Example sentences of "[am/are] [verb] [adv prt] [conj] [adv] [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But they soon fade into the background , leaving behind only thematic reminiscences which are picked up and swiftly developed in a manner suitable to the changing dramatic context . |
| 2 | that are slept on but never opened . |
| 3 | While immediate surroundings may be derelict and depressing , once they are cleaned up and appropriately landscaped the appearance and appeal of the building is transformed . |
| 4 | If aims and objectives are clear , if resources which assist the reaching of those aims are properly distributed and if other matters which bear on relationships , self-evaluation , assessment , planning and reporting are thought out and carefully put into operation , pupils will be better educated . |
| 5 | Of the fruit-eating pigeons , obligate frugivores in tropical Australia , one group does not take grit and the seeds are passed through the gut while the pericarp is digested , but the brown and white-headed pigeons have a large muscular gizzard typical of columbids and take grit , which means that the seeds are ground up and later digested . |