Example sentences of "are [adj] of [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Horror stories are rife of ex-cons setting up their own security companies , with all the obvious risks that entails . |
| 2 | I hate men like you who proclaim that they are supportive of women and their efforts for equality . |
| 3 | You are tolerant of ways in which the natural world impinges on your life that other people might find a nuisance . |
| 4 | The Minister has a statutory duty to consult organisations he considers are representative of interests which will be affected by a proposed regulation and other appropriate persons . |
| 5 | If they are afraid of rats , an iron cage of rats strapped over the chest or face is used . |
| 6 | ‘ People are afraid of oils because they are used by great masters ’ , she says , ‘ but they are the easiest thing to start with . |
| 7 | ‘ You are afraid of heights ? ’ |
| 8 | ‘ He 's harmless enough — just playful — but some people are afraid of alsatians , and this one looks like a fierce wolf . ’ |
| 9 | They are afraid of storms and will ask for shelter when it rains — invariably they are received hospitably , for folk are afraid of retribution from a gwyllion . |
| 10 | ‘ You are afraid of storms ? ’ |
| 11 | The definition of living space continues to be of more importance than its detail , and even Gothic novelists , who are fond of adjectives and often describe the landscape at some length , elaborate very little on interiors . |
| 12 | If you are fond of flowers and gardens , you must not miss a visit to the gardens of Quinta do Palheiro . |
| 13 | As the old chestnut goes , the French are fond of sauces — usually based on wine , cream and butter , flavoured with fruit , herbs or cheese . |
| 14 | Charles Leece , of Ferranti , emphasised industry 's need for resists that give the same results every time , and that are free of impurities larger than 0.1 micrometres . |
| 15 | You are free of feelings of guilt , worry , anxiety , embarrassment , envy or jealousy . |
| 16 | The signals also indicate that these regions are free of gases and liquids . |
| 17 | Our time at the farm passes very quickly ; the days are sunny and the warm evenings are free of mosquitoes . |
| 18 | But it is believed that between 50,000 and 100,000 people in this country , who are free of symptoms are likely to be carrying the virus . |
| 19 | Four patients have developed recurrent stones , one of whom has had a laparoscopic cholecystectomy , a second who is about to have a laparoscopic procedure , and two who are free of symptoms . |
| 20 | The remaining six patients are free of symptoms , but have not attended for ultrasound examination . |
| 21 | The Liberals are free of links with class interests . |
| 22 | There are hundreds of instances of this kind of pose created by many different choreographers . |
| 23 | There are hundreds of things to be done for tomorrow . ’ |
| 24 | This takes protons close to the speed of light , when their energies are hundreds of times greater than that needed to create the mass of a proton . |
| 25 | There are thousands on the housing waiting lists and there are hundreds of families in bed and breakfast . |
| 26 | There are hundreds of arcades in London , and people become addicted to these machines just as they become addicted to drugs . |
| 27 | If , instead , there are hundreds of documents , each containing a copy of a given context-specification , then making the change becomes next to impossible . |
| 28 | There are hundreds of cases of men who took the most drastic and precarious actions to rid themselves of , what is after all , a minor irritant . |
| 29 | There are hundreds of sets of questions — many newspapers and magazines and various helping , agencies publish " do-it-yourself " check lists but these are notoriously Inaccurate . |
| 30 | There are hundreds of reports of miraculous statues of Mary weeping real tears : some are reported to weep blood . |