Example sentences of "[coord] [am/are] [vb pp] [prep] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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1 | Whether creole varieties are termed ‘ dialects of ’ English or are regarded as languages in their own right is a Political and ideological question , which concerns the social identity of groups of speakers . |
2 | Equally the enunciation of statements C and D may enable certain individuals to dominate the group in the name of an ‘ imagined community ’ of race or class which they either claim or are made by others to represent . |
3 | Women will no longer accept that they are relegated to the kitchen or are treated as machines for the production of children . |
4 | Of the 426 chemicals cleared for use in farming , 166 are known to cause , or are suspected of links with cancer , birth defects , genetic mutations and allergies . |
5 | Otherwise they are syphoned off into mysterious Liechtenstein trusts , or are invested in companies whose identities are kept secret . |
6 | Anyone who has visited a number of medieval castles will know how admirable their sites often are : how they command distant views , or river crossings , or are placed in situations of great natural strength . |
7 | Yet some women continue to feel unwell or are plagued by discomforts such as varicose veins , backache , bleeding gums or faintness . |
8 | They have no tradition of sharing pay-notes as do miners who work under , or are influenced by rules for work relations generated under , the cavilling/marra system . |
9 | The relevant form is 20 pages long and contains more than 50 questions , and the 1 million people a year who labour to fill it in often fail to do so or are helped by relatives and friends ; 100,000 go to the citizens advice bureaux for help . |
10 | The majority of IBM RS/6000 servers however , are installed in commercial environments , or are linked to systems which do not meet IDC 's technical criteria for workstations and are therefore not counted in workstation market figures , the Framingham , Massachusetts research outfit says . |
11 | The majority of IBM RS/6000 servers however , are installed in commercial environments , or are linked to systems that do not meet IDC 's technical criteria for workstations and are therefore not counted in workstation market figures , the Framingham , Massachusetts research outfit says . |
12 | The sections which resemble realistic narrative are either mocked through parenthetical comments , which reduce the passages to pastiche , or are phrased as hypotheses : ‘ Your uncle will meet you at the boat ( with his car — even threw that in ) . |
13 | He spends his earnings on the latest tricks , which can cost £100 each , and are sent from shops and magic clubs throughout Britain . |
14 | An interesting feature of the method is that the functions and are obtained in terms of the prescribed initial data by solving generalized versions of Abel 's integral equation for the tautochrone problem of classical particle mechanics . |
15 | The panels or arrays are used to run electrical appliances or systems and are connected to batteries to store surplus power . |
16 | Great northern divers , having spent the winter singly in many of the Shetland voes , gather in parties and are joined by birds from further south . |
17 | Another thing for which Camacha is renowned is its camellia trees , which grow very tall and are covered in blooms . |
18 | If you have a pond complete with fountain , and are troubled by herons , the latest deterrent device the Aquaguard by Stockport-based Mattison Bros Ltd could be just what you are looking for . |
19 | All of the costumes feature a headdress , train and are worn with gloves . |
20 | Second , rapid eye movements are not continuous during REM , but come in periodic bursts , typically lasting between two and ten seconds , and are separated by periods of sleep lasting up to three minutes with low voltage , mixed frequency EEG and muscle atonia . |
21 | It is for this reason that these sorts of incident are particularly disliked by policemen and are marginalized to policewomen , wherever staffing levels allow . |
22 | These relief-areas are high above the viewer 's eye-level and are overhung by cornices . |
23 | On the other hand warrants invariably start out with much longer lives and are exercised on dates predetermined by the issuing company . |
24 | Figure 8.8 Sage grouse mate on leks , in which males aggregate and defend territories from each other and are visited by females . |
25 | The leaves are much rounder and are borne on stalks up to ½ inch ( 1¼ cms ) long . |
26 | The individual lengths of gutter are connected with joints and are secured with brackets . |
27 | The poles pass through the split sleeves and are secured in eyelets on the sides of the inner . |
28 | Once changes in the classroom have been made and special items of furniture and equipment have been introduced , they usually come to be accepted as a matter of course and are regarded by pupils as ‘ how things are ’ . |
29 | Any comments ( which are there for our benefit and are ignored by Windows ) are preceded by a semicolon as follows : |
30 | The fenoderee possess phenomenal strength and are favoured by farmers for helping with heavy agricultural tasks , in particular they are famous for their skill and thoroughness in harvesting crops , and have been known to thresh a barnful of corn in one night . |