Example sentences of "[be] [adj] of the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Medical men had perforce to be botanists , and often gardeners as well , and in time medical knowledge came to be the perquisite of the European religious orders , as it had been that of the priests in the time of the Egyptian pharaohs . |
| 2 | The men march with their warders and when they are clear of the confines of the fences for those few steps they are hemmed in by the soldiers and the dogs . |
| 3 | Well , they have been afraid of the Russians for so long that they have learned to live with it . |
| 4 | Here there are few of the excesses of cautioning seen in some other areas , even though prosecution is considered very much the last resort . |
| 5 | Gooseberries are top of the crops when trained as standards |
| 6 | ROTHERHAM Branch are top of the pops ! |
| 7 | Yet our soaps are top of the ratings but they could increase their viewers even more if they eased-up a little and balanced things out . |
| 8 | ‘ I am top of the averages of the England bowlers selected and I think I am bowling as well as anyone in the side at the moment . |
| 9 | Neither of us could claim that those exchanges have been free of the features that I have just identified . |
| 10 | And had his voice been able to cut through metal as it cut through the early morning air , then they would all of them have been free of the Cages in moments . |
| 11 | There were 37 attempted and full burglaries and once more hi-fi and electrical equipment has been top of the burglars ' list . |
| 12 | The UK Forestry Commission would take issue with the findings of the UN ECE because they are doubtful of the methods used to measure damage . |
| 13 | These are some of the factors accounting for the apathy with which the deaf and dumb population welcomed the BDDA , but there was discontent also among members and sympathisers . |
| 14 | Among leaf-cutting ant populations under more natural conditions , inter- and intra-specific competition are some of the factors controlling overall numbers . |
| 15 | These are some of the characterizations that one will find both on and below the surface of teachers ' lives . |
| 16 | At first it is easy to believe that the child is engaged in an equal dialogue with a machine intelligence , so apposite are some of the replies . |
| 17 | Do you think there are some of the skills that we got from here Now there 's one rather important , that I did n't put up . |
| 18 | These are some of the products we brew around the world : Guinness Original . |
| 19 | Here are some of the choices on offer : |
| 20 | We simply feel that your body might like to experience something different and these are some of the options on offer . |
| 21 | Here are some of the complications that may arise and how to overcome them . |
| 22 | What are some of the advantages of mechanised accounting . |
| 23 | What are some of the advantages and disadvantages of these different sources ? |
| 24 | These are some of the feelings we may have to explore if we seek not to be victims of our emotional life . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | So are some of the absurdities . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | Here are some of the findings from a search through project documents and reviews : |
| 29 | The ‘ chemistry ’ of different verbal behaviours in interaction with one another has been carefully investigated and here are some of the findings together with their implications for you . |
| 30 | These are some of the findings of Trends in Journals Subscriptions 1990 and 1991 , compiled by Priscilla Oakeshott . |