Example sentences of "are [verb] [prep] [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You react like one when you burn the toast , so why should n't you react like one when you are pitching for a new account ? |
| 2 | ( Abstract nouns , participles , and relative pronouns are italicized in the above passage . ) |
| 3 | ‘ Care managers are stepping into a different world , managing budgets and telling clients when they ca n't do something because there is no more money . |
| 4 | John Nicholson wafted in and out of their lives and Jack 's recollections of the man he imagined was his father are tinged with a certain sorrow that he had become an alcoholic , with memories of scenes on the home front , and of the young Jack cooling his heels outside one bar or another with a fizzy drink while his ‘ father ’ stood inside drinking neat brandies . |
| 5 | With the threat of relegation looming again , the loss of the ground , and the millstone around my neck of a team of asthmatic pine martens with the collective brain power of a kiwi fruit , the pressures on me are building to a frightening pitch . |
| 6 | On the contrary , they form the foundation blocks to all that follows , and serve as a constant reminder of the need to ensure that we are building on the right foundation and that the materials with which we build have spiritual survival capability ( 1 Cor. |
| 7 | Kevin Scully , senior vice-president of Global Systems and Technology , says : ‘ What we have can be described as a centralised database with applications that are decentralised on a global basis . |
| 8 | These , again , are pre-set to a small selection , but , noticeably , they include only those colours that normally print well with a three colour ribbon , which , given the price and target audience of the program , is a sensible move . |
| 9 | All 133 bedrooms are furnished to a high standard with en-suite bathroom . |
| 10 | The palazzo now offers five lovely apartments all of which are furnished to a high standard some with antiques — and of individual character and charm . |
| 11 | The bedrooms are furnished in a traditional style and have air-conditioning . |
| 12 | The bedrooms are furnished in a traditional style and have double glazing . |
| 13 | Police say the device bears all the hallmarks of the IRA and officers are liasing with the Anti Terrorist Squad … |
| 14 | Where parasites are congregated within a small area , erosion of the mucosal surface is apparent ( P1.II ) . |
| 15 | MORRISSEY and organisers of the ill-fated Madstock Finsbury Park concerts are embroiled in a legal battle , with both parties threatening to sue each other over Morrissey 's non-appearance on the Sunday bill . |
| 16 | The guerrillas are embroiled in a civil war against an alliance of rival Tamil groups , the Tamil National Army , in areas from which the Indian Peace-keeping Force has withdrawn . |
| 17 | She will ensure that women 's voices are heard at the highest level . |
| 18 | Appeals to the House of Lords are heard by the Appellate Committee of the House , which consists of those members of the House qualified to deal with its judicial business . |
| 19 | Earnings can fluctuate quite widely from one year to the next , but if long-run earnings are calculated as a moving average of short-run earnings , this will be a much more stable measure . |
| 20 | NI contributions are calculated on a payment-by-payment basis according to the earnings period . |
| 21 | The figures are calculated on an assumed growth rate of 10.75% and are therefore not guaranteed , as unit prices can fall as well as rise . |
| 22 | Working-Set Database Volumes are calculated on the following basis . |
| 23 | The price factors are calculated for the first day of the delivery month , and adjustments have to be made for accrued interest where the first day of the delivery month does not coincide with a coupon payment date . |
| 24 | If the terms of Bell 's inequality are calculated from the composite wave function I mentioned above then the inequality is found to be violated ; on the other hand , it is always satisfied for wave functions that are simple products . |
| 25 | At present rates are calculated from the rateable value of business premises and the local rate poundage . |
| 26 | ‘ Standard rates ’ for each activity are calculated from the direct expenditure plus the allocated overheads . |
| 27 | ‘ Standard rates ’ for each activity are calculated from the direct expenditure plus the allocated overheads . |
| 28 | Taxable profits , which are calculated in a similar way to companies ' taxable profits , are treated as personal income to the sole trader , or split between partners in proportion to their share of profits in the year of assessment . |
| 29 | The values of for polyatomic ions and ionic compounds are calculated in the same way as for molecular compounds . |
| 30 | STORM HAVOC : Two camper vans are overturned at a shattered campsite in Vaison-la-Romaine |