Example sentences of "they 're a " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ They 're a good twenty years younger , and they 've only known them a year or two . |
| 2 | I 've met one or two schoolteachers , but then again they 're a bigger group in society as a whole . |
| 3 | Because they 're a private school , they can take anybody they like — which is me in this case . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ They 're a map of who you are . |
| 5 | They 're a group . |
| 6 | The surgeon took one look at my eyes and said , bluntly : ‘ Well , they 're a right mess , are n't they ? ’ . |
| 7 | They 're a funny council , Sewingbury . |
| 8 | she s still got her boots on , and they 're a bit muddy . |
| 9 | I reckon they 're friends cos they do n't really look like each other and there ai n't no grown up with them , like they 're a family out with their mum and dad . |
| 10 | Yes , they 're a total rip-off |
| 11 | I 'm not sure about these clothes , thought — they 're a bit weird . ’ |
| 12 | We 've still got to let them believe they 're a bit macho . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ But they 're a good size , ’ said his Mum . |
| 14 | He says they 're a real pushover . |
| 15 | They 're a bunch of mean guys — the worst kids . ’ |
| 16 | So , a correspondent hears gossip : ‘ The x have demanded bloodwealth from the government ’ — — ‘ Who or what are the x ? ’ — ‘ Oh , they 're a tribe in the area between Benghazi and Sirte . ’ |
| 17 | Not out of contempt , but because under the present circumstances , they 're a killer — people emerge exhausted ; you ca n't get artistic satisfaction . |
| 18 | ‘ They 're a little like mountaineers . |
| 19 | They 're a great base for those who want to take full advantage of the lively nightlife of Playa de las Americas and also be able to relax in the calmness of the grounds . |
| 20 | ‘ They 're a pretty crude lot . |
| 21 | All the elements are n't there , they 're a bit shaky , a bit jerky ; that 's what I like about them . |
| 22 | ‘ They 're a terrible nuisance . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ They 're a — er — a mixed bag , what the PA could afford . ’ |
| 24 | And it 's nothing more than what they deserve , for they 're a band of turncoats . |
| 25 | They 're a rough lot , them . |
| 26 | Yes , I think that an insight feminists have had about soap operas , about the real contributions they make , is that they 're a way of starting conversations about important topics , either in the family or with colleagues at work or whatever . |
| 27 | They 're a tasty , lower cost , alternative for lunchtimes and early evening meals available before 7.30pm Monday to Saturday . |
| 28 | They 're a rough lot . ’ |
| 29 | Nothing against them personally , in fact they 're a decent lot of fellows . |
| 30 | ‘ Ah well , my dear , you must remember they 're a long way from home , and many of them have n't had much feminine company for a while . |