Example sentences of "are [vb pp] [prep] [noun pl] [prep] [det] " in BNC.

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1 Some 13,650 full-time and part-time students are enrolled for courses at all levels of higher education , from part-time certificate programmes to doctoral studies .
2 The following , all paraphrasable by that-clauses ( paraphrases are given in brackets after each one ) , are also examples of this : ( 63 ) In the first stage of cellular reproduction the chromosomes ( which in the resting stage are not individually identifiable ) appear in the nucleus , each of which on inspection with a microscope can be seen to consist of two identical filaments called chromatids .
3 Full details of these arrangements are given in Annexes to this paper .
4 Marketing activities are conducted mainly across the external boundaries of the organizational system , and they are undertaken by managers of all kinds , not only by marketing specialists .
5 Classical and classicizing treatises on rhetoric and poetics are filled with descriptions of these linguistic ornaments , most of which have been codified to a very high degree .
6 Note also that there are fewer sentence breaks in the Arabic version ( sentence breaks are highlighted by slashes in both texts ) .
7 The officers are arranged in terms of both functions dealing with housing or environmental health but also support services dealing with finance or personnel .
8 A chain code can of course be fewer than five codes because certain letters are formed by strokes of fewer than five directions .
9 Syllables , in turn , are grouped together in rhythm patterns which are formed by combinations of such features as duration ( length ) , pitch , ad stress .
10 Presumably the remaining 20% are formed from combinations of these four classifications :
11 You may be surprised to find that gutters and downpipes are regarded as luxuries by most kit garage manufacturers , and having them as part of the kit can add as much as £150 to the price on large double garages .
12 Many subtleties of meaning are carried by words in this category , and these meanings have to become attached to the written forms so that they readily convey to the reader what kind of thinking is taking place .
13 Their writings are designed as spring-boards for that action which enables the understanding which is felt experience .
14 Oyster beds , on the mud flats , are a form of fish farming in the ria of the River Fal and lobsters are caught in pots in many coves along the coast .
15 French and British aid policies are constrained by interests in former colonies .
16 We blacks and coloured are seen as aliens from another country by our fellow Port Elizabeth citizens .
17 " The intelligent use of quotations … requires skill : too often quotations are thrust into answers in such a way that they distort argument or lead candidates into ever-increasing irrelevance …
18 establish a common vocabulary amongst Network members ( such terms are presented in italics in these Guidelines ) .
19 Estimates are made of drawings on these amounts by the combined evidence of the advancement of project construction , statistics of trade deliveries and other pointers .
20 Both policy forms are , however , concerned with inequalities , discrimination , and differential treatment based on colour and the forms of racism which are used as justifications for such behaviour .
21 The two whole-tone groups are used as pivots between such tonal zones throughout the composition , and give the work its precise character .
22 Estuarine waters are classed by geologists into another three types :
23 The relative abundances are shown in brackets after each bone type for comparison with the proportions obtained from the intact scats , which are given in Append .
24 The subject examinations committees are supplied with records of all their students and the examinations booklet .
25 Our staff and volunteers are drawn from churches of all denominations .
26 This in turn makes it easy to move light fittings around : many low-voltage lights are mounted on spikes with this in mind .
27 ‘ But only bad players are affected by crowds like that and the bad players are weeded out before they get to this level . ’
28 Although Down 's syndrome children are born to mothers of all ages , a spokeswoman for the Down 's Syndrome Association said that the risk of having a Down 's syndrome child greatly increases when the mother is over 42 .
29 Baby shrews are born in litters of half a dozen or so .
30 Matches are played in conditions like these , and rather worse , all over the country .
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