Example sentences of "[noun pl] [be] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The major functions of social institutions are those which help to meet the functional prerequisites of society . |
| 2 | He seems to be implying that sound religions are those which are hereditary . |
| 3 | ‘ Giants are all venal , ’ said Feradach . |
| 4 | Illegible notes are more trouble than they are worth . |
| 5 | Some of the most fascinating demi-caractère ballets are those where the choreographer has sought inspiration from oriental dance . |
| 6 | Clan badges are many and varied , and several have been selected from the local plants . |
| 7 | Former hooker Steve Jones has taken over from John Perkins as coach , included in their personnel are former Lions Staff Jones and Graham Price , and club captain Chris Huish , who announced his retirement at the end of last season . |
| 8 | We have one of the best fire services and the best brigades in this country Mr Chairman and you none the least Mr Chairman on some of you recent visits and meeting some of our fire personnel are more than aware we are the the best equipped , the cheapest brigade and our chaps and girls in Leicestershire , the morale is very high , regardless of what 's going on around the pay dispute at the moment and I think that we need to show our support to those fire personnel and provide the adequate funding for the southern fire station . |
| 9 | Farmyard , horse , cow , pig , sheep , goat , poultry and similar ‘ raw ’ manures are all very variable because they must depend upon the food intake of the animals concerned , and the age of the manure — the time it has been stacked for nitrogenous urine to have drained out or been decomposed . |
| 10 | In a ‘ poor ’ solvent , the interactions are fewer and coil expansion or perturbation is restricted . |
| 11 | Despite the passage of time since 1981 — their biggest billers are those of the original core who remain . |
| 12 | ( 3 ) The odd strophes have far more nouns and adjectives than the even ones ( 17 nouns as opposed to 6 , 10 adjectives as opposed to 1 ) ; the nouns in the odd strophes are all abstract , those in the even strophes all ( more or less ) concrete . |
| 13 | The reasons are many , but the main causes of your customers ' cheques not being in the mail are : |
| 14 | A particular fish either ends up on its own because it has been badly injured , or has lost its mate , or may have been bought on impulse , the reasons are many and varied . |
| 15 | The reasons are many and well worth examining . |
| 16 | The reasons are many . |
| 17 | Successfully reflected reasons are those which show that the directive is valid . |
| 18 | The Liquid Faeries are all chicken wire guitars with a primitive production and basic arrangement . |
| 19 | The Liquid Faeries are all chicken wire guitars with a primitive production and basic arrangement . |
| 20 | Aphorisms are all very well , but sometimes a point needs to be made more directly . |
| 21 | This form of guidance may be used where any instruction involving movement is refused ; not tidying up is an obvious one , and failing to put on clothes , replacing knocked over objects are all suitable for the guidance of a child 's limb to complete the instructed task . |
| 22 | Secondary qualities of objects are those arrangements of its corpuscles which cause certain ideas in us as sentient beings . |
| 23 | Registration and administrative and financial returns are all functions which computers can carry out in a modern general practice . |
| 24 | These prisoners are all chained with very strong , unrusted iron chains and heavy manacles . |
| 25 | The practical effects of this view on the form and content of the accounts are many . |
| 26 | Also , accounts are all very well , but even 1990 figures are going to be 12 months out of date and there is still a recession . |
| 27 | Mm , and that , and that , at the end of the day I suppose there has to be a point for the kingdom and it was n't easy to get into that because all the , the , the accounts are all about how big a struggle it is , to get into the kingdom |
| 28 | Where the accounts are those of a group , the statement of source and application of funds should reflect the operations of the group . |
| 29 | Growing along old mill-races or near mill-ponds are some of the stoutest and hoariest of pollard willows , which are the glory of any river bank . |
| 30 | Who 's crusts are these ? |