Example sentences of "[noun] are some [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Growing along old mill-races or near mill-ponds are some of the stoutest and hoariest of pollard willows , which are the glory of any river bank . |
| 2 | Wicker baskets , wrought-iron work and embroidered tablecloths are some of the other traditional crafts . |
| 3 | Not only has the Labour party not realised that GCSE results at 16 in Labour-controlled authorities are some of the worst , but it has learnt nothing — it still opposes standardised testing from the age of seven . |
| 4 | Among the suits are some from the Greens and others from far-right Republicans . |
| 5 | This is a most pathetic piece of pontification , even if we appreciate that modern artists are some of the greatest censors of art ( i.e. Rauschenberg erasing de Kooning ) . |
| 6 | In terms of concentrations of dust in the air , Chinese industrial cities are some of the dirtiest in the world . |
| 7 | Country has doubled its share of record sales in America , to 16.5% , since 1990 ; its star performers are some of the hottest names in pop ; and radio stations playing non-stop country are ranked first or second in an astonishing 70% of America 's top 100 radio markets . |
| 8 | Subjects as diverse as tumour growth , gene structure , adaptive radiation in grasses , cell wall composition and the production of compounds of economic importance by plant tissue cultures are some of the topics of current research . |
| 9 | Here , in beautiful pine wood settings are some of the most prestigious and exclusive hotels in Sardinia . |
| 10 | The seas off the Namibian coast are some of the richest in the world . |
| 11 | Bali , Sri Lanka and Las Vegas are some of the wild and wonderful destinations featured in the Distant Dreams brochure . |
| 12 | ‘ I 've been looking for it for years , but I 'm not in charge of promotion and the people senior to me in my department are some of the most brilliant minds in England , and elsewhere for that matter . ’ |
| 13 | Pictures are some of the appeal 's organisers : . |
| 14 | There are 3,000 varieties , but you need only remember a few of them : Chardonnay , Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot are some of the most common examples . |
| 15 | Desire , Christianity and colonial power on the Carribean island of Curacao are some of the themes of the stunning AVA & GABRIEL . |
| 16 | Further south are some of the outstanding examples of the Byzantine influenced Romanesque churches of France . |
| 17 | Drugs , racial tension , street crime and a massive urban underclass are some of the biggest problems facing the United States today , but for many right-wing politicians , Aids is n't a problem — it 's a solution . |
| 18 | PAHs are some of the same group of cancer-causing substances that are found in cigarette smoke , oil and vehicle exhaust fumes . |
| 19 | Joe Brown and The Beatles are some of the repeated SOUNDS OF THE SIXTIES before Herbie Hancock chills out with his jazzer mates on BIRD LAND . |
| 20 | In the visual system of birds , colours and contrasting outlines are some of the features picked out and responded to strongly . |
| 21 | In Leopold Street are some of the lace factories that brought prosperity and expansion to this former village in the nineteenth century . |
| 22 | The fossils of plants are some of the most attractive that the amateur collector is likely to find . |
| 23 | Generally active by day , wrasse are some of the most colourful and strikingly marked fish . |
| 24 | Mutual support , minimized status differences , collective problem-solving and fun are some of the overt behaviours we can observe in team cohesion . |
| 25 | Radical changes in the way education is delivered and increasing competition for scarce resources are some of the challenges universities will face in the years ahead . |
| 26 | Tim Robson of auctioneers Sotheby 's says that Latin American railways bonds depicting trains and elaborately coloured Chinese bonds are some of the prettiest notes around . |
| 27 | Tim Robson of auctioneers Sotheby 's says that Latin American railways bonds depicting trains and elaborately coloured Chinese bonds are some of the prettiest notes around . |
| 28 | Tim Robson of auctioneers Sotheby 's says that Latin American railways bonds depicting trains and elaborately coloured Chinese bonds are some of the prettiest notes around . |
| 29 | And nor is it simply a question of numbers — among these studies are some of the subtlest , most ingenious and most penetrating essays written in our time , and the factor common to almost all , the naive or the clumsy as well as the brilliant , is the conviction explicit or implicit that Joyce is an outstanding , indeed for some the outstanding , modern writer . |
| 30 | But Aero is n't just about saving money , it 's about style : the shapes for dining chairs and tables are some of the best-looking around . |