Example sentences of "[am/are] [v-ing] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There are 12 Jensen cars in the Pure Class restoration workshops at Ross on Wye and customers are queueing to bring their vehicles in . |
| 2 | Identifying these patterns helps the parents recognize that the methods they are using to control their children are not working . |
| 3 | I am about to set up a mixed fish/invertebrate tank , and I would be very grateful if you could tell me more about Kalkwasser , which fishkeepers in the USA are using to dose their marine systems . |
| 4 | Where André Malraux has stated that modern art is becoming an ‘ interrogation of the world ’ ( Malraux 1950 : 151 ) , the writers under discussion here do not abandon plot as such but interrogate the very means they are using to structure their works . |
| 5 | HUSBANDS who complain to their wives after a hard day at work are helping to save their marriage . |
| 6 | This is manifested in a strong desire to break away from corporate environments seen as financially restrictive , especially those businesses which are obviously very profitable but where the profits are not fairly shared out among those who are helping to generate them . |
| 7 | Jovic , who had been roundly defeated in a heated debate with other leaders , said that he could no longer " be an accomplice in decisions which are helping to destroy our country while tying the hands of the army " . |
| 8 | She encourages customers to play around with samples so they feel they are helping to design their own rooms . |
| 9 | Lots of familiar faces and hundreds of old friends are helping to develop what has become the greatest range of sailing holidays under the sun . |
| 10 | On the pitch they are struggling to preserve their Premier Division status with the worse defensive record among the top clubs while boardroom battles continue to drive a wedge between club and supporters . |
| 11 | This does not mean that I am not going to suggest some home truths : only that I think they are truths , and not another uncomprehending outsider 's attempt to cajole , belittle or malign people who are struggling to do their best in a complex and stressful situation , and who know better than anyone else that their best sometimes is n't very good . |
| 12 | is abolished the taper will be changed so that , instead of people over social security levels losing 15p in the £1 , they will lose 20p , thereby penalising people who are struggling to lift themselves out of poverty , provide pensions for themselves and do what the Conservative party always preaches — stand on their own two feet . |
| 13 | ‘ I 've had a shoulder injury for the last three or four games and it 's the last thing you need when you are struggling to score your first goal . |
| 14 | We 're we are part of the that process and it 's it 's sometimes encouraging for us to remember that there are small denominations , small groups like us around the world who are struggling to make their Christian witness real in their particular context . |
| 15 | Those outside the BBC are struggling to find their place and role in the world of profit . |
| 16 | the kind of people that come to my surgery are genuinely and almost entirely women who are struggling to keep their children |
| 17 | We 've been to one town where many have closed down , and others are struggling to keep their heads above water … |
| 18 | Many people are struggling to get their hunters fit at this time of the year . |
| 19 | The Secretary of State will be aware that the social services departments of many local authorities are struggling to meet their financial commitments in implementation of the Children Act 1989 . |
| 20 | He 's like a country gentleman who insultingly dissimulates his wealth beneath ragged pullovers and patched elbows , while the rest of us are struggling to conceal our penury beneath well-cut suits we ca n't afford . |
| 21 | If his first wife can not afford to live without benefit support from the rest of us , which is what state benefit is , the government has no money , it takes money out of other families who are struggling to bring their children up to give it to you . |
| 22 | However , the dramatic reduction in processing costs which are occurring makes it likely that systems of this power will soon be more widely available . |
| 23 | The Tribune group has sent out a list of candidates who are bidding to join its slate for the 18 Shadow Cabinet places . |
| 24 | For example , the Home Responsibility Protection of pension rights under the current version of the State Earnings Related Pension Scheme ( SERPS ) recognizes that valuable work is being done by women who are not earning enough to pay contributions , but does not allow for the fact that the low pay of some who are contributing reflects their domestic responsibilities as well . |
| 25 | But Mr Kelly said : ‘ A lot of people are applying to join our travel club . |
| 26 | That it still attracts a nucleus of prestigious and established art dealers : Waddington , Raab , Flowers East , Glasgow print Studio amongst others , is a reflection of its vitality , and that new ones are appearing emphasises its buoyancy and optimism . |
| 27 | His family are agitating to get him home . |
| 28 | Friends are endeavouring to keep his identity secret , saying only that he is a young chap with a safe seat south of the border . |
| 29 | She and the old fella are dying to meet you . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ Even now , Bond Brewing bankers are meeting to assess their position in respect of Bond Brewing . |