Example sentences of "are [v-ing] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | The immediate haemodynamic effect of interrupting blood flow to the low resistance placental circulation while the umbilical arteries are pulsating is an abrupt rise in systemic arterial pressure with possible deleterious effects . |
| 2 | He has also , inquiries revealed , sold rather more than the 40 or 50 paintings suggested by the Saatchi Collection spokeswoman in mid-week , and the pattern of his sales suggests that what we are seeing is rather more radical than a ‘ refinement ’ of the collection . |
| 3 | The long opening sequence , detailing a mismanaged operation of a baby 's delivery , is an extraordinary feat of simulation , yet it also tends to defeat realism because we know what we are seeing is not really happening . |
| 4 | I will argue , first , that we are inveterate formers of hypotheses about what we are seeing ; second , that computers can only be programmed to see things if they are provided with suitable models ; and third , that our habit of guessing what we are seeing is astonishingly successful . |
| 5 | But we must be sure that what we are seeing is a true feeding roll and not just any surface activity , for bream do frequently appear at the surface when feeding is far from their thoughts . |
| 6 | What we are seeing is not churchmen meddling in politics but following through the logic of their theology which Professor T. F. Torrance has dubbed ‘ a radical disjunction between faith and reason . ’ |
| 7 | What we are seeing is not some kooky ‘ Generation with no name ’ but a crisis , in , well ( sorry to sound so meaningful ) , Western philosophy . |
| 8 | commented Jo , ‘ The overall standard of the children we are seeing is gradually improving although we still need to encourage many more children to play tennis ’ . |
| 9 | The restructuring that we are seeing is mirrored on the continent . |
| 10 | : ’ Speaking in London almost a year after becoming Chairman of British Coal , Mr. Clarke said — What we are seeing is a sort of energy arms race , with attempts to justify it on the grounds of guaranteeing security , diversity and competition — but in reality , guaranteeing nothing but higher electricity prices , a rapid abandonment of other fuel reserves , and reliance on as yet unproven overseas resources . ' |
| 11 | What we are seeing is the emergence of much more diverse and fluid organisations operating on much smaller local units . |
| 12 | When you shine a torch at something you what you are seeing is light being reflected back on to things into your eyes . |
| 13 | Even between technical peers as in a design team there can be difficulties in communication because the models which individuals are using are not identical . |
| 14 | The definition of Christian marriage we are using is : |
| 15 | Never use silver dip or abrasive powders on gold and be sure to check that any commercial cleaner you are using is specifically designed for gold . |
| 16 | This is why we now put ‘ Cichlasoma ’ in inverted commas — we have to call these fish something , and the parentheses indicate that the name we are using is not a correct scientific one . |
| 17 | In other words their comprehension is at fault , or put another way the text they are using is too difficult for them . |
| 18 | At the end of the last chapter , it was apparent that the classification scheme which we are using is fallible . |
| 19 | As we saw last month , the row you are knitting is five rows down inside the card reader so , to mark the card , locate the row on which you want to change colour , and then count up five ( not including the row on which you want to change colour ) and mark the card . |
| 20 | ‘ What you are suggesting is that this Andropulos is some kind of mastermind — possible world co-ordinator — of drug-smuggling ? |
| 21 | What we are suggesting is that such an education does not add up to learning to be independent , to participating in and contributing to one 's own community , either as a child or later as an adult , as the aims of education purport . |
| 22 | Therefore , what we are suggesting is not to be considered as the only way of " doing it right " . |
| 23 | Turning a scornful look upon the gipsy spokesman , he said , ‘ What you are suggesting is quite preposterous . |
| 24 | Those who ride the Bay are surfing 's acknowledged aristocracy . |
| 25 | Some foxes , mongooses and weasels are capable of this type of defence and doubtless give the hungry predators the sensation that perhaps , after all , the food object they are pursuing is not so tasty . |
| 26 | In other words , although social scientists certainly want to make sure that the information that they are gathering is accurate , this is only a necessary — not a sufficient — goal . |
| 27 | It is one of the most significant and important respects in which the recession from which we are recovering is different from all previous recessions . |
| 28 | The substrate on which the pellets are resting is important , and pellets on soft soil could be pushed into the soil rather than being crushed . |
| 29 | The court action we are bringing is the last chance to stop these damaging cuts . |
| 30 | One way of checking what people are eating is to see what they throw away . |