Example sentences of "[conj] are [adj] [verb] [pron] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At one time , IBM Corp 's shares regularly got so heavy that the company would split them to make them more marketable , a move that usually tends to increase the value of a company in the market : those days are long gone for IBM , and now it 's upstarts like Intel Corp that are able to flex their financial muscles : its board has approved a two-for-one split , and shareholders will vote on the proposal on May 5 . |
| 2 | Stuttgart currently lie seventh in the Bundesliga and are keen to boost their forward power to ensure European qualification following the debacle against Leeds at Elland Road when they inadvertently played four foreign players . |
| 3 | Not all DHAs operate a bank , but those which do usually welcome applications from returners , and are happy to discuss your mutual requirements at an early stage . |
| 4 | Even assuming that the French public can be persuaded to accept what will in effect be the Deutschmark as their currency , and are willing to allow their economic policy to be decided by German domestic needs , will membership of this ‘ inner core ’ in fact be beneficial for Britain ? |
| 5 | The morning following Andrew 's futile suicide attempt , Peggy had gone into his room and , looking down on to his drawn and sickly countenance , she had asked quite quietly , ‘ Shall I phone Rosie and tell her that you 're indisposed and are unlikely to pay your usual Friday night visit ? ’ |