Example sentences of "the [noun pl] are very " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is quite different from the case with books where the activities are very often carried out in different locations . |
| 2 | ‘ I must not omit to tell you , ’ wrote Gould nonchalantly in a letter to Jardine on 16 January 1837 , ‘ that Mr Darwin 's Collection of Birds ( made during the late survey under Capn FitzRoy ) are exceedingly fine ; they are placed in my hands to describe ; some of the forms are very singular particularly those from the Gallipagos [ sic ] . |
| 3 | These cavils aside , most of the essays are very good indeed . |
| 4 | All Pitcher will say is ‘ the shareholders are very supportive ’ . ) |
| 5 | The hedges are very overgrown and pedestrians are forced into the middle of the road with the consequent danger from traffic . |
| 6 | The Germans are very stiff lovers ; he did n't last long . ’ |
| 7 | The Germans are very orderly . |
| 8 | Development technician Dave said : ‘ At the moment the proposals are very much up in the air but we are hoping to plan mixed weekend trips which both groups would enjoy . ’ |
| 9 | Having studied the leaflet on the pedestrian-friendly proposals , Middle Meadows Walk to Princes St. , I think the proposals are very good and to be warmly welcomed . |
| 10 | It 'll be hard getting the visa , but the Russians are very sentimental people , and when it comes to saving a child 's life , they might agree to it ’ . |
| 11 | So the , the groups are very important though , because the groups do a great deal of the work for Amnesty , cos Amnesty 's different from many organisations erm in that er , what the groups do , particularly the letter writing erm , helps to make the organisation work , it 's not just a matter of raising money , we do things to , to fund raise or two , er have a proper publicity erm , the le the letters we write for prisoners and helps Amnesty to do it 's work and not many other organisations operate like that . |
| 12 | As I have already said , the cases are very numerous . |
| 13 | The rules are very similar , the main difference being that in most cases the cooling-off period under the Consumer Credit Act will be longer . |
| 14 | The hon. Gentleman ought to bear it in mind that the rules are very clear . |
| 15 | However , if the products are very close , the price mark-up retailers can charge above marginal cost will be low , so the level at which the franchise fee can be set will not prove very rewarding to the manufacturers . |
| 16 | The aggregates are very hard and damaging to most surfaces . |
| 17 | You notice immediately that it is different from other parts of the country , because the roads are very narrow and windy and the hedges well built and in most cases so tall they are impossible to see over . |
| 18 | The roads are very quiet and few cars are met . |
| 19 | He 's okay , he says the resorts are very good |
| 20 | The pastries are very simple , using ready-made hummus , and can be stored in the fridge or freezer , ready to cook . |
| 21 | This can degenerate into a meaningless ritual if the meetings are very regular but is effective for ad hoc ones and those on an occasional basis . |
| 22 | The meetings are very informal and friendly with lots of ideas and challenges . |
| 23 | Figure 7.6 shows that the average number of dependent children in the household is generally higher in the local authority sector , especially for young heads of household , but by the late forties , the younger ages of childbearing ( and the earlier leaving-home patterns of those brought up in the local authority sector ) mean that the values are very similar . |
| 24 | ‘ The kids and the coaches are very keen but have no idea of the standard they have to achieve . |
| 25 | " The sepoys are very quiet , " the Collector called to Harry conversationally to stop him weeping , because now Lucy was starting and he was afraid that she would spoil the powder by dropping tears into the flask . |
| 26 | and the comments I 'm getting back from the er the clients are very very favourable . |
| 27 | Barnes radiotracked a group of hares living on Hampshire farmland and found that the animals are very selective foragers . |
| 28 | I do n't like the gnomes but the animals are very good . |
| 29 | Mrs Baptist grumbled , ‘ The snakes are very unpopular here . |
| 30 | The schools are very inadequately provided with text books , so , as we are able to buy them , we give tutorials to the teachers on how to use them with pupils . |