Example sentences of "[am/are] [vb pp] [to-vb] the [adj] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The activities are designed to exploit the motivating and memorable appeal of music to the learner and the author proves his point that ‘ anything you can do with a text , you can do with a song ’ . |
| 2 | And , despite claims , particularly among the Germans , French , Italians and Spanish , that it is a bad thing , many American insurance companies reckon that people with low blood pressure in middle age , far from suffering a disease , are expected to lead the longest and healthiest lives . |
| 3 | Separate typesetting codes are used to indicate the typesize and the font of the text . |
| 4 | Sometimes they are told to demonstrate what new recruits ( and the field-worker ) can expect ; on other occasions they are told to illustrate the funny or the tragic sides of policing ; or are used as a vehicle for the story-teller to display some features about him or herself , such as his or her experience and skill and ability in handling all things , and that he or she is professional in being able to talk about horror in a cold and detached manner . |
| 5 | as part of a manufacturing or processing complex , where units of materials are stored to service the industrial or manufacturing process . |