Example sentences of "[vb mod] [be] among " in BNC.
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| 1 | Parents who leave the kids with the babysitter and go out because they feel they should are among the biggest culprits . |
| 2 | What a strange freak of human history it is that the Declaration of Independence should be among the lineal ancestors of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights ! |
| 3 | 45762 : Mravinsky 's bleeding chunks of Wagner should be among the highlights of the set . |
| 4 | Several of these are the homes of major defence contractors ( such as Boeing in Washington ) , and should be among the major beneficiaries of the defence appropriation process ; some of the links are less obvious , such as that between the alfalfa producers of inland Texas and the production of military uniforms . |
| 5 | What it adds up to , says the committee , is that the US ‘ should be among the world leaders in all major areas of science ’ . |
| 6 | West 's club-mate Mark Hudpith and Elswick 's Alan Johnson should be among the medal contenders in the 5,000 metres , while Newcastle security guard Peter Gordon defends his title in the discus . |
| 7 | Galatians 2.20 must be among the most marvellous words of the Bible : ‘ I have been crucified with Christ ; it is no longer I who live , but Christ who lives in me ; and the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God , who loved me and gave himself for me . ’ |
| 8 | Those traditional marching tunes of Ulster must be among the most stirring and spirited airs any child could wish for : the melodiousness of Derry 's Walls , the bravado of The Sash or , best of all , the sweet austerity of the pipes playing Rowan Tree or some of the gentler hymns as four/four marches . |
| 9 | This was not an area I was likely to visit but , nevertheless , my poor mother , hearing the report on the wireless , was sure that I must be among the casualties ! |
| 10 | Gianni Bugno , so powerful in the hills and the current world road champion , must be among the favourites . |
| 11 | These invaluable low-growing pink plants have a reputation for being tender , but as these are doing so well here in this cold part of the country , they must be among the hardier varieties . |
| 12 | American desserts must be among the most sinful in the world , their development a reaction against that pilgrim puritan ethic . |
| 13 | England hooker Brian Moore insisted : ‘ After that sort of performance , we must be among the favourites . |
| 14 | Azhag does not have to have the Crown of Sorcery , but if he has any magic items the Crown of Sorcery must be among them . |
| 15 | And models of Noah 's ark must be among the most enduring of children 's toys , whether the animals are made of wood or plastic . |
| 16 | Our Unix bigots initially thought these long-term investments might be among the first to go . |
| 17 | And after all , perhaps joining up was the best thing you could do ; you 'll be among people . |
| 18 | ‘ The fact that you 'll be among your old friends , who will all clamour to know where you 've been . ’ |
| 19 | At last November 's election in North Carolina , Senator Jesse Helms showed how emotive an issue quotas could be among white voters . |
| 20 | In Nottingham the Hucknall and Robin Hood lines could be among the first to be ear-marked for sharing . |
| 21 | Land by the Shropshire Union Canal in Boughton and further down by the Tower Wharf could be among the prime sites . |
| 22 | And the Tynesiders could be among the medals for the first time since they won the event in 1987 and 1988 . |
| 23 | That they 'd be among the lucky ones . |
| 24 | It is thought that Brent Walker 's Pubmaster and Devenish may be among the buyers . |
| 25 | So far as I know there is no definition of what constitutes a Cabinet Committee and , as the practice has grown , I believe there may be among the 70-odd Committees in the book some with less title to be treated as Cabinet Committees than some of the 700-odd interdepartmental committees of which we have no detailed information at all . |
| 26 | The discovery of this conodont-bearing animal suggests that at least some conodonts may be among the most primitive of vertebrates . |
| 27 | Consequently , those British cities and towns which have large numbers of people using injectable drugs may be among the first to experience full-blown AIDS/HIV epidemics , not just because needle-sharing can spread the virus between drug users , but because infected drug users-particularly the young and single-are likely to spread the virus to the wider population through sexual contacts . |
| 28 | Whatever the merits of alternative analyses , and however rare the 9,9 ideal may be among undoubted business leaders at the top of companies , the students are expected to take the Grid as gospel . |
| 29 | The auction 's attracted interest from all over the world , and Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger may be among the bidders . |
| 30 | Mortgages hit family incomes more directly and forcibly than paying more for the Volkswagen or Sony video recorder which would be among the potentially inflationary effects of devaluation . |