Example sentences of "[prep] [noun pl] [am/are] [verb] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The study concludes that up to 10 per cent of roads are giving way at the edges , requiring what is known as " haunch repairs " . |
| 2 | 3 In an earlier article , ‘ The Dematerialisation of Art ’ which she wrote with John Chandler in 1968 , she had also stressed : ‘ As more and more work is designed in the studio , but executed elsewhere by professional craftsmen , as the object becomes merely the end product , a number of artists are losing interest in the physical evolution of the work of art ’ . |
| 3 | Just as Inter-railers traditionally take overnight express trains to get a night 's sleep , so small teams of Germans are roaming North America , checking the schedules carefully for flights with catering or overnight trips which save on accommodation . |
| 4 | Two of the essential needs of animals are to have freedom of movement and to be able to perform most if not all natural behaviour patterns . |
| 5 | ‘ A lot of teenagers are leaving school without any sex education , especially gay men . |
| 6 | of applicants are refused community care grant because they do not meet the basic criteria . |
| 7 | Made seriously , these are very grave undertakings , but no one present pretends for one minute that the second set of godparents are mouthing agreement to things they even understand , never mind believe . |
| 8 | THOUSANDS of families are towing caravan deathtraps behind them on their holidays , a shock survey revealed yesterday . |
| 9 | At the integral level of stylistic affinity — the level at which " schools " of mosaicists are assumed Co be discernable — two separate schools are recognised . |
| 10 | As he follows up a security leak about a number of suspicious deaths in the nuclear industry , around him a more macabre series of murders are taking place . |
| 11 | The SLF has been pushing Government to ensure the interests of landlords are taken care of in the regulations but in the meantime , Mr Barlow said the advice not to relet was the only choice even although it would have a serious effect on entrants wanting to get into let holdings . |
| 12 | And although the arrangements made at Clovis 's death certainly set a precedent , it did not ensure the succession of all Merovingian males , despite Gregory of Tours 's famous dictum that " all boys born of kings are called king 's sons " . |
| 13 | The Institute of Manpower Studies survey of nurses reports : an increasing number of nurses are taking time off sick . |
| 14 | 5 FUTURE TEACHER TRAINING COURSE The potential teachers day held at Potters Bar did not generate enough local interest to become viable although several people from a wide variety of locations are showing interest — . |
| 15 | At the opposite extreme 14 per cent of men aged 75 + and 30 per cent of women are rendered house bound because of their disability ( see Figure 4.5 ) . |
| 16 | A group of schoolchildren are drawing attention to the threat to tropical rainforests by composing their own ecological symphony . |
| 17 | A group of nuns are facing eviction from their convent after running up debts of more than a million pounds . |
| 18 | A group of nuns are facing eviction from their convent after running up debts of more than a million pounds . |
| 19 | Bananas in pyjamas are coming down the stairs , bananas in pyjamas are coming down in pairs , bananas in pyjamas are chasing teddy bears , half of you will be alright to catch them on their way . |
| 20 | Bananas in pyjamas are coming down the stairs , bananas in pyjamas are coming down in pairs , bananas in pyjamas are chasing teddy bears , half of you will be alright to catch them on their way . |
| 21 | Huge contributions from parents are saving school from a complete breakdown , according to an investigation by the Mail on Sunday . |
| 22 | These assumptions about ourselves in relation to others are called life positions because they tend to dictate the positions we take up throughout life . |