Example sentences of "[noun sg] be [v-ing] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Marwell Zoological Park are hosting the Pet Corner where you can meet face to face those animals that do NOT make the perfect pets . |
| 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 | Notice how , with this change in weight distribution , the nose is closer to the water , and the rails next to the mast foot are engaging the water , which slows the turn |
| 4 | Now it 's made the people , I have friends in Moscow , who are saying that they are losing a lot of their food supplies , because the West are taking the most throw down prices so that the Yugoslavs and the Romanians can get the goodies they want for us . |
| 5 | Growth is occurring in remote and completely rural counties , as well as in counties that are partly urban or dominated by nearby metropolitan centres , but the south and west are increasing the fastest . |
| 6 | As in so many other areas , developments in the European general insurance field are providing the profession with much more work in monitoring and reviewing draft directives and associated legislation from the regulatory authorities . |
| 7 | The Boats for the Handicapped Association are operating the ‘ Mildred Stocks ’ for the summer boating season , from Colt Hill , Odiham , on the Basingstoke Canal . |
| 8 | The key issues for the future of the Association are sustaining the number of voluntary welfare workers and their helpers and giving them the financial and other support they need to deal with both increasing and more complex welfare needs . |
| 9 | Now the medical association are taking the Argentinian , Miguel Pereira , to court because he is not authorised to practise in Chile , and the country 's flyweight champion and former world title challenger , Alli Galvez , has begun a hunger strike to defend his right to work . |
| 10 | The Council and the Scottish Sports Association are organising the following open meetings to allow governing bodies to share views and experiences and to hear of new developments : |
| 11 | Librarians who get too attached to their stock are doing the profession no favours . |
| 12 | I know the mental health on th on the health service side are facing the same problems and I was wondering to what extent the director had been talking to the District Health Authority on , on those lines . |
| 13 | The Midland and East Coast are supporting the document based on our region 's successful experience of our sectional conferences and the need for these guidelines to be adopted along with the rule amendment , so as to enable future sectional conferences and delegate conferences to know exactly where they stand . |
| 14 | We would ask , because it 's not actually clear erm , what that means , that the report from regional delegate conferences could be forwarded to all the G M B representatives at the main workplaces so as to keep all our members fully informed of the proceedings er , say again , the er , Midland and East Coast are supporting the document . |
| 15 | THE JOCKEY CLUB are moving the goalposts next week in an attempt to update the sport -but most punters will still be left in the dark . |
| 16 | Staff at the Blackwell Grange golf club are counting the cost of a weekend arson attack which destroyed a hut used for storing green tending equipment . |
| 17 | With no game this weekend the Manor Ground was closed for business … but the directors were working overtime in the boardroom … sorting through thirty applications for the manager 's job … they 've drawn up a shortlist … four men are being interviewed over the next couple of days … who are they … the club are keeping the names a secret … we reckon Chris Nicholl … the former Southampton manager is still in the running … so too is the former Sunderland and Bristol City chief Denis Smith … the fans favourite is Mark Lawrenson who was in charge of United for a short spell before he fell out with Maxwells and the fourth man … is a mystery … could be the dark horse the names of former England keeper Ray Clemence and one time Villa striker Peter Withe have been under discussion … all will be revealed later this week … |
| 18 | There 's no pot of gold for the big moto cross race of the weekend though … the Thamesdown club are staging the British round of the 250 cc World Championship at Foxhill Park at Wanborough … |
| 19 | The CAR are studying the feasibility of converting them to electronic warfare trainers . |
| 20 | It is equally frustrating when you suspect that the opposition are killing the ball at every opportunity to win the put-in . |
| 21 | About 115 groups throughout the continent are using the Service 's course , which begins with a survey to ascertain specific needs and conditions . |
| 22 | As a result of these thefts the S & T department are reviewing the issue of public access to Signal boxes at MRC . |
| 23 | We have made significant progress in our asset rationalisation programme and as a result are strengthening the balance sheet and creating capacity to invest in a very exciting range of exploration and development opportunities which will add materially to cashflow and improve profitability . |
| 24 | Traders who 've gone out of business in a showpiece shopping complex are suing the developers for damages . |
| 25 | Indeed , the entrepreneurial flair and ingenuity of players in the industry are ensuring the appearance of a constantly changing variety of hybrid systems delivering information services addressing a range of needs and circumstances . |
| 26 | Data General Corp , the British Computer Society , the Scottish Office Industry Department and the Department of Trade and Industry are co-sponsoring the first Scottish Open Systems conference , which takes place at the Ibrox Stadium — home to Glasgow Rangers football club — on May 14th . |
| 27 | I approved of Paddy Ashdown 's commitment to spending more on education — but then no amount of money will make education good if the unions and the race relations industry are running the show . |
| 28 | Environmentalists welcomed the move , claiming that some fishermen in Cornwall and the South-West were disguising the true extent of the problem . |
| 29 | Kindred associations in the funeral industry were feeling the same . |
| 30 | So peaceful had the volcano been , in fact , that its fertile soils were extensively cultivated , vineyards flourished on favoured sunny slopes , and the people living on and around the volcano were enjoying the prosperity and security of the Roman empire at its height . |