Example sentences of "[coord] [verb] are [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | Organizing , managing and administering are about controlling and co-ordinating the diverse contributions needed for the attainment of some collective goal . |
2 | The instructions provide a generative programme , the folding and unfolding are like the contractions and changes in contact in cell sheets in the embryo . |
3 | 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 . |
4 | The foundation and framing are of English oak , the panels and case are mahogany , while the interior woodwork is polished white hornbeam . |
5 | Things that we perceive to be solid and separate are in reality just various forms of energy . |
6 | Ribbons and slashing are of contrasting bright colours identifying the individual regiments . |
7 | Groping , verbal abuse and pawing are among the daily humiliations that nurses face , says the study by Sarah Finnis and Ian Robbins . |
8 | Speech and speechreading are like the heavenly twins . |
9 | Make and have are at the top of the binding hierarchy and take the " highly non-verbal " bare infinitive ; order is lower on the scale and takes the to infinitive ; next comes insist , which is followed by a subordinate clause containing a finite subjunctive form , and then think , construed with a subordinate clause in the indicative . |
10 | Women trapped at home sewing and gluing and stapling are at the dustbin end of dreadful employment practices . |