Example sentences of "be using " in BNC.
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| 1 | Selected branches of travel agents Thomas Cook and AT May are using the computerised system , with the details of about 100 selected hotels . |
| 2 | The computer system will only bring the returns that the company expects if the people using it are using the system fully , which can be guaranteed through investment in adequate training . |
| 3 | By making sure that you or your partner are using an effective method of contraception , you will be able to relax and enjoy sex much more . |
| 4 | If you are using these , keep them where they ca n't be tampered with . |
| 5 | Do n't confuse this with the time-up bell , especially when many areas are in close proximity and all are using the same type of bell . |
| 6 | If you are using guitar machine heads ( far more easily adjusted than pegs , which also require special tools to fit them accurately ) it is more convenient to modify the shape of the head and fit them only on the left ( if you are right-handed ) in the manner of Fender guitars . |
| 7 | To create such a ballet , choreographers need to understand what type of character they are using and how the type of character will colour the dance movements . |
| 8 | For almost any tiling job , large or small , you will need the following : tile adhesive ; a notched adhesive spreader ; some tile spacers ( unless you are using universal tiles ) ; lengths of tile edge trim ( optional ) ; grout plus a flexible spreader ; a steel tape measure ; some lengths of 38×12mm ( 1½×½in ) softwood battening plus masonry pins and hammer for large wall areas ; a spirit level ; a tile cutter ; tile nibblers , pincers or tile saw ; some dowelling for shaping the grout lines ; a pencil and felt-tip pen ; and some sponges and cloths for wiping and polishing . |
| 9 | I wonder if you are using ( in lectures ) a statement I remember you making in talk , but not so far as I can recall , in print . |
| 10 | Housebuilders are using ‘ creative accounting ’ |
| 11 | We should be looking for a market-based solution to our problems , not snooping in people 's backyards to check out what kind of barbecue they are using . ’ |
| 12 | The city 's council has decided that it no longer wants an unlimited number of gypsies or travellers , many of whom are using illegal pitches , descending on the city . |
| 13 | The council has agreed to spend more than £22,000 to block access routes to some 13 sites around York that the gypsies are using . |
| 14 | SENIOR POLICE officers have called on the Home Office to co-ordinate a more accurate system of detecting how many people are using crack , the cocaine-based drug , by gathering information from doctors and hospitals . |
| 15 | At the same same they are using propaganda and terror to boost their position in the countryside . |
| 16 | Having completed all P14 forms ( or whichever substitute you are using ) , bundle Parts 1 and 2 separately and send both , together with the P35 , to the Inspector of Taxes . |
| 17 | ‘ The idea is that anglers should be far more aware of the resource they are using and it should be the job of the IFM to teach them more about the fish , ’ said IFM official Robin Templeton . |
| 18 | First , look at the make of line you are using . |
| 19 | When we have the chance we will camp Lappish style , with lavvus , the wigwam tents made of birch poles and reindeer skins , but tonight we are using a modern lavvu of canvas and aluminium poles . |
| 20 | The modern version we are using has the same hole , and our wood-burning stove has a pipe that goes through it , while the rest of it is closed with a cowl that is a bitch to fix . |
| 21 | Environmental groups believe that because the big industrial nations control these committees and are anxious to avoid curbs on industry and car use , they are using this scientific research as an excuse for taking no action . |
| 22 | Maybe it helps to generate the sense of ‘ direct engagement ’ in your work that comes when you forget you are using a computer at all . |
| 23 | Mr Uppal says much the same about the council and the SMG : ‘ They are using racial harassment for their own ends . ’ |
| 24 | The demonstrators against the war in the streets of the capital are using the weapon of Islamic solidarity to have a go at the western powers , and some are indirectly critical of Mr Suharto , who is assumed to be the West 's friend . |
| 25 | Most reforming governments are using one or more of the three principles that underlie the reorganisation of Britain 's national health service ( NHS ) : separating buyers of care from providers of care ; forcing the providers to compete for contracts from buyers ; and making money come with the patient . |
| 26 | EDF , France 's electricity monopoly , and Framatome , its state-controlled nuclear-reactor builder , are using German and Italian money to build two 900MW nuclear plants in Hungary . |
| 27 | The essence of riot is the use of unlawful violence by two or more persons in a group of at least twelve persons who are using or threatening violence . |
| 28 | The essence of violent disorder ( section 2 ) is the use or threat of unlawful violence in a group of at least three persons who are using or threatening violence . |
| 29 | Also , the lift capacity , which looks good on paper , may disappoint if you are using very heavy implements . |
| 30 | Most of my friends are thin , and sometimes I have this paranoiac feeling that they are using me . |