Example sentences of "[subord] they [be] [verb] in [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( The horns fetch tens of thousands of dollars in the Far East , where they are used in fever-reducing medicines — not as aphrodisiacs , as is commonly supposed . ) |
| 2 | Description , interpretation and judgement are the subjects of separate chapters , where they are considered in more detail . |
| 3 | With their subsequent production , It Pays To Advertise ( 1924 ) , they moved to the Aldwych Theatre , where they were joined in 1925 by the playwright Ben Travers [ q.v. ] , who was to describe Lynn in his memoirs as ‘ the greatest farcical actor I was ever lucky enough to know and watch and work with ’ . |
| 4 | There are other sexist conventions of usage , however , which — although they are reproduced in everyday speech and writing — are ultimately sanctified by the authority of grammar books and dictionaries . |
| 5 | Longer-term planning forced BR to embark upon life-extension programmes for several locomotive types expected to be needed until well into the 1990s , although they were halted in 1989 before being completed . |
| 6 | However , they were not normally set up for the heavy infantryman 's tactics of prolonged defence before a steady advance , although they were misused in these roles at times . |
| 7 | Miners now work in the licensed mines for less than they were paid in British Coal 's mines . |
| 8 | Stars near the sun have both well some have blue shifts and some have red shifts , so they 're moving in all directions relative to the sun . |
| 9 | Let's see if they 're go in this I wonder if I can balance them on top of the on top of the potatoes . |
| 10 | Garden centre managers need to know that wildflower seeds have to be grown from native stock ; that highly ornate ‘ mock-Tudor ’ nest-boxes put nestlings ' lives at risk by attracting predators ; that the natural balance of a pond is not best served by chemical algicides ; that salted peanuts are a killer for birds ; that eco-friendly insecticides are a contradiction in terms ; and that wildflowers and buddleias are little help to wildlife if they 're grown in peat-based compost . |
| 11 | It 's wrong , Mr Deputy Speaker , if they 're living in this country erm on a semi-permanent basis and happen to have been here last October they 'll have a vote so will any everybody else who 's a citizen of the European union , so will peers of the realm who happen to be living elsewhere whether they 're in this country or outside this country under these regulations and previous regulations , have a vote in the European elections and I think it 's wholly wrong that erm citizens of other European countries namely France because that 's the one and it 's remarkable is it not that France is the one that 's gon na be the cause of this whole edifice collapsing if we do n't submit to their extra demands but citizens of France who are citizens living in their colonies , as I 've said in South America , the West Indies and the Pacific , will have a vote in the European elections on June the ninth and yet we have got citizens for whom we are responsible for in this house , we can not shirk it onto anyone else , we deny them the responsibility and I think it 's about time the house addressed this matter . |
| 12 | Well I think one of the advantages of a nursery schooling is certainly a considerable amount of social interaction for the children , which very often they wo n't be obtaining , either if they 're living in high rise flats , or at the other end of the social spectrum if they 're parents are living in large houses with large gardens and no other children within the vicinity . |
| 13 | Well I think one of the advantages of a nursery schooling is certainly a considerable amount of social interaction for the children , which very often they wo n't be obtaining , either if they 're living in high rise flats , or at the other end of the social spectrum if their parents are living in large houses with large gardens and no other children within the vicinity . |
| 14 | I do understand that many people think wild animals roam over very large spaces and therefore feel cramped if they are kept in restricted areas but most have territories , areas which they mark out for themselves in various ways , and spend all their time inside these territories anyway and consequently they can consider their enclosure as being their own territory . |
| 15 | If they are cut in half they will be easier for younger pupils to wield . |
| 16 | The first of these conditions is that the rules must contain in some form restrictions on the free use of violence , theft , and deception to which human beings are tempted but which they must , in general , repress , if they are to coexist in close proximity to each other … |
| 17 | This is because some tablets , especially those prescribed for deworming purposes , often have a nasty taste and may cause your dog to salivate if they are swallowed in this form . |
| 18 | If they are moved in that order then it would take twelve operations to move from a to b . |
| 19 | If they are placed in secondary roles , or it is assumed that women 's identity is to be found in mothering , then the fact of their presence reinforces a certain understanding of the feminine . |
| 20 | However , it is essential to recognise that towing aids are only really safe for use in normal flying conditions , and caution is needed if they are used in windy weather . |
| 21 | The same applies to acknowledgements ( and other devices common in full-length books ) if they are used in short essays . |
| 22 | If they are correlated in some way , then we should see a pattern when we consider the sets of scores across several people . |
| 23 | The plants from countries with hot dry summers tend to put their roots down very deeply into the soil , especially if they are growing in rocky soil on exposed " hillsides , so containers with as much depth as possible are advisable . |
| 24 | It is frequently said that most herbs do best if they are growing in well-drained soil , somewhat short of plant food , and in a position which is sunny and sheltered . |
| 25 | If they are held in overcrowded conditions , unfit for a dog to live in , and have no meaningful occupation — I do not mean soulless , non-productive work — they have no alternative but to fall into mischief and cause trouble . |
| 26 | And despite the valid excuses , Rangers still must find an extra dimension if they are to prosper in this competition . |
| 27 | They extended their warnings to children of divorce , claiming that such children would also experience great disruption in their lives if they were to live in two houses , that is , in the case of joint custody between the two former spouses . |
| 28 | Well if they were built in sixty six , and I think they were , they are now , how old are they now ? |
| 29 | In a simple case , we might have the following key set : These thirty-four records need only 34 storage positions , but if they were stored in self-indexing form they would take up 359 storage positions , and there would be five gaps of 91 , 1 , 1 , 94 and 138 positions respectively . |
| 30 | He reckoned his enemies would be concealed in the forest , and if they were mustering in any strength at all , would need to use the comparatively level and open banks for their attack . |