Example sentences of "[noun pl] [am/are] [noun] [prep] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | " They may be familiar with the paintings of Whistler , or perhaps with Whistler 's statement that when evening mist clothes the riverside with poetry , as with a veil , and the poor buildings lose themselves in the dim sky , and the tall chimneys become campanili , and the warehouses are palaces in the night , and the whole city hangs in the heavens , and fairyland is before us — then the wayfarer hastens home , and Nature , who , for once , has sung in tune , sings her exquisite song to the artist alone , her son and her master — her son , in that he loves her , her master in that he knows her ? " … shall I read you that deposition again , Mrs James ? " |
| 2 | Fundamental to all such discussions are assumptions about the rate of evolution of decorative styles and the definition of the circumstances in which such evolution took place . |
| 3 | At this point it is worth taking a step back from the scene and recalling that the Soviet Union and all the East European states are signatories to the Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution . |
| 4 | Such States are parties to the treaty , but not to the proceedings . |
| 5 | All States are non-parties to the declaration of any other State , but an accepting State is a party to ‘ the system of the Optional Clause in relation to the other declarant States , with all the rights and obligations deriving from Article 36 ’ . |
| 6 | Farmers and vets are part of a culture where very sick or distressed animals are killed . |
| 7 | A quarter of all UK vets are graduates of the College whilst worldwide former graduates are daily actively involved in the care and welfare of animals . |
| 8 | If the clothier 's new policies are part of a scheme to build a new ( and presumably larger ) clientele , we respectfully suggest that the company would be wiser to find these new customers before chasing away the old ones . |
| 9 | The Board rejected this view as it considers that only shareholders are owners of a company and hence the issue of warrants which are not subsequently exercised represents a gain . |
| 10 | These two cases are examples of the centralization of capital ; the way previously separate organizations are brought under a single centralized unit of direction ( though they may actually be run rather autonomously in practice ) . |
| 11 | The tell-tale signs are gaps in the fence between you and the potential neighbours , or even gates or doors . |
| 12 | This season quite a number of the ‘ new ’ introductions are revivals from the past , and I must say it is good to see them back . |
| 13 | In practice this means that the positive ions are part of the crystal lattice . |
| 14 | According to the first , and the largest group , all labourers are part of the capital ; according to the second group , it is , as Kiker points out , ‘ the skilled individual who is the capital ’ . |
| 15 | Mr Evans says dance halls and cinemas are haunts of the Devil and a frivolous woman is an abomination in the eyes of the Lord . ’ |
| 16 | Its main programmes are thoughts for the day and two regular programmes — one for children and one broadcast for adults on Sunday evenings . |
| 17 | ‘ The preferred ditties are rhymes of the nursery time … ’ |
| 18 | In addition , County Court bailiffs are employees of the court and usually better trained and more aware of the legal responsibilities and duties . |
| 19 | Hats are part of the uniform here . |
| 20 | Mr Najibullah , many of his key ministers , elite units of the Afghan army and most of the Pakistan-based Mujahideen groups are members of the Pushtun tribes which have dominated Afghanistan for 200 years . |
| 21 | This statement is a concise description of the step-wise model , but if knowledge is viewed as a continuum , then impressions of discrete steps are functions of the scale of the overview . |
| 22 | The argument in the preceding paragraph is tantamount to accepting the interpretation put upon Kant 's dictum , earlier in this chapter , that animals are means to an end : ‘ That end is man . ’ |
| 23 | Cephalic and cervical vesicles are inflations of the cuticle around the mouth opening and in the oesophageal region . |
| 24 | Many guards are members of the death squads and openly discuss their activities in loud voices . |
| 25 | Alesis reverb units are par for the course in home studios ; and their 3630 should enjoy the same popularity . |
| 26 | Contrary to popular belief , it is reported that over half of suspected insider traders are members of the public , which places some doubt on the common perception of city fraudsters being involved in the majority of cases ( Quality of Markets Quarterly Review April-June 1990 ) . |
| 27 | Their cars are beads on the thread of highway . |
| 28 | These words are part of the conversation which Jesus had with the Pharisees on the topic of divorce . |
| 29 | All the tutors are members of the university 's panel of extra-mural teachers . |
| 30 | Following this , the children come to realise that pictures are part of a tradition ; finally , children may be prepared to make a judgement going beyond an individual culture . |