Example sentences of "[subord] [pron] are [vb pp] [adv] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thereafter , a physiological change may cause them to develop a preference for fresher water so they are lured up the rivers , just as spiny lobsters , at a particular time of the year , are drawn to lower temperatures . |
| 2 | The eggs need to be well protected since they are carried on the wind , continually exposed to the sun 's fierce rays , and blown across the sand . |
| 3 | There are other accessories you can use to increase the impact of the picture , including cords , tassels and ribbons that could be added to pictures when they are hung on the wall . |
| 4 | And the dolphins high-protein diet makes them especially vulnerable to environmental contaminants which become increasingly concentrated as they are passed up the food chain . |
| 5 | The most toxic residues from industrial society are rarely successfully neutralised or excreted by living organisms , and they tend to be increasingly concentrated in animal tissues as they are passed up the food chain . |