Example sentences of "are [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The glands on its face are bestowing the cat 's personal scent , making its owner smell pleasanter and more familiar . |
| 2 | If you are pitching for an account , appearing on television or radio , making a significant speech , always have a company Gofer with you . |
| 3 | You react like one when you burn the toast , so why should n't you react like one when you are pitching for a new account ? |
| 4 | People are angry and are pitching hard because of the polarisation of the debate between the status quo or independence . |
| 5 | All 3 political groups are pitching for increased spending , Labour is likely to propose a budget around £320 million , the Liberal Democrats around £314 million and the Tory group up to £310 millions , all of them well above Government guidelines of £306 million . |
| 6 | ( Abstract nouns , participles , and relative pronouns are italicized in the above passage . ) |
| 7 | Rhematic elements are italicized . |
| 8 | His orders are to kill as many people as he can , ’ I answered . |
| 9 | Growers , delighted that sales of real firs are outstripping those of their synthetic rivals , claim that families have turned nostalgic in a seasonal effort to beat the recession blues . |
| 10 | He says that pocket money increases in the north are outstripping those in the south , in a strange reversal of trends . |
| 11 | Bonington 's adventures on Everest an Annapurna are interlarded with other events ; Fowler and Saunders on Spantik , and even a passing nod to Moffat and Edlinger . |
| 12 | The Ch'noze are raiding further east than usual this year . ’ |
| 13 | All sections are counterstained with cresyl violet . |
| 14 | A much more likely explanation of Libet 's findings is simply that all experiences are delayed relative to the stimulus causing them , so that synchronous external events produce synchronous experiences . |
| 15 | Countries to the east of us are in time zones with local time that is ahead of GMT , whereas local time and the time zones to the west are delayed with respect to ours . |
| 16 | As each financial year passes , the bow-wave does , indeed , dissipate as research and development programmes meet snags ; as decisions are delayed in the labyrinth of Whitehall committees ; as procurement contracts slip behind schedule ; and as units expend less than they asked for due to similar delays in their day-to-day training and operations . |
| 17 | In addition , if you are delayed more than 12 hours and you have chosen to take the recommended Holiday Insurance Policy that Club 18–20 has arranged with Eagle Star , you have the right to cancel and receive a refund , or , at your preference , continue on your holiday and receive compensation of up to £65 per person . |
| 18 | And if we are delayed a week , that means a lot of gratis P.T. and a battle course , which is not a pleasing prospect … . |
| 19 | However , there are occasions when , due to reasons beyond our control , flights are delayed . |
| 20 | The possibility of a title going ‘ out of print ’ if selection decisions are delayed must also be considered — though this is unlikely if orders are placed within a few months of publication . |
| 21 | For example , in the provisions for extension of time , an extension may be given if the works are delayed for any reason beyond the control of the contractor ( a clause of much wider scope , incidentally , than in other JCT contracts ) , and the contractor is not required to provide information to assist the supervising officer in making an extension . |
| 22 | That way decisions are delayed . |
| 23 | If the business relocates too early or if the proposed developments are delayed , the organisation will need to have contingency plans on how the business will operate and where relocated employees will live until these new services are completed . |
| 24 | Trade figures with the EC are delayed this year because of the removal of customs controls thanks to the single market . |
| 25 | In muscles receiving delayed innervation , or muscles innervated at aberrant synaptic sites , both receptor clustering and receptor synthesis are delayed or redirected , consistent with the new pattern of innervation . |
| 26 | The type of projects that are delayed will vary from industry to industry . |
| 27 | If letters are delayed , give your Customer Care Unit full details about posting and delivery . |
| 28 | However , there are occasions when , due to reasons beyond our control , flights are delayed . |
| 29 | ‘ If you are delayed , for whatever reason , from doing the above , then it causes a knock-on delay throughout the whole system . |
| 30 | The procedures for closure allow for periods of consultation and these have often led to bitter disputes within the community with the result that decisions regarding closure are delayed , or based on non-scientific data . |