Example sentences of "are [verb] [adv prt] in the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The canal is lined by a membrane resembling the tunica arachnoidea , and is situated above the fissure of the medulla , being separated by a medullary layer : it is most easily distinguished where the large nerves are given off in the bend of the neck and sacrum , imperceptibly terminating in the cauda equina . |
| 2 | Kurdish people are hanging on in the northern part of Iraq , desperately in need of support and aid that must come to them before a harsh winter sets in . |
| 3 | I hang my coat up and start to shout and tell those who are hanging around in the corridor to get outside until the bell goes . |
| 4 | Swingbeat New Editioners Bell Biv Devoe are hanging out in the lounge telling stories of how the helicopter in their latest video toppled off a windy roof . |
| 5 | CFCs are broken down in the upper atmosphere by UVB , and release chlorine atoms . |
| 6 | How detritus and fish excreta are broken down in the filter |
| 7 | As fibre-rich waste products are broken down in the large bowel , a number of products are formed apart from the release of calories . |
| 8 | Most of your belongings are stacked up in the hall and the bedroom . |
| 9 | The curved planks or tubes of cork are stacked out in the sun for three months or more to dry , then boiled for an hour or so with fungicides and antiseptics to kill off any bugs and moulds , and to soften the bark by extracting tannins and minerals . |
| 10 | These materials are highly complicated and important fluids which play a great part in the direction of the ways in which our bodies and minds function ; they are known as hormones , and are carried around in the bloodstream exercising effect on each other and on a variety of bodily processes . |
| 11 | This system is streets ahead of the slap-happy way tests are carried out in the UK , where the whole system of hip dysplasia testing is open to abuse . |
| 12 | All the processes other than the actual embroidery are carried out in the numerous ‘ embroidery factories ’ , most of which are located in Funchal . |
| 13 | Economic models are particularly useful since millions of daily transactions are carried out in the real world and so some means must be found of expressing the essential characteristics of the problem at hand . |
| 14 | When the multiplications are carried out in the order indicated , the upper Hessenberg form is maintained throughout , If , however , we begin by multiplying the central three matrices , the upper Hessenberg form is lost , with a accompanying loss of simplicity . |
| 15 | On one hand , the multinationals with their headquarters in the UK increasingly organize their worldwide production to gain the benefit of cheap labour in the Third World to carry out those parts of the manufacturing process that are labour-intensive , while the parts that are capital-intensive or rely on skilled techniques such as design are carried out in the UK . |
| 16 | There is now light at the end of the runnel as the contracts are let out in the final stage this month . |
| 17 | New opportunities are opening up in the near future which you must be calm enough to accept . |
| 18 | Now that new possibilities are opening up in the Balkans , they will modify this . |
| 19 | Plans cater for both an immediate accident and the long-term care of individuals who survive or are caught up in the disaster — including the rescuers . |
| 20 | For many Christian people who are caught up in the whirlpool of grief , the most difficult part may well be their realization that they are in fact feeling very distressed . |
| 21 | We pray for those who are caught up in the human side of the conflict ; for those in camps , held as hostage , deprived of their homes , taken away from their work . |
| 22 | The purples are echoed in the colour wash on the wall and the oranges are picked up in the flowers . |
| 23 | Each month 's results are picked over in the business 's board meeting , with a head-office manager present in a non-executive role . |
| 24 | ‘ There are thousands , maybe tens of thousands , who are dying out in the rural areas , or as they make their way to the towns to get help . |
| 25 | When words are looked up in the word look-up tree , if the flag for start of compound is set , the compound tree is checked . |
| 26 | By contrast , death and decay are speeded up in the equally characteristic Peter Greenaway film , A Zed and Two Noughts ( 1985 ) , set mainly in a zoo . |
| 27 | ‘ Other members of the herd are swimming around in the blood-red sea as this killing continues . |
| 28 | All the normal operating procedures and the emergency operating procedures are written down in the flight manual of an aircraft , one copy of which is carried in the aircraft while another is always available ( to accident investigators , amongst others ) on the ground , and pilots are trained and required to operate their aircraft in conformity with these procedures . |
| 29 | Larger units of measurements in the metric system , are built up in the same way as the number system , based again on tens and tenths . |
| 30 | If , for instance , you are pushed over in the playground , would it be all right to push the aggressor in return ? |