Example sentences of "are [adj] [prep] [noun sg] [noun] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Many of those that are dissatisfied with state education quietly withdraw their children from the system rather than campaign for improvements . |
| 2 | Departmental requisitions are used to book items out from stores , cellars , linen rooms , etc . |
| 3 | These short poles are a later addition to the ancient May traditions and are popular at school functions where the children are taught the intricacies of weaving and plaiting the ribbons . |
| 4 | Areas of the body that are prone to flabbiness tone up — thighs , hips , stomach and arms all take on a firmer , contoured shape . |
| 5 | It remains the case that library materials are subject to inflation rates well above the national indicators used by government , and the effects of this on the Library 's activities continue to be the subject of discussion between the LAC and RBGE Management . |
| 6 | In a detailed study of premature mortality in North Tyne side , Phillimore ( 1989 ) has shown that people aged under 65 in the two worst-off wards are subject to mortality rates around 50 per cent higher than the national average , while in the two wards at the other extreme the rates are 30 per cent below average . |
| 7 | Although they have been developed for acrylic painters , I 'm sure they are ideal for oil painters too , as they can be cleaned in turpentine overnight , then used for acrylic painting the very next day . |
| 8 | Likewise , many of the methods are useful in manpower studies where the population under investigation is a large workforce , recruitment and leaving ( for whatever reason ) are the analogues of birth and death respectively , and we are interested in the stability of the age/sex structure or length of service patterns and the prediction of natural wastage . |
| 9 | Thus tunicates ( creatures distantly related to vertebrates , and commonly known as ‘ sea-squirts ’ ) naturally accumulate vanadium or titanium which are present in sea water only in a few parts per billion . |
| 10 | They are thus transient and are present in trace amounts only in any one situation and at any one time . |
| 11 | Elderly people become more prone to falls often because of arthritic joints or dizziness , are vulnerable to pedestrian accidents perhaps due to lessened acuity in sight and hearing and at risk to the hazards of fire . |
| 12 | The remaining 29 companies , which were in existence before privatisation of the water authorities , serve particular localities and are responsible for water supply only . |
| 13 | Despite the doubts over this study , the idea of ‘ Meadow 's syndrome ’ has become a popular one , especially among those doctors who are sceptical of food intolerance generally . |
| 14 | FIL files referenced are available to LIFESPAN RDBI. e.g. It may be that the LIFESPAN process may not have been shut down . |
| 15 | For example , the monthly estimates are available at county level only . |
| 16 | The latter are open to pass holders only . |
| 17 | With the features introduced so far , we still do not have complete distinctiveness for all vowels : and , for example , are identical in feature specification so far , as are and , and , and . |