Example sentences of "[conj] they be at [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 At low river flows the effects of pollution are greater than they are at high flows , and , if there is any contamination that is likely to affect textile processing , this will show up more in samples taken at such times .
2 It seems probable that elderly people as a whole have more secure incomes and are less marginalized as consumers today than they were at earlier times in this century .
3 assume that they 're at that level when they come to us and follow on from there .
4 Does he agree that they are at greater risk not from imports but from the minimum wage , which would devastate the knitwear industry ?
5 When the snake 's mouth is shut they lie flat , but when the jaws are opened wide to strike , the two upper teeth that supply the venom are pivoted down through about go degrees , so that they are at right angles to the top of the head .
6 Lie flat , bend the knees then straighten the legs upwards so that they are at right angles to your body .
7 Last nights looks good tho … having said that they are at full strength … ‘ cept for Barnes .
8 Most companies said they used the results as research , although a few said they advised workers that they were at higher risk in certain jobs than others .
9 It was quite clear to them that they were at this moment standing in the presence of a master .
10 Basically there are two academics in this country who consider themselves the countries expert in the singular on Corpus building and they are at different ends of the spectrum .
11 Only if they are at that time identified and agreed upon , will they be specific goods .
12 Clasp fingers behind your back and lean forwards , pushing your arms up until they 're at right angles to your back .
13 Many patients with substantial deformities remain asymptomatic , but they are at increased risk of neurological damage with the passage of time .
14 But they were at one minute 's notice to move .
15 It is now clear that there are very few towns which just grew because they were at suitable locations .
16 Now , when they are at pensionable age , their pension is much below that of people who were fortunate enough to keep their jobs .
17 He would often hold her hand when they were at large gatherings : it was , one friend wrote , " very touching " .
18 Surely all seats should be numbered and tickets allocated for individual seats as they are at other sporting and entertainment events .
19 However , interventions with other agencies and community development may be as relevant at this stage as they are at earlier levels of intervention .
20 The sale agreed and completed was thus for the land and buildings as they were at that time .
21 Sir Daniel bade his brother Roger , then living at Coniston Hall , make a report on the mines as they were at that time .
22 In civil defence terms the Scud attacks , directed as they were at civilian populations , posed a dilemma for the Israeli authorities as it was not known in advance whether the missiles would carry conventional or chemical warheads .
23 the ministers of the forest … have taken again into the forest lands and woods as entirely as they were at any time , contrary to the Charter … and cause ditches to be thrown down , and interfere with their cultivation , and take from them grievous and excessive ransoms .
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