Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb base] [pron] [be] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | By ordering the fourth Trident submarine , the Conservatives show they are the only party to be trusted with defending Britain . |
| 2 | The force of repression is like a great dam that holds back the raging torrents of the instincts of the unconscious and allows er some of them through , but others break through in holes , and holes and cracks appear which are the unconscious returning as one |
| 3 | It 'll cost a hundred and forty thousand pounds to build but some locals say it 's the wrong bridge in the wrong place |
| 4 | Student leaders say it 's the only way they can fight for their rights . |
| 5 | Paul 's wife , Caroline , and David 's wife , Carol , could n't care less about the subject and their friends reckon they 're The Odd Couple ! |
| 6 | The cops think I 'm the right build and they suspect gorilla man wears a wig and false moustache sometimes and maybe false teeth too . |
| 7 | Police belive he 's the so-called Fishermead rapist , who 's carried out a series of attacks on and around the Fishermead Estate . |
| 8 | Police believe he 's the so-called ’ Fishermead rapist ’ , who 's carried out a series of attacks on the Fishermead estate . |
| 9 | They suffer disproportionately because when the cuts come it 's the special needs support that many of these groups need that was the first to go . |
| 10 | proportionately because when the cuts come it 's the special need support that many of these groups need that was the first to go . |
| 11 | A comparison with wet nursing shows up certain similarities , not least because it highlights the way in which fashion , prejudice , and moral attitudes dictate what are the perceived duties of motherhood . |
| 12 | But others say it 's the only way to avoid accusations of a whitewash . |
| 13 | Its admirers say it is the consummate manager . |