Example sentences of "[conj] are [adv] [verb] of " in BNC.

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1 Library training co-operatives can undertake to fulfil , at little direct cost , many of the objectives currently fulfilled by external courses — for example , offering staff the chance to meet and exchange views with staff working for other authorities or in different types of libraries ; encouraging professional awareness and commitment to professional values — two of the indirect objectives that are sometimes thought of as the ‘ real ’ value of external course attendance .
2 There are secrets of the Nizari Ismailis that are never spoken of — never spoken of !
3 They can be up to 200ft ( 60m ) in diameter and are mostly constructed of stones , with a rim , and spokes radiating out from a central cairn .
4 The staff voted the evening a great success and are already thinking of ‘ going down the alley ’ again .
5 Triphthongs are made from a basic vowel plus one of , followed by , and are therefore composed of three phonemes .
6 We do n't talk of tomorrow , but are both thinking of it .
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