Example sentences of "[verb] are [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Its pleasingness rests purely within the intrinsic aesthetic since the similarities intended are of a purely visual nature . |
| 2 | The amounts given are for a tank : |
| 3 | The broken states I have named are in a condition of near ruin . |
| 4 | That report would include such grants as we may feel are of a which are of more corporate nature , rather than specifically a service based one , and how we would recommend the council to deal with them . |
| 5 | If this sounds like a trite tear-jerker , the writing and acting are of a highly intelligent quality and Joan Knight 's production never becomes mawkish . |
| 6 | Stubbs points out , for instance , that many of the confusions for children acquiring literacy arise because these children are not yet familiar with some of the purposes for which writing is used and the conventions through which these purposes are articulated in their culture : ‘ many of its functions are often so specialised and particular ’ that they are ‘ mostly quite beyond children 's experience ’ and ‘ many of the situations which conventionally require writing are of a fairly specialised and restricted kind ’ ( ibid. p. 108 ) . |
| 7 | The only parties she attends are in a business capacity … ’ |
| 8 | Before I finish I I just wonder whether I could put one point to the county and that 's whether in the absence of a strategic exceptions policy in the structure plan , they would allow the borough council to include the type of policy we 're seeking in our district wide local plan bearing in mind that some of the considerations in involved are of a strategic nature . |
| 9 | It would be a fitting coincidence if United are in a position to win the title at West Ham next Wednesday night . |
| 10 | At present , however , it is worth observing that the degree of foregrounding in this passage , and the interpretative process it elicits are of a kind more readily associated with poetry than with prose . |
| 11 | The majority of African departments adopt these curricular policies and materials directly ; any changes which may be effected are of a minor quantitative nature . |
| 12 | The CNAA , in its desire to ensure that the courses which it validates are of a sufficiently high standard , has necessarily concerned itself with the resources and ethos of institutions as a whole and has not hesitated to pass judgment on them , going , some would argue , beyond the responsibilities laid upon it by its Royal Charter . |
| 13 | The figures quoted are for a mix of wastes requiring incineration . |
| 14 | The rates quoted are for a single person in 1989/90 . |
| 15 | The differences between schooled and unschooled children that Greenfield 's material suggests are at a less universal and profound level than her descriptions imply . |
| 16 | It is at times suggested that the security forces are operating under a series of shackles , which it is sometimes suggested are of a political nature . |