Example sentences of "[vb past] [conj] they be the [adj] " in BNC.

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1 I realized that they were the two lights of a coach .
2 He stood the boxes side by side and then realised that they were the same size .
3 My partner then called out a number of articles and asked if they were the chosen one .
4 The pupils decided that they were the same in that context and were satisfied that there were only three different shapes if they did not allow fences in the middle or squares just touching at the corners .
5 I guess Jim meant that they were the first American string company to invent these strings .
6 but she said that they were the same price
7 Much of the literature on goals has linked recognition and power and concluded that they are the same goal set .
8 Preston looked at him and wondered if they were the same nightmares he had .
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