Example sentences of "they [am/are] [verb] at a " in BNC.
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| 1 | It has long been the view of central government that these forecasts are much more accurate if they are made at a local rather than at a national level ( Hammond , 1984 ) . |
| 2 | For example , we have withdrawal groups for music , not that their ordinary subjects are disrupted in this way , but it can be so organized on the timetable that they are withdrawn at a different period each week , and getting together , for example , to play in the school orchestra erm is of terrific value . |
| 3 | Where the publications are a supply for acquisition , the recipient subscriber will account for VAT in its member state although such publications are zero-rated in the UK , in other member states they are taxed at a reduced rate , and in Denmark they are taxed at 25% ! |
| 4 | They are aware of the need to improve their length so much that they put in the extra line so they are looking at a 1 or 1.5m ( 4 or 5ft ) area . |
| 5 | They are based at a duty room outside the Soviet War Memorial in the Tiergarten , tasked with policing the 3.7 kilometres of Wall which separates the British and Soviet sectors . |
| 6 | They are bought at a steeply increasing price . |
| 7 | More evidence of the worldwide decline of coral has emerged from Florida , where researchers who have been monitoring the health of the reefs since 1976 report that they are dying at a rapid rate . |
| 8 | Underpants and knickers are harder to manage , so they are practised at a later stage . |
| 9 | As a Bank that looks after its customers ' financial welfare , we know just how important the benefits offered by this Plan could be to you as they are paid at a time when you would need real financial help . |
| 10 | As a Bank that looks after its customers ' financial welfare , we know just how important the benefits offered by this Plan could be to you as they are paid at a time when you need real financial help . |
| 11 | In the private service sector , where trade unions are less active , temporary workers often do not receive the same level of fringe benefits as permanent workers ; and in some organisations and industries they are paid at a lower rate — for example the statutory minimum rather than a higher , collectively bargained rate — than are comparable permanent workers [ see Chapter 7 ] . |
| 12 | They are planted at a height of between 100 and 190 metres . |
| 13 | They are planted at a height of between 120 and 190 metres on east and south-east-facing slopes . |
| 14 | Rather than waste unwanted vintages they are sold at a huge discount straight from the barrel — the resulting parties are superb fun . |
| 15 | They are sold at a discount , the rise in price bringing a return to the holder as no coupon is paid . |
| 16 | Thus , threats to cause bodily harm to the complainant other than those involving a weapon are not included , although such threats will suffice if they are aimed at a third party . |
| 17 | The implications of these general approaches to ontogenesis for the nature of the artefact become clearer when they are directed at a specific problem , the nature of play . |
| 18 | It involves transformation of data so that they are reported at a comparable geographical scale , projection and set of geographical units . |
| 19 | So , for example , Bitstream 's Dutch may appear to be a perfect match for Linotype 's Times at 300dpi but when they are output at a typesetter 's resolution the minute differences will be more exaggerated . |
| 20 | which is burnt off when the whole thing gets fired in the kiln , so what will have to happen is the , your pots you 've done so far , once they 're thoroughly dried and go into the kiln , they 're fired at a high temperature and then they 'll come out this bit fired you 'll then separate them with oxide pastes , dip them into glaze , which I 'll explain in a minute , and re-fire them at a higher temperature , the glazed would |
| 21 | they 're living , they 're living at a subsistence level |
| 22 | So they 're going at fifty five metres every twenty seconds , and you can imagine Peter O'Sullivan , now look at this Pip , they 're going at a , a nice steady fifty five metres every twenty seconds , what 's that in metres per second ? |