Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun sg] [verb] are " in BNC.
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| 1 | The track along Rhossili Down 's ridge top was rough and rocky , with a wild west sort of feel to it as a few hardy-looking cattle wandered about at will on the humped and pitted pastures to the right , which my map indicated are the remains of neolithic burial chambers . |
| 2 | Although history is not primarily a vocational subject , the skills of analysis and writing which its study develops are much in demand . |
| 3 | Smaller groups called Quality Improvement Teams are undertaking this work and some of their initial finds are thought provoking indeed . |
| 4 | It is with some reluctance that I have to strongly disagree with one of my fellow presidents , but some of the impressions that her article creates are very misleading and , in some cases , offensive . |
| 5 | There is talk , still unconfirmed but reasonable enough , that Sparc cloners anxious to finally turn their allegiance to profit are pushing for the port . |
| 6 | These schools , given a far from warm reception when first proposed , are to be funded in a new way , are to fall altogether outside Local Authority control , and as their name implies are to be devoted primarily to preparing their pupils for a career in industry . |
| 7 | Scientifically known as the aurora borealis , the lights , as their name suggests are normally only seen in very northern areas . |
| 8 | They continued to evolve with undiminished vigour through the Tertiary , and their fossil remains are nowhere more abundant than in the ‘ crags ’ of later Tertiary age . |
| 9 | It is often stated that young children are in the concrete operational stage of development and that their experience of the adult world and their ability to understand are restricted . |
| 10 | Doctors who want to devote much of their time to research are undervalued . |
| 11 | Victory : The only valuables the Vampire and his minion have are on their persons ( see their profiles ) . |
| 12 | Never ask or expect the patient to perform actions that his physiotherapist considers are too hard for him . |
| 13 | The immediate sense-experiences with which his method begins are not part of a systematic record , and are very quickly left behind as one digs below their surface . |
| 14 | Aubrey 's personality and in particular his approach to command are accounted for reasonably and naturally . |
| 15 | It authorises the carrying on of the licence-holder 's business temporarily in other premises , whilst the premises to which his licence applies are being reconstructed . |
| 16 | Having your hair done are you then ? |
| 17 | The ten rooms our designer created are only suggestions , of course . |