Example sentences of "[pers pn] are [verb] several [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you are fitting several lights ( downlighters or eyeball spots , say ) , run this cable to the nearest fitting , and then run cable from this to the next nearest , and so on to the last . |
| 2 | Use the best quality paper , and if you are getting several photocopies made make sure they are done on good quality paper and not ordinary photocopy paper . |
| 3 | This may seem rather inelegant or wasteful but , if you are sampling several wines , swallowing them all will result in your senses of taste and smell , and thus your powers of differentiation , becoming jaded . |
| 4 | This is an acceptable solution if we expect to concentrate on one form of arithmetic for a number of instructions , but if we are using several forms ( for example , floating-point calculations with address computation in fixed-point format ) then we have to change the contents of the mode register continually . |
| 5 | ( 8 ) Audiotext Harvard OTC ) " They are expanding their telephone lines dramatically , as they are getting several times the number of calls they had anticipated . " |
| 6 | They are given several balloons and the object is to try and hit them over the heads of the team opposite and onto the floor . |