Example sentences of "[adj] [verb] are [adj] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thus , the following pair of sentences The man was eager to please and The man was easy to please are alike in their surface structure but are different in their deep structure . |
| 2 | Species somewhat resembling that shown are numerous in the Tertiary marine formations , and similar species live today in sandy sea bottoms . |
| 3 | Other useful transforms are those of differential and integral functions . |
| 4 | Each relates to safeguards and protections on issues which we all agree are serious for the project . |
| 5 | Given the essentially secret nature of much deviant behaviour , those involved are unlikely to be willing to be interviewed , or at least to give truthful answers , in a survey . |
| 6 | These stories are commonplace , although those involved are wary of going on record . |
| 7 | It is reported that Mrs Thatcher has been keen to ensure that those promoted are sympathetic to her scale of values or are not unwilling to break away from the style of middle-of-the-road consensus policies that have predominated in recent years . |
| 8 | If the records popular when the University first opened are recognisable to us , it 's only because they have recently enjoyed their third or fourth revival in the charts . |
| 9 | Both at home and abroad , the intention is to ensure that the people who are entitled to vote are aware of that fact . |