Example sentences of "[am/are] [adj] of [noun] [conj] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You would be playing rugby with people who are supportive of change and who are non-racial . |
| 2 | I hate men like you who proclaim that they are supportive of women and their efforts for equality . |
| 3 | ‘ People are afraid of oils because they are used by great masters ’ , she says , ‘ but they are the easiest thing to start with . |
| 4 | But the truth is , they 're afraid of Lewis and they 're trying to milk the title for all it 's worth . ’ |
| 5 | But the truth is , they 're afraid of Lewis and they 're trying to milk the title for all it 's worth . ’ |
| 6 | We 're full of doubts and we try to prop each other up . |
| 7 | But you get some , they 're full of rust and it makes you wonder |
| 8 | And erm I did n't get the actual job I went for but they put me on the , on the relief register so that I go round to different people 's homes or different big hospitals and different Mencap homes relieving people when they 're on holiday or if they 're short of staff or something like that . |
| 9 | This service is intended for people who are hard of hearing but it could also help language learners follow the programme . ) |
| 10 | ‘ No , no , Roger , they are full of wine and their own importance . |
| 11 | But I 'm afraid of marriage because I 'm afraid someone might want me because of who I am instead of because they loved me . |
| 12 | ‘ I 'm very sorry but I 'm afraid of horses and my Mum forgot to change my bloomers , ’ I blurted out in confusion . |
| 13 | ‘ Do you think I 'm jealous of Eleanor because she 's spent the last four years with you , and I have n't ? ’ |
| 14 | There was never any danger of that , because I 'm terrified of needles and I never wanted to make drugs my life 's work . |
| 15 | But I knew humans are capable of evil and it did n't change my view of humanity . ’ |
| 16 | Mirror panels are expensive of course and you must ensure that large slabs of it can be got through doors , up stair-wells , and onto lifts or elevators . |
| 17 | Be sure of standards where you see this mark |
| 18 | Three out of four children are aware of cigarettes before they reach the age of 5 whether the parents smoke or not ; at 10 years old as many as 40% of boys and 28% of girls have had at least a few puffs of a cigarette [ 1 ] and about one third of those who become regular smokers have started before age 9 [ 2 ] . |
| 19 | You know you ca n't love people , Lee , because they are frightened of life and I think they are quite right and should beware of everything , especially camp comedy , the Communists , erotic fiction and you . |
| 20 | ‘ Neither of us have been made redundant but I am aware of unemployment and its effects . |