Example sentences of "[conj] are [verb] [adv prt] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | THIS is the most advanced operating theatre in Europe , equipped with life-saving devices that are pushing back the frontiers of medical science . |
| 2 | The ant parts used to paint women 's faces in the maize festival are from the ants that are attracted to the extrafloral nectaries of cassava and keep insects off the beans that are trained up the more robust maize . |
| 3 | The feelings that are carried up the aisle or into the registry office are presumably countless . |
| 4 | The researchers are trying out different X-ray sources , including laboratory non-destructive testing rigs and a truck-mounted X-ray unit , and are working out the doses required . |
| 5 | Many of the biggest companies are refusing to take on new clients with such cars , and are jacking up the premiums on existing business . |
| 6 | Eggs escape under the bursa of the male and are carried up the trachea in the excess mucus produced in response to infection : they are then swallowed and passed in the faeces . |
| 7 | The trio scored 6/6 between them in rounds seven and eight and are carving up the rest of the field , none of whom has more than 50 per cent . |
| 8 | Everton got off to good start but are slipping down the table … |