Example sentences of "[adv] are [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Most amateur gardeners are ‘ afraid of the knife ’ and do not prune hard enough , leaving too much old wood , with the result that the growth buds that grow on are at the top end of 3 or 4 or more inches ( 8 or 10 or more cm ) of the previous season 's growth . |
| 2 | You produce a good magazine each month ; the readers ' letters alone are worth the annual subscription . |
| 3 | A tape which keeps pet birds amused , a disposable finger pad to clean your teeth and a gadget to unblock sinks quickly are among the weird and wonderful products dreamed up by inventors this year in a bid to beat the recession . |
| 4 | Yes , I mean I do n't think there 's a problem about opening it up to them except their meetings traditionally are in the early morning |
| 5 | Two courts which strictly are outside the English legal system are of importance . |
| 6 | The floors throughout are of the original coloured marble while large portions of the windows still possess their original marble slabs . |
| 7 | On the other hand , they were far more sensitive than we now are to the instinctive or innate bases of human social behaviour . |
| 8 | Far from being outdated , this old and broad conception of democracy holds out the only hope of compensating for the weaknesses of elected representative assemblies , dwarfed as they presently are by the bureaucratic and monopolistic structures of power which surround them . |
| 9 | Most of the blocks mentioned here are at the physical level , but the emotional and mental blocks are equally important . |
| 10 | And it is hardly a coincidence that women here are on the negative side of the comparison . |
| 11 | The concerns here are with the internal efficiency of organisations : the design of structure and the motivation of groups and individuals to perform in line with stated goals . |
| 12 | Again , the pavements under consideration here are in the southeastern part of the province . |
| 13 | The Boro boss added : ‘ Forwards are at the sharp end , especially away from home , where it is harder for them . |