Example sentences of "[noun pl] are [adv prt] [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 The western American states are in on the act , too — Oregon , California and Alaska are growing at seven per cent — twice the rate of the remainder of the country .
2 Instead of presenting a strong , clear answer to this misconception , many Christians show that their defences are down at the very place where modern unbelief is most devastating .
3 You know where the swings are up by the shops ?
4 For those who came in late , the essay titles are up on the first year notice board .
5 I think there 's a book-rack up there and I think some of them , the patterns are out of the magazine and they 're just , in a rack , I think .
6 SIXTEEN contracts are up in the summer at the struggling second division club .
7 After a break of almost 6 months , the pickets are back at the Jet laboratories at Culham in Oxfordshire .
8 I urge my hon. Friend to keep in close touch to make sure that response times are up to the charter .
9 For the mobile unit , it must be well built and braced to allow for moving over uneven ground , if the birds are in at the time , then the extra weight on the floor will be 204 kg for the 100 bird house and 409 kg for the 200 bird house .
10 That is correct , and the privatised noses are in among the privatised silver , getting the benefit .
11 The Biozorb units are back with the idea of trickle bar , layers of foam , and a plastic media — in this case Cyprio 's own media .
12 Even car towaways are in on the act .
13 Once the New Year festivities are out of the way , we expect that sales will pick up significantly and continue to improve as we come into the traditional pre-spring buying season . ’
14 Feminist demands are out for the moment .
15 There 's an R in the month again so oysters are back on the menu .
16 Woolwich says six-month arrears are back to the levels of February 1988 and the Abbey National says short-term arrears have been declining since the end of last summer and repossessions are stable or falling .
17 ‘ Meanwhile , until we know what the Kamalians are up to the more people we have on the job the better .
18 Sexual offences are down on the same period last year by 31pc .
19 And the ice men from Milton keynes are through to the final of the Autumn trophy they beat Swindon in the semi-final
20 It 's all in , I mean the days are down from the top to the bottom .
21 The Portuguese , Greek and Italians are in on the same thing too .
22 Now the banned films are back on the screens and the film-makers are on the streets .
23 And tomatoes take over the greenhouse once the bedding plants are out of the way , ’ Connie explained .
24 Well , as you know , dogs are out of the question .
25 I do n't want to turn round cos the lights are on at the moment .
26 Eight changes are out of the question for Lord 's next Thursday but England must do something to stop the rot before all hope of regaining the Ashes disappears for another two years .
27 Eight changes are out of the question for Lord 's next Thursday but England must do something to stop the rot before all hope of regaining the Ashes disappears for another two years .
28 A great inducement of ‘ start-ups ’ or ‘ green-field projects ’ , where the original investors are in on the ground floor , is that they will make a killing if the company one day goes on to the Stock Exchange , or is gobbled up by a predator in a takeover bid .
29 But when the customers are out on the street , or running specialist companies , Big Blue has a lot to learn .
30 And now all the serious things are out of the way , it 's time for a little fun . ’
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