Example sentences of "are [adv] [verb] of [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | All chalks , including Belemnite chalk , are fundamentally composed of coccoliths ; the belemnites are but a tiny percentage and are also to be found in some seams of Micraster chalk to a greater or lesser degree . |
| 2 | They are mostly built of brick . |
| 3 | They can be up to 200ft ( 60m ) in diameter and are mostly constructed of stones , with a rim , and spokes radiating out from a central cairn . |
| 4 | ‘ Corporate balance sheets are mostly starved of cash . |
| 5 | Extensive grassland based systems are especially sparing of energy use ( 14 ) and could well assume an increasing importance not only for this reason but also because the rate of expansion of production has now declined to around 2% per annum in lowland agriculture and may not increase ( 15 ) . |
| 6 | The extensive slate quarries , and the long rows of cottages occupied by those who work there , are a strongly-marked feature in the day 's walk ; while many of the walls are entirely composed of slates fixed into the ground and placed upright : in the churchyard many of the tombstones were slate slabs , with painted inscriptions . |
| 7 | They are normally made of cellulose or a cellulose derivative and should be slowly conditioned from the storage liquid to the solvent in use . |
| 8 | Parents who worry about their teenage children getting involved with drugs , are normally thinking of drugs other than tobacco and alcohol . |
| 9 | Competence is a many-sided quality which reaches beyond those virtues of initiative and on-the-spot decision-making ability which are normally expected of field staff . |
| 10 | These relatively thin walls are largely composed of cellulose , in the form of fibrillae , and Professor Preston , of Leeds , finds that these thin threads are disposed in the form of a very steep spiral or helix , wound around the long axes of the cells ( Figure 3 ) . |
| 11 | Teeth and bones are largely composed of calcium and it is essential that enough of this mineral is present in the diet for them to remain strong . |
| 12 | These ‘ beautiful structures ’ are largely constructed of mud , the most widely-used material of all , which still provides homes for more than half of humanity . |
| 13 | These are rarely found complete as the blades are generally made of iron and have therefore rusted away . |
| 14 | You also have Ford Motor , Thomson and Bull backing the PowerPC , so you are already assured of sales of hundreds of millions . |
| 15 | You complain how seldom I attend you , and when you are always talking of matrimony or this low-born raw girl it must needs lessen the pleasure of approaching you . |
| 16 | The tight intra-system cycling of nutrients that occurs in tropical rainforests between the biomass and the litter means that soils are rapidly depleted of nutrients once the vegetation is removed , as illustrated in Fig. 7.5 . |
| 17 | These are usually made of cotton , polycotton or nylon . |
| 18 | But most existing transparent magnets — which are usually made of iron borate — are not actually all that magnetic . |
| 19 | The bags are usually made of leather or canvas and hung from the ceiling on a rope or chain so that they may be easily raised or lowered . |
| 20 | They are usually made of beechwood and are reasonably hardy . |
| 21 | They are usually made of beechwood and are reasonably hardy . |
| 22 | The governing board and committees of exchanges are usually composed of market participants . |
| 23 | If you delay it until he/she is two or three years old , it is probably because you are subconsciously thinking of discipline as something unpleasant rather than a positive way of giving direction and equipping the child for |
| 24 | Many light aircraft and gliders are still made of wood , and the qualities and peculiarities of certain types of wood under stress can demand an intimate comprehension of the subject beyond the reasonable scope of AIB engineers . |
| 25 | There may be just one or two of us on the list who are still dreaming of Bremner , Giles & E Gray as a midfield trio . |
| 26 | " While unprecedented measures are being taken to curb CFCs , scientists studying the effects of stratospheric flights and their increasing frequency are still starved of research funds . |
| 27 | To demonstrate that chromosomal P. anserina telomeres are also composed of T 2 AG 3 repeats we set up hybridization experiments using the synthetic probe ( T 2 AG 3 ) 4 . |
| 28 | Schools are also composed of individuals ( children and teachers ) and are responsible to other individuals ( parents ) within the framework of a community . |
| 29 | ‘ They are also dying of hunger . ’ |
| 30 | Practical examples are also provided of design for production equipment including NC machine tools which are human centred . |