Example sentences of "are [adv] [adj] [verb] [pron] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ These assassins are obviously prepared to sacrifice their own lives to kill you . |
| 2 | Size was also associated with central training involvement : small libraries , who are less likely to have their own training officers , were also less likely to note any central staff taking responsibility for staff training ( see Table 23 ) . |
| 3 | I find that people at that level of education are so busy chasing their own tail with the enormous amount of work that comes their way … that the planning for a secondee would come at the bottom of the heap . |
| 4 | With the report writer you are totally free to use your own narrative for the row description — sales , gas , electricity , whatever . |
| 5 | Adults are usually able to meet their own safety needs . |
| 6 | They are likely to enjoy higher standards of health , and to live longer ; they are less likely to be convicted of a criminal offence ; they are more likely to own their own house and a variety of consumer goods . |
| 7 | Moreover , it may be occasional injectors , rather than regular injectors , who are the higher-risk group for spreading HIV , since casual injectors may be more inclined to share equipment than regular injectors , who are more likely to have their own ‘ set of works ’ and to be aware of safe cleaning procedures . |
| 8 | We can therefore hardly expect change from individual departments : they lack an appreciation of the curriculum as a whole and are inherently inclined to defend their own interests . |
| 9 | Major construction companies are often prepared to invest their own funds in a project , or to arrange a loan on their own behalf in return for construction work . |
| 10 | Students are often slow to recognize their own best study times . |
| 11 | Employers trying to secure particular categories of staff are often unable to adjust their own , bureaucratically determined , salary scales upwards without disrupting established differentials or provoking claims for similar rises from their other employees . |
| 12 | In the USA , because of the Freedom of Information Act , they are legally entitled to receive it all . |
| 13 | The enemy have lost no time settling in and are now busy mortaring their former positions , causing the usual casualties . |
| 14 | Undoubtedly the philosophy behind section 8 of the Act of 1969 , as well as behind the decision of the House of Lords in Gillick 's case is that , as children approach the age of majority , they are increasingly able to take their own decisions concerning their medical treatment . |
| 15 | Collar was certainly the junior member of the partnership , but those who know his mathematical style are well able to perceive his many areas of contribution to the book . |
| 16 | Case studies are analysed , and teams are then set to develop their own models of teamwork . |
| 17 | Would be suitable by anybody 's standard whether locally or by er centrally do n't volunteer either because they find working with councillors and local officials particularly in recent years when local authorities have become much more party political and that 's been a pity , or the suitable people are too busy running their own businesses . |