Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] ['s] [noun] they be " in BNC.
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| 1 | A printing firm has gone into liquidation , giving staff just a few hours ' notice they were losing their jobs . |
| 2 | A couple of scientists had been working on Edgeøya for most of the summer , and this young bear had appeared near the old trapper 's hut they were staying in ( which was near the beach where we had landed ) . |
| 3 | This means that when they watch another group 's work they are affected by what they do , they 're all working within the same fictional context . |
| 4 | After a few years ' disgrace they were back living quietly but comfortably in Moscow . |
| 5 | After three days ' imprisonment they were convicted of attending an illegal gathering under the terms of Bophuthatswana 's Internal Security Act , fined , and released from custody . |
| 6 | But many adult learners also hold down a full-time job , and in the middle of a hard week 's work they are likely to be tired . |
| 7 | With a knowledge of each other 's roles they are able to predict and comprehend the actions of the other . |
| 8 | After five days ' walking they were obviously all fit and experienced . |
| 9 | After four years ' courtship they were married in 1874 — he was 34 , she 33 . |