should be noted that , while maiming or wounding are not justifiable for simple recaption of property , yet they may well become justifiable for another reason — self-defence . |
| 2 | The days when fine buildings could be demolished without anyone knowing or objecting are largely over . |
| 3 | Lots of time spent reading light novels , listening to music , watching the television or talking are helpful , as is the ability ( perhaps aided by a drink or a pill ) to fall asleep when these more active anodyne activities come to a halt . |
| 4 | Las Palmas is a busy commercial harbour so the movement of small boats is largely ignored , and yachts entering or leaving are expected to find their own way through the traffic . |
| 5 | These two examples of successful problem-solving when dozing or dreaming are typical only in that a feeling of certainty accompanied them — what is unusual is that these were realistic solutions . |
| 6 | last year I could n't believe my welcome , they 're coming out and apologizing are you alright to wait , you know , he 's , he 's got dentist in the surgery and oh it was amazing |
| 7 | Organizing , managing and administering are about controlling and co-ordinating the diverse contributions needed for the attainment of some collective goal . |
| 8 | Chewing and sucking are comforting for the human being and the roots of this go right back into babyhood . |
| 9 | The instructions provide a generative programme , the folding and unfolding are like the contractions and changes in contact in cell sheets in the embryo . |
| 10 | A software development environment and multiprocessing are extra . |
| 11 | A software development environment and multiprocessing are extra . |
| 12 | Learning , singing , and praying are rolled up into one : catechesis , as opposed to dialogue or concerned interest for religious matters . |
| 13 | Several factors such as tobacco smoking , heroin smoking , cannabis use , asthma , bronchitis , heavy alcohol use , malnourishment , and bad social conditions resulting in poor housing and crowding are known to predispose to bacterial pneumonia . |
| 14 | The first chart is an ideal courtship , Physical intimacy and cost are low , while communication and blending are high . |
| 15 | Farm thefts and poaching are now highly organised and big business . |
| 16 | Trapping and snaring are both professional methods of rabbit control . |
| 17 | It starts at eight o'clock the tickets are six quid on the door and appearing are the Ivy League Alf Berry and Heather Nixon , Night Ride organist and drummer and the compere is Peter Lawrie it 'll be a good night I 'll tell you that . |
| 18 | Mathematical knowledge is transmitted from teacher to pupil ; telling , showing and explaining are the order of the day . |
| 19 | ‘ That 's why regular brushing and flossing are so important . |
| 20 | Artists of the stature of Sendak and Keeping are visual explorers , never satisfied merely to repeat performances , even though those performances are outstanding . |
| 21 | Beginning , Resourcing , Believing and Remembering are four stages in the ‘ States of Man ’ , the imaginative brief set for the 1991 Smirnoff UK Fashion Awards which take place in June as part of a week of college fashion shows . |
| 22 | People who are scared of getting cancer , or being involved in a car crash , or having a handicapped child , should be wary ; their fears and imagining are a magnet for such an event . |
| 23 | This is a clear example of the extension of the Prevention of Terrorism Act where criteria for stopping , questioning and searching are purely subjective to the official involved . |
| 24 | Is he satisfied that the new system encourages local authorities to provide houses — rented accommodation — for those people and that the numbers that are dependent on board and lodging are decreasing ? |
| 25 | The technician 's cleaning , careful feeding and replacing are often translated by staff as the management 's concern for their welfare . |
| 26 | Questions about trumping and revoking are not questions about experiences — or , if they are , they are psychological questions , not questions about the concepts of trumping and revoking . |
| 27 | Whatever feelings may accompany trumping and revoking are not the meaning of trumping and revoking . |
| 28 | Loud music , screaming and shouting are torture to the delicate hearing apparatus of the typical feline . |
| 29 | Screaming and shouting are a help , though stress may be transferred to neighbours or family unless they are prepared for it . |
| 30 | Nausea and vomiting are also common symptoms . |