Example sentences of "tend [prep] [be] the [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In more recent years , 60 years of age for women and 65 for men have tended to be the maximum ages at which permanent retirement from the labour force takes place , earnings from current employment cease , and statutory and , in some cases , occupational pensions are drawn . |
| 2 | For instance , some sites in Roman Britain have a much greater proportion of third-than of fourth-century coins compared to other sites , and it has been observed that the former tend to be the prestigious settlements of old Roman veteran colonies or tribal capitals , whereas the latter are more likely to be smaller rural sites such as farms , forts or villages . |
| 3 | Men tend to be the forgotten figures in any infertility story . |
| 4 | Very few pagan cemeteries were in use throughout the period , and those that were tend to be the large examples in eastern England which may have been centralised depositories , not belonging to individual settlements . |
| 5 | After all , it was they who tended to be the main victims of burglary , assault , and other forms of violent crime . |