Example sentences of "[vb base] [pron] be the [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 Today the Bangor editor said : ‘ We are determined to emulate our team and show we are the top dogs in north Down .
2 No , the ones who get me are the purposeful ones who are out to pull you down a peg or two when you were quite happy with the peg you were on .
3 Only you know which are the right questions for you to attempt .
4 We are both bruised and feeling stiff , but we know we 're the lucky ones . ’
5 As far as I know they are the original studs , measuring 23mm across .
6 ‘ I believe we 're the only ones left , ’ said Jed as they stopped at East Acton , a rather dark little station that looked as if it might be out in the country .
7 Pakeezah nodded her head : ‘ I find it is the little things which give you away if you are royalty : how you eat , how you talk , how you welcome people .
8 Some of them pretend they 're the illegitimate sons of noblemen , and some of them pretend someone else did the murder .
9 For example , they ask what are the strategic implications to the total company of various competitive actions .
10 I mean it 's the individual animals that have these properties are the ones that survive .
11 I think it is the critical statements , rather than the words of praise , that are more often uttered in the hearing of girls .
12 I think it were the Irish Times or something , or the Irish Betting Times or something like that , and she was the only one who did n't draw a horse , and she thought oh well that 's it , no chance .
13 I mean what are the essential differences between European local erm county systems and and
14 However , it is more likely that the marital conflict which precedes the separation and the stressful events which follow it are the real sources of difficulty .
15 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 .
16 Noting the times when you get a bite or catch fish is especially useful for night fishing , for you soon learn which are the productive periods and which are the dead times .
17 All there was probably was a hanging and you see there are the actual stubs of the tenterhooks are still visible .
18 See they 're the only teeth Tony 's got left .
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