Example sentences of "[verb] [subord] they are [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Those products of reproduction — children — that are best adapted to the current circumstances will generally survive until they are of a suitable age to reproduce , passing on at least some of the characteristics favouring survival to their own children : those who are poorly adapted to the current circumstances will , in general , either die young or be unable to find a mate . |
| 2 | It does prevent us from assuming that students are being educated because they are at a university , irrespective of what their studies are . |
| 3 | Passengers have been known to release the door handles inadvertently in flight , and even to pull the quick-release emergency windows in mistake for door handles when they are in a hurry to disembark . |
| 4 | Later , when we 're talking some more about the Playboy pictures , I wonder if they are in a similar vein to Madonna 's upcoming book of fantasy photos , the imaginatively titled Sex . |
| 5 | There are other defended sites like Rocester and Littlechester , but they have been excluded since they are in a zone which was under close military control during the greater part of the occupation . |
| 6 | Admittedly , she does not at any point in her letter state explicitly her desire to return ; but that is the unmistakable message conveyed by the general nuance of many of the passages , imbued as they are with a deep nostalgia for her days at Darlington Hall . |