Example sentences of "[verb] [noun] [coord] are [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They are prone to picking up camcorder machine and handling noise and are not very good at recording speech if the source is more than a metre or so away from the camera . |
| 2 | Floatplanes have some handling similarities to tailwheel aircraft and are rather different from tricycle landplanes . |
| 3 | Broad objectives are set out in enabling legislation and are subsequently amplified as a result of statutory instrument ; ministerial directions ; discussions of the House of Commons Select Committees ; Committees of Enquiry ; consumer councils ; and so on . |
| 4 | More than half a million people are treated for sexually transmitted diseases each year — and many more go untreated because they either do not recognise symptoms or are too embarrassed to go to their doctor . |
| 5 | It also has to assume responsibility for those children who lack parents or are not receiving proper care . |
| 6 | They obviously despise hardcore but are not averse to mutating breakbeats . |
| 7 | It is , of course , no secret that all diplomatic missions not only operate a massive communications system using local telephone and telex lines but are also in direct radio contact with their foreign ministry . |
| 8 | Both tapes cost £12.99 and are out now from PMI . |
| 9 | Lane has argued that ‘ ruling class ’ interpretations of the Soviet Union are inappropriate because the holders of state power do not possess and inherit property but are rather in the same market position as other wage-earners . |
| 10 | In a company of five surveyors , all of whom hold shares and are also directors , the question of whether or not an individual may allege ‘ prejudicial ’ conduct by the others will depend on whether the plaintiff has suffered harm as a member . |
| 11 | Many birds eat seeds and are often referred to as seed predators . |
| 12 | Women pay more attention to detail , but are less democratic ; men relish change and are more competitive and ambitious . |
| 13 | The computer industry has only recently realised that , on the whole , ordinary people do not like computers and are only comfortable using them when they do not know they are doing so . |
| 14 | The group achieved its highest scores on the qualities crucial for top executives : they relish control and are fiercely independent ; they analyse people , but are caring ; they are relaxed , extrovert and confident , and their optimism matches their need for action . |
| 15 | Avoid any that are green , have scuffed skins or are excessively dirty . |
| 16 | We all know elderly people , including the very old , who relish life and are highly respected and loved by those around them . |
| 17 | The key to this task is to recognise that buyers purchase benefits and are only interested in product features in as much as they provide the benefits that the customer is looking for . |
| 18 | Beware ! if you take too long they remove their shell , change colour and are even harder to keep up with . |
| 19 | Beware ! if you take too long they remove their shell , change colour and are even harder to keep up with . |
| 20 | Some have waited for a booming voice to give direction and are still waiting after years of meditation and prayer . |
| 21 | subordinates strongly and persistently resist delegation or are poorly motivated to take on wider responsibilities . |
| 22 | But it is not clear if the latter records indicate passage or are merely wide-scale wanderings by birds with no permanent winter site . |
| 23 | Most pay them on the same rates of pay , but because they lack seniority and are usually filling low-skilled , entry-level positions , seasonal workers ' actual earnings are usually lower than those of comparable regular workers . |
| 24 | On any reasonable system of accounting , the second-hand and rare book departments are losing money and are heavily in debt to the other side of the business — ’ |
| 25 | ‘ They simply ignored the advice they were receiving about the likely size of the teachers ’ pay award and are now going around scaremongering . |
| 26 | There are changes we should all make ( if we have not made them already ) that have nothing to do with losing weight but are more to do with equipping ourselves for working at peak performance . |
| 27 | They are twice as likely as any other group to fantasize while they 're actually having sex and are also prone to give their imaginations free rein while in the bath , in the shower or on the phone . |
| 28 | If I can tell you that some of the the erm what I would call direct sales people have said they think they can sell advertising and are now in another direction or still resting |
| 29 | SCHOOL SPORTS : Why force children on to windswept playing fields even if they hate games and are n't any good ? |
| 30 | Leucistic individuals have normal-coloured eyes and are thus easily distinguished from albinos . |