Example sentences of "are [adj] [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Among them are outstanding objects from the Olmec , Aztec and Maya civilisations including a turquoise Aztec mosaic mask in the form of two intertwined rattlesnakes , painted codices from pre-Hispanic times , among them the Codex Zouche , stone architectural fragments from Mayan sites and jades from the Olmec period . |
| 2 | Paul Moriarty , Jonathan Griffiths and Ian Marlow in particular are outstanding players at the top of their form at the moment . ’ |
| 3 | The Law Society may refuse to cancel an RFL 's entry where there are outstanding complaints about the RFL concerning his or her professional conduct or where there are proceedings pending against him or her before the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal . |
| 4 | Where previously REM have relied on their unique four-way telepathy to create their masterworks , ‘ Out Of Time ’ welcomes a string quartet into the picture and there are outstanding contributions from rapper KRS-1 and Kate Pierson of The B-52s . |
| 5 | Throughout Davies is responsive to the humour , the provocative argument and the emotion of the piece , and there are outstanding performances in the leading roles . |
| 6 | Hybrids between jack donkeys and mares , or stallions and she-asses , are outstanding subjects for research in reproductive biology — both animal and human |
| 7 | There are hazel flecks in the blue eyes . |
| 8 | It is said that there are surviving accounts of repair work done to the mill both in 1744–5 and 1751–3 . |
| 9 | In truth there are liquid acrylics of varying viscosity and therefore suitable for different uses , but the one thing which they all have in common is that they open up acrylic work to the whole field of design and illustration and offer other useful techniques for the fine artist . |
| 10 | ‘ Our sales people are two-way channels of information ; they are n't there just to tell booksellers about our books , though obviously that 's a very important part of it . |
| 11 | They differ from older forms of association in that they are two-way trades of complementary strengths among competitors . |
| 12 | But not many will be able to move in this rarefied atmosphere and , mercifully , there are lower strata in which to breathe and have one 's being . |
| 13 | Although they were eventually eaten , the Hamwic sheep were not reared primarily for eating , and there are lower quantities of fowl and poultry than at early- and middle-Saxon farms . |
| 14 | Since these states of affairs are of the essence of human perceptual consciousness and , therefore , of the human mind , it must follow that there are non-physical states of affairs essential to the human mind . |
| 15 | There are private hospitals in Bath , Bournemouth , Bristol , Dorchester , Exeter , Plymouth , Taunton , Torquay and Truro , as well as several centres offering private health screening . |
| 16 | in no circumstances are split-screen shots to be used ; and |
| 17 | It 's been designed to act as a snug environment for babies up to six months and there are ample pockets for nappies , easy heats and favourite toys . |
| 18 | They do obtain their nutrients from the host 's living tissue , but apparently there are ample supplies for both host and guests , and the arthropods usually suffer no ill effects . |
| 19 | Nor does the need for more fertilisers for purposes of modern agricultural methods pose any problem , as there are ample supplies of phosphates and potash . |
| 20 | As the recent experience of many English villages shows only too well , there are ample opportunities for conflict to arise between both farmers and farm workers on the one hand and the newcomers on the other . |
| 21 | There are ample opportunities for those who wish to take part in music-making.There are also fine collections of keyboard and other historical musical instruments maintained by the Faculty of Music . |
| 22 | *1987 figures are combined totals for Finnish People 's Democratic League ( SKDL ) and Democratic Alternative ( DEVA ) . |
| 23 | The reason for this discrepancy is not known ; it might be because there are short-term fluctuations in the rate of lava eruption and that recently the rate has been well below the long-term average . |
| 24 | The plans referred to are short-term plans for periods of from one week to one month . |
| 25 | The level of linkage is quite dense in both extracts , but there are striking differences in the choice of devices used in each case . |
| 26 | Horatian metres both dictate and accommodate Horatian syntax ; in every poem there are striking effects of word order which , on the one hand , may be said to have been contrived , or willed by the poet , but on the other can be seen as arising from metrical necessity . |
| 27 | Even under vastly different social conditions there are striking continuities between the violent interruptions to pre-industrial fairs and festivals , and the customary eruptions during modern Bank Holidays or the weekly carnival of misrule at contemporary football games — where the football rowdy , with his territorial edginess , mascots , emblems and choral arrangements in the ‘ rough music ’ tradition , must seem like the incarnation of the unruly apprentice , or the late Victorian ‘ Hooligan ’ . |
| 28 | To the casual observer the layout of the plant and the flexibility introduced by the carriers are striking improvements over the traditional assembly plant with the track making its inexorable progress past every fixed work station , and Volvo claim that the increased cost of building the plant in this way is covered by improvements in quality and productivity . |
| 29 | Now American producers are tactfully claiming the script is not based on Liz 's life and marriage to builder Larry Fortensky , even though there are striking similarities between her past and the film 's plot . |
| 30 | Unlikely as it may seem , there are striking similarities between the major European languages and Sanskrit . |