Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] are [prep] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Out on the fields , the flocks of golden plover begin to show an increasing number of black-fronted birds as they moult , and the extent of these markings suggest they are of more northerly origin . |
| 2 | This may sound obvious , but it is surprising how many editors say they are for ever clearing out photographs which have no identification . |
| 3 | Pyramid Technology Corp teamed up with Chicago-based Comdisco Inc and Compagnie des Machines Bull SA last week : the three announced they are to jointly develop and market open system alternatives for the IBM mainframe market . |
| 4 | ‘ I think we are at least as strong as the Oxford crew physically and we have more experience , though the ages of the crews are almost identical . |
| 5 | Traditional telecommunication links suffer from a restricted band width which means they are like very narrow pipes capable of carrying only limited supplies of water , even pumped at the highest possible pressures . |
| 6 | The cost of weapons often means they are in potentially short supply , all the more so because once commanders find that a weapon works , they want to use it for everything . |
| 7 | You have got to show you are at least as good and a little bit extra to cover your back . ’ |
| 8 | Companies with a lot of land — notably insurance companies — have to show they are at least two-thirds Swiss-owned . |