Example sentences of "[noun pl] are [adv] [Wh det] [pron] [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The portents are not what one would call auspicious . |
| 2 | Hollywood Indians are n't what they used to be . |
| 3 | Still hammering away , the Institute has the satisfaction of knowing that it has at last brought home to the Ministry of Health , within whose purview this question comes , that things are not what they ought to be , and Dr Eichholz , who has just retired from the Chief Inspectorate of Special Schools , is at its request making a special enquiry . |
| 4 | Still , things are not what they used to be . |
| 5 | I 've got enough just to manage , but things are n't what they should be and it 's not what we were used to in the old days . ’ |
| 6 | These details are really what you would expect . |
| 7 | ‘ But Janet — the bank manager , when our finances are not what they might be ? ’ |
| 8 | Powders are not what they used to be and today 's formulations wo n't clog , streak or look heavy , provided you apply them properly . |