Example sentences of "tend [prep] [be] [adj] [noun pl] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Where they have considered human reasons these have tended to be simplistic explanations of defence or relationships to field systems and land uses . |
| 2 | What little new fiction by youngish writers there has been has tended to be incestuous tales of fast-track living in the media boomtown of the Eighties : books sold and written in the Groucho Club bar . |
| 3 | Despite these differences , communications markets tend to be extreme examples of economies of scale , for a number of common reasons : The high research and development cost , as much as $1 billion or even $2 billion — for a new ‘ generation ’ of telephone exchanges or computers — operates as a membership fee to a small and diminishing group of corporate players . |
| 4 | In this context it is noted that there tend to be high rates of drop-out associated with part-time study , and those who have been successful will have displayed the commitment and capabilities necessary for success in higher education . |
| 5 | In 1967 Abel-Smith and Stevens asserted that ‘ solicitors tend to be active members of rotary clubs , golf clubs , rugby football clubs and to become freemasons and leading churchmen ’ ( Abel-Smith and Stevens , 1967 , pp. 142–3 ) . |