Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] are [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Again we see that inches are lost from the areas most in need of reduction . |
| 2 | To set the problem in more concrete terms , we must seek an answer to the question as to why make and have are followed by the bare infinitive , while cause , occasion , get and all the other causatives are construed with to infinitives . |
| 3 | Often the ability not to become tense infuriates coaches and managers who think that a sense of urgency and resolve are missing in the performance of a sportsman who seems too relaxed . |
| 4 | The Hindu-Balinese calendar is annually calibrated by the astronomer-priests according to lunar and stellar relationships , so that the rites of fasting and planting , rejoicing and reaping , weeping and cremating are synchronized with the actual bio-rhythmic pulse of the island . |
| 5 | He concluded : ‘ But in my judgment the powers to seize and retain are conferred for the better performances of public functions by public bodies and can not be used to make information available to private individuals for their private purposes . ’ |