Example sentences of "[vb base] [verb] are [prep] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The few first letter errors which do occur are in words with silent consonants , for example know and write .
2 The first items that I wish to acknowledge are from Mr Norman Wheeler of Stokesay .
3 IN THE course of our lives , events take place , with which the passage of time , we come to realise are like milestones ; they have pointed us in a new direction , often posing a challenge which in the providence of God , when accepted , leads us deeper into his life and service .
4 ‘ Some of the worst designs I have seen are by architects for themselves . ’
5 The enthusiasm and excitement that TECs have generated are without parallel in our past .
6 Since the trends that I have observed are at work in most other fields of business activity it seems unlikely that the book trade will be able to avoid them .
7 Employees who refuse to move are in breach of contract and so , subject to the statutory test of reasonableness , a dismissal is likely to be fair .
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