Example sentences of "be [noun pl] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If someone has learned how to operate a word-processor or complete an accurate and intelligible technical drawing then it may be that these are skills he can build upon and will not have to relearn . |
| 2 | ‘ The way things are suits us both . |
| 3 | These are suits you can push to the limit . |
| 4 | These are titles I cherish and do not intend to give up easily . |
| 5 | Yes , there are times we should cut the crap and get on with the ‘ real ’ issues of starvation and disease , but to dismiss all problems of prejudice and inequality as whining self-pity is callous beyond belief . |
| 6 | There are times we dream you back to being |
| 7 | I tell you , Rose , there are times I wish Araminta had married Quatt , and welcome . ’ |
| 8 | ’ There are times you do n't agree in football . |
| 9 | If they are voluminous , they are not notes — if they are notes they are not voluminous . |
| 10 | There are projects we 're working on in Santa Barbara that — ’ |
| 11 | Indian journalists are busily burrowing into the business affairs of the prime minister 's family , and there are signs they might find something embarrassing . |
| 12 | Her hands are claws she keeps concealed within her rags and tatters . |
| 13 | They often go out as individuals , and where there are clubs we either do not hear from them , or their existence is short-lived . |
| 14 | There are rules we have to keep . |
| 15 | The snows of yesteryear have gone ; but look , there are chains we can not strike off . |
| 16 | So , so there 's that , there 's that kind of incentive behind it and , and , and , and that normal yield is , is gon na operate for three years , if there are improvements we 're still gon na keep that the normal yield tax based exactly the same . |
| 17 | And because they , too , are prisoners they detest the convicts , and their children ape their elders and shout ‘ Fascists ! ’ as the zeks walk in their guarded column between the Zone and the Factory . |
| 18 | As many of our readers are non-members we have included a page ‘ What is the NCT ’ . |
| 19 | There are traps you can fall into if you do too much television — although I 've been on a lot since '89 , I do tend to turn most things down . |
| 20 | But at the end of the day they are n't in that league cos most thieves are opportunists they seize a common opportunity that is presented to them by or it could be they 've actually just watched her go out and more of a chance . |
| 21 | Be they established classics or minor masterpieces , these are books you will want to keep . |
| 22 | ‘ These are words I 've not used for five years . ’ |
| 23 | This shows that they are words you are mentioning , or borrowing from another type of discourse , rather than words which you are using " in your own voice " . |
| 24 | Because neither of us are designers it was essential to invest , up-front , in some careful design in order to make the production as easy as possible . |
| 25 | The demands of personal intimacy are demands they are just not prepared to meet . |
| 26 | As we are time-travellers we can peer into the future and notice that it is the professional class that will have the last laugh ; for the ‘ bourgeoisie ’ ( as Marx called them ) took over from the gentry . |
| 27 | Had we been animals we would have hunted co-operatively , bred regularly and protected one another rigorously . |
| 28 | Oh no no that 's because those are pictures it 's like a chapter . |
| 29 | As soon as those are published , employers are put on notice that there are steps they really ought to be taking . |
| 30 | There are steps you can take to counter the effects of nervousness but try not to get worked up about staying calm along with everything else . |