Example sentences of "[am/are] [verb] [is] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , giving rules for determining where the boundaries are placed is not easy , except in cases where a clear pause separates tone-units . |
| 2 | You 're then taken down into the operating theatre and the first injection you are given is usually something on the lines of erm er special K , ketomine or the most common one is |
| 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 | 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 . ’ |
| 5 | What we are seeing is not some kooky ‘ Generation with no name ’ but a crisis , in , well ( sorry to sound so meaningful ) , Western philosophy . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 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 | 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 . |
| 10 | In other words their comprehension is at fault , or put another way the text they are using is too difficult for them . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | In that regard , does my hon. Friend agree that the commission that the Secretary of State has set up under Professor Alexander to look at the way in which primary school children are taught is particularly welcome ? |
| 13 | Therefore , what we are suggesting is not to be considered as the only way of " doing it right " . |
| 14 | Turning a scornful look upon the gipsy spokesman , he said , ‘ What you are suggesting is quite preposterous . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | The range of problems on which solicitors are consulted is quite narrow , and of 27 categories adopted in the survey , seven accounted for over 80 per cent . |
| 17 | We want to say quite explicitly that the language with which the problems of contemporary urban life are addressed is necessarily problematic . |
| 18 | While research can clarify such issues , how they are resolved is essentially a political and ethical question — in the same way as how child abuse is itself defined is essentially a political and ethical question . |
| 19 | That they are included is as much for the protection of the member States themselves , who will be responsible for the budget of the organisation and need its field of operations to be defined , as for non-members who need to know the extent of the organisation 's powers . |
| 20 | You may be familiar with those sorts of stories which say my convent life was hell with the Sisters of Mercy er that kind of story about er church organisations that absolute not to show er Christian qualities in the way that they are organised is quite true that often Christian organisations do find it hard to show forgiveness . |
| 21 | The support given by knitters to the events which are organised is very good . |
| 22 | How they are cracked is almost the least interesting part of the walnut story . |
| 23 | The interval at which words are deleted is usually between every fifth and every tenth word . |
| 24 | Even though the London TOM has expanded greatly , the number of different securities on which options are written is still a very small proportion of the total number of securities in existence . |
| 25 | Frequently the evolutionary preconception in terms of which such theories are framed is implicitly group-selectionist , but it is possible to rephrase the theories in terms of orthodox gene selection . |
| 26 | Ensuring that all the necessary environmental rules and regulations are met is also Mike 's responsibility , so close liaison with official organisations is another aspect of his daily workload , as is organising and ensuring routine waste monitoring and , if a problem crops up , resolving it . |
| 27 | Finally , you can apply to have your debtor made bankrupt or , if a company , to be wound up if the amount you are owed is not paid to you . |
| 28 | We are learning that the way institutions are organized is increasingly a problem for men as well as women . |
| 29 | The " language " in which these assertions are made is only special in that it uses money as a social indicator where the corresponding symbolism of other economic systems might use something quite different . |
| 30 | Typically , the Bank will announce that discount houses wishing to use their borrowing facilities are invited to do so at 2.30 p.m. ; on such occasions the interest rate at which loans are made is usually published . |