Example sentences of "[Wh pn] are [adv] [verb] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Many birds are regarded as being evil omens and portents of death , notably the magpie and the raven who are both thought of as the Devil 's own pets . |
| 2 | Against that , Labour in the person of Harold Wilson had a more widely respected leader then it has now , and many experienced Tory canvassers are convinced that thousands of former Tory voters who are now thinking of defecting will gloomily return to the Tory fold within the next few days as they come face to face with the possible reality of a Kinnock government . |
| 3 | There may be just one or two of us on the list who are still dreaming of Bremner , Giles & E Gray as a midfield trio . |
| 4 | Those linked in any way with the half-dozen Marxist guerrilla groups , or who are vaguely suspected of being ‘ subversives ’ by the country 's right-wing extremists , may be shot at , bombed , tortured or killed . |
| 5 | Several hundred people from Northern Ireland are expected to cross the Atlantic to support the Republic 's team , who are virtually assured of qualifying for the final stages after their 2–0 defeat of Lithuania in Dublin on Wednesday . |