Example sentences of "[conj] are [vb pp] [adv] [prep] an " in BNC.

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1 Steeped in a fairytale atmosphere , the fishing villages of Monterosso , Vernazza , Corniglia , Manarola and Riomaggiore have been known as the Cinque Terre or ‘ Five lands ’ since medieval times and are laced together by an intricate coastal path .
2 These are visible by phase-contrast and polarization microscopy and occur in many Pterygote insects ; such layers are not found in Apterygotes and are laid down with an irregular rhythm in the Coleoptera .
3 Testing — numerous tests to assess basic intelligence , aptitude , attitude , and personality , and to predict delinquent behaviour , exist and are used today as an integral part of pre-employment screening .
4 They consist of a series of slightly different palmettes and floral forms , and are found either in an allover format or in conjunction with a central medallion .
5 The restrictors fitted to the Stage One V8 are easily removed by removing the carbs and pulling the restrictor from the manifold They are in fact aluminium discs with three holes about ⅜″. diameter in each one and are held in by an expanding steel clip Select a suitable diameter tap and tap a thread with a smear of grease on the top to collect swarf , fit a long bolt and lever out with a pry bar Extremely obstinate ones may be split into three large bits with a small chisel and pulled out Clean the debris out with a vacuum cleaner A piece of l/2″ hose taped onto the suction pipe will reach most places in the manifold .
6 In the poem 's final radiant lines , his thoughts remain with Hartley , but are linked now to an evocation of the natural world of Stowey in all its beauty , even the strange beauty at work outside his cottage that February midnight , where ‘ silent icicles ’ are ‘ Quietly shining to the quiet Moon ’ .
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