Example sentences of "[vb pp] [conj] are [adv] [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This means that people who have suffered or are currently suffering from schizophrenia need to be able to withdraw from arousing circumstances , but that the extreme understimulation which could sometimes be found in an old-fashioned mental hospital should equally be avoided . |
| 2 | They especially fear that a bridge across the beck at Iburndale near Whitby is threatened and are now pressing the North Yorkshire highways committee to investigate the problem . |
| 3 | along with Terry Snow , have kindly agreed to serve as Chairmen of the Advisory Panels to which I have referred and are currently agreeing the terms of reference and membership of the Panels . |
| 4 | Local mothers have formed and are now administering Scotland 's first Gaelic-speaking pre-school playgroups . |
| 5 | Someone will be exempt if they have a certificate from a doctor stating that they are severely mentally impaired and are also receiving one or more of certain social security benefits including attendance allowance , severe disablement allowance , or invalidity benefit . |
| 6 | Soon after 1 p.m. , as sporadic gunfire continued to be heard in the capital , Gen. Sani Abacha , the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Chief of Army Staff , declared that the Chiefs of Staff had pledged their loyalty to the President , and that " most of the disloyal elements have been arrested and are already undergoing interrogation " . |
| 7 | Most sub-Sahara African ethnic groups followed or are still observing the custom of a long , traditional post-partum abstinence of one or more years ( often until the suckling child is weaned , or can walk , talk , etc . ) . |
| 8 | And inwardly in his mind and in his thoughts , he will survey all the present creation and the worlds that have passed or are still standing ; the years of the world with all the happenings that occurred in it , and the men with their wealth and their power ; the revelations of the [ spiritual ] benefits which were bestowed on the Fathers , and the retributory judgements that took place generation after generation [ or ‘ birth after birth' ] , together with all the various vicissitudes which the affairs of the creation undergo . |
| 9 | Yet , on the basis of a supposed connection between television culture and consumer interactive multimedia , huge commercial efforts are being expended that are literally shaking the foundations of the industry . |
| 10 | Most of the summer breeding birds have either lost or won the battle for survival by then , common seal pups have been weaned and are now learning to fend for themselves . |
| 11 | Many standards related to document processing have just been published or are currently going through the later stages of the ISO process on their way to becoming official standards . |
| 12 | ‘ Though circumstances have changed and are constantly changing , I trust its emphasis on hope and compassion will still be found relevant today . ’ |