Example sentences of "[adj] that they be [v-ing] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Did n't she think it was odd that they were taking such a risk ? |
| 2 | I mean it 's awful that they 're doing this , you know I ca n't believe they 're carrying on . |
| 3 | When asked , many designers are either unaware that they are performing any creative activity or are unable to describe it rationally . |
| 4 | It was only too appropriate that they were designing inert masses of rock with their noses in the air , and snow on them . |
| 5 | Either the US could allow themselves to be convinced that they were fighting one war , in Vietnam and Korea ; that with practically unlimited US military and economic assistance the French could defeat the main Vietminh forces in Tonkin ; and that revolution or insurgency could be contained in the rest of the country . |
| 6 | In practice when items of archaeological information , such as the date of the sculpture and its style , are taken into account , we can eliminate some quarries because they are not operational at that date or because we know the sculptors were working in certain places and it is highly improbable that they were using distant rather than local sources . |
| 7 | He was concerned that they were getting stuck in a rut and that he was not getting much creative thinking , though his company needed innovation for survival . |
| 8 | ‘ I have been excluded from my children for five months and I am very worried that they are becoming isolated from me , ’ said Allen , 57 , afterwards . |
| 9 | Regulations , directives , and decisions have in common that they are binding legislative Acts . |
| 10 | Current members seem satisfied that they are receiving good value for money , and are signing up for the second membership year which starts in May . |
| 11 | He may overcome the illness altogether but , even if this is not the case , he will certainly be able to make the most of his life and develop that special peace of mind which comes to those who are aware that they are doing all that they can to control the direction of their evolvement . |
| 12 | So many have been released in the wild that they 're threatening native species . |