Example sentences of "[coord] [noun sg] are [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Manchester stockbrokers Piling & Co are another good buy.They will sell water shares for £7 plus £1 extra for members of the family up to a maximum of four . |
| 2 | Manchester stockbrokers Piling & Co are another good buy.They will sell water shares for £7 plus £1 extra for members of the family up to a maximum of four . |
| 3 | Does the text contain idiomatic phrases and if so , with what kind of dialect or register are these idioms associated ? |
| 4 | Some assessment questions are obvious : mention of success , failure , achievement or significance are all clues that some sort of weighing up is needed . |
| 5 | The manager and chairman are such strangers to national television that probably less than 10 per cent of football fans would be able to name them , let alone recognise them . |
| 6 | The remaining options of COLOUR , INTEGRATE and LINK are all specific to the creation and manipulation of stitch patterns which I will be covering in the next article . |
| 7 | The only way to prevent further developments would be a global totalitarian state that suppressed anything new , and human initiative and ingenuity are such that even this would n't succeed . |
| 8 | The areas of learning and experience are those identified earlier , except that they added one more : technological . |
| 9 | Tie tall plants to their supports as they grow , and break off the tips of the main shoot of plants you want to be bushy , just above a leaf or pair of leaves , when they are a few cm ( in ) tall ; basil , rosemary , hyssop , marjoram , mint , sage and savory are some of these . |
| 10 | Nylon , polythene , alkathene and acrilan are all polymers formed from organic molecules . |
| 11 | Deliberate ambiguity , paradox and complexity are all techniques used by artists to prevent discrimination attaining complete clarity , thereby stimulating a prolonged and engrossing period of heightened activity . |
| 12 | Afforestation and reforestation are both characteristic of modern forestry ( the former is the planting of forests on land previously unoccupied by trees while the latter involves the re-establishment of trees on formerly forested land that has been cleared ) . |
| 13 | ‘ The engine generates 160 horsepower , so the speed , ceiling and rate-of-climb are all good . |
| 14 | Ingredients such as wheat , barley , lentils , seitan , daikon , miso , quinoa and tempeh are all used with so many different fresh herbs and spices that an astonishing kaleidoscope of tastes is achieved . |
| 15 | Whether it is the Lusitania steaming up the Irish coast towards her doom or a couple of one-legged dwarfs drinking in a bar in Paris , the processes of imagination in the form of characters , clothes , setting , and action are all clawed out of the mind . |
| 16 | Hydrogen , oxygen , nitrogen and chlorine are all diatomic . |
| 17 | The M.Sc. , M.Litt. , and D.Phil. are all awarded on the examination of a thesis . |
| 18 | Yet in among the periods of sudden change and confusion are some real and remarkable opportunities for increase and advancement , notably regarding your base in life and your standing in the world . |
| 19 | This is a good place to rest for lunch or to visit for an evening out , for there is often live music in the restaurants and bars — folk , fado and jazz are all provided for . |
| 20 | For the sporty , tennis , sub aqua , squash , windsurfing , jet skiing , water skiing , a ski bus and football are all available . |
| 21 | Lucozade and speed are all he needs . |
| 22 | Hysteroscopy and biopsy are more time consuming and expensive than the traditional dilatation and curettage . |
| 23 | The underframe , legs and seat are all glued together in one operation . |
| 24 | In fact , electricity , water waves and light are all affected by surrounding objects , although in slightly different ways , and so can all be used to reveal the environment . |
| 25 | Headaches , migraines and irritability are all signs of stress . |
| 26 | For example , brisk walking , swimming , cycling , and jogging are all aerobic exercises . |
| 27 | Although the atmosphere , mmHg and torr are all used in scientific work , they should strictly be used only for rough comparisons or as ratios . |
| 28 | As we shall see quite shortly , cerebral development , ego-evolution and socialization are all closely related phenomena , above all in man , and in modern man no less than in his ancestors . |
| 29 | A series of five Ionithermie treatments taken over two weeks gives optimum results — hips , thighs , tummy , waist and bottom are all trimmed and toned , often with visible body inch loss . |
| 30 | The climate is generous , and swimming , water-skiing , sailing and tennis are all available . |