Example sentences of "[vb infin] [pers pn] are [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ When you have been oppressed and let free you are like a bird out of a cage . |
| 2 | In other words , the very fact that we do not consider we are worth loving causes us to put up barriers that ensure people will not have the opportunity to love us . |
| 3 | If one says that they are both in the second row you will know they are on the two n's of nomen . |
| 4 | ‘ They are all blonde and are all about the same size and although none of them are identical you would know they are from the same family . |
| 5 | Where written records do survive they are as a rule woefully incomplete , and for prehistoric communities they are by definition completely absent . |
| 6 | You must n't feel you are above earning money and doing a serious painting at the same time . ’ |
| 7 | It is cheating a bit , I fear , to think of the Basque Coast as Pyrenean , because at this end of the chain , unlike at the other , the mountains fight shy of the water and make a decisive turn to the west some miles inland , to enter Spain ; so you can see the most northerly or westerly Pyrenees easily enough from points along the coast , but you ca n't feel you are among them . |
| 8 | They hand over responsibility to teenage , growing up and growing away , young people , who should gradually feel they are in charge of their own lives , and eventually become fully independent . |
| 9 | The Ministry of Defence ( MoD ) must feel they are in a no-win situation . |
| 10 | I think that , had the girls been from today 's society the situation may have been different but I will assume they are from the same background as the boys were . |
| 11 | But er I do n't think you are at all dyslexic are you . |
| 12 | I do n't think you are in love with me , you cut in , fixing me with your eyes . |
| 13 | Emotionally and behaviourally , how do you think you are like or unlike your mother and father ? |
| 14 | Why do you think you are like this ? |
| 15 | To help him believe you are on top of your work , have ready any relevant financial information about his public relations campaign . |
| 16 | ‘ I do not believe you are from Horemheb . |
| 17 | I think you can see we are on the road to recovery . |
| 18 | They were portrayed as somebody above us — and once it was seen they are not , everyone could see they are like the rest of us . |
| 19 | ‘ I do not think we are under any duty to publish malicious gossip , ’ he said , ‘ which remains gossip however true it may be . ’ |
| 20 | I meant to tell you that we are taking an increasing interest in energy conservation matters , but I do n't think we are on your mailing list for news , press releases etc . |
| 21 | You would never guess we are in Chelsea Harbour . |
| 22 | Surviving Japanese aircraft are few and far between , recent trends to collect and exhibit them are to be encouraged , they represent a fount of experience and knowledge that has only slightly been dipped into . |
| 23 | ‘ Sir , ’ said the priest , frowning , ‘ do n't forget we are in the house of God . |
| 24 | ‘ Now , Roger , ’ he continued briskly , ‘ I apologise for my rudeness yesterday evening but you do realise we are in great danger ? |
| 25 | Even though we do n't have major problems with drug or solvent abuse in Northern Ireland , sudden changes in behaviour could mean they are in some kind of trouble . |
| 26 | ‘ Just because they have had a slow start , it does not mean they are in trouble , ’ said Porterfield . |
| 27 | The skills and expertise required to manage or advise them are in many respects different to those required in a large organization . |
| 28 | ‘ The only doctors who could help me are at Bart 's . |
| 29 | Emma Pengelly , eight , wrote : ‘ The only doctors who could help me are at Bart 's . |
| 30 | ‘ Why should you imagine you are of officer material . |