Example sentences of "[noun pl] is [verb] at [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Construction of a massive hydro-electric project on one of Tibet 's largest freshwater lakes is proceeding at speed despite fears that it could lead to ecological disaster . |
| 2 | The mermaid did indeed return to claim Lutey and it is said that every nine years hence , one of his descendants is lost at sea . |
| 3 | Classification of functional gut disorders is proliferating at present , but there is much overlap of various functional symptom clusters and labelling these does not necessarily prove a common cause and may lend a false validity to the diagnosis . |
| 4 | Disease caused by fungal attacks is kept at bay with the prompt removal of both infected and damaged material . |
| 5 | Often land owned by the company for many years is shown at cost and few people , other than the directors and possibly the company 's bank manager , are aware of the true value of the land stock . |
| 6 | However , the Consumer Transactions ( Restrictions on Statements ) Order 1976 has been made under the Fair Trading Act 1973 ( The procedure for making these orders is explained at paragraph 16–40 below ) . |
| 7 | A list of the matters which should be covered in a set of standard terms is included at Appendix A at the end of this book . |
| 8 | So perhaps the moral for itinerant artists is to stay at home and work with what you know . |
| 9 | A table of ASCII values is included at Annex A and the values returned by the function and other special keys are tabulated below . |
| 10 | The division between the sleeping and run sections is fitted at floor level with a hole just large enough to allow the ferrets easy passage but small enough to prevent them dragging food carcasses from the run section into the sleeping quarters . |
| 11 | The rate of production of red cells is increased at altitude in response to lowered oxygen and this can be helpful in some mild forms of anaemia . |