Example sentences of "[coord] [noun sg] [am/are] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Does the text contain idiomatic phrases and if so , with what kind of dialect or register are these idioms associated ? |
| 2 | Some assessment questions are obvious : mention of success , failure , achievement or significance are all clues that some sort of weighing up is needed . |
| 3 | The manager and chairman are such strangers to national television that probably less than 10 per cent of football fans would be able to name them , let alone recognise them . |
| 4 | Nylon , polythene , alkathene and acrilan are all polymers formed from organic molecules . |
| 5 | Deliberate ambiguity , paradox and complexity are all techniques used by artists to prevent discrimination attaining complete clarity , thereby stimulating a prolonged and engrossing period of heightened activity . |
| 6 | Afforestation and reforestation are both characteristic of modern forestry ( the former is the planting of forests on land previously unoccupied by trees while the latter involves the re-establishment of trees on formerly forested land that has been cleared ) . |
| 7 | Hysteroscopy and biopsy are more time consuming and expensive than the traditional dilatation and curettage . |
| 8 | Headaches , migraines and irritability are all signs of stress . |
| 9 | Bad debts , provisions against slow moving stock and depreciation are all areas that require judgment and are therefore fudgeable . |
| 10 | Stereotypes and sexism are all part of advertising , like it or not . |
| 11 | Rights and welfare work , humanitarian aid , human rights campaigns , single issue campaigns and broader campaigns that challenge the democratic form and process are all part of the work of the progressive health sector . |
| 12 | The hotel industry , the entertainment business , and gambling are all facets of tourist facilities which ought to be taken into consideration . |
| 13 | Information search , articulateness , listening skills , wandering about , identifying information points , tuning into the informal structure , and networking are all part of this process . |
| 14 | Where the purchaser and seller are both clients of the firm , their attention should be drawn to this fact at an early stage of the preliminary discussions concerning the proposed transaction . |
| 15 | A revealing refinement in collecting membership data is to take notice of the number of full families ( where husband and wife are both Christians ) in the total as distinct from part families ( where only one partner is Christian ) ( McGavran 1970:92 ) . |
| 16 | Oil slicks , overhead cables and pollution are all death traps for birds . |
| 17 | The ferret is a member of the weasel family , and the weasel , stoat , polecat and ferret are all animals with a natural hunting instinct and are not deterred by working underground . |
| 18 | Structure , precision and control are all characteristics of logical influencing . |
| 19 | Although the book 's authors concede that ‘ bluffing , exaggeration and obfuscation are all part of the game ’ , they believe that honesty , friendliness and fairness may be more than their own reward . |
| 20 | BEEZY MARSH meets the candidates in Stockton South and finds age and sex are both issues |
| 21 | Apart from what might constitute these culinary delights it has not gone unremarked that karate and bonsai are both parts of the culture of Japan . |
| 22 | The main modalities of touch and smell , hearing and sight are all specializations to different modes of ‘ distance reception ’ . |
| 23 | Rapid turnaround times , value-added service , reliable distribution and guaranteed security and confidentiality are all prerequisites when it comes to handling time-sensitive and price-sensitive information . |
| 24 | Unix SVR4.0 , 4.1 , 4.2 , ES and MP are all UI reference technologies , but that did n't stop ICL plc doing its own multi-processing SVR4 implementation , Data General Corp working on DG/UX and SunSoft Inc developing its Solaris 2.0 desktop . |
| 25 | Fresh peppers , sliced onions and sherry are all part of the recipes . |
| 26 | The ups and downs of pay , position , and reputation are all part of the game in an advertising career . |
| 27 | Poverty and prosperity are both characteristics of the Kingdom . |
| 28 | I know that artists are n't expected to paint exactly what they see , and that interpretation and expression are all part of the game . |
| 29 | Trainer Beaumont drives the horse-box to the races , wife Margaret is stable secretary , and the oats and hay are all home grown by son Stuart . |
| 30 | Where the purchaser and target are both clients of the firm , their attention should be drawn to this fact at the earliest possible stage . |