Example sentences of "and they [be] [verb] in [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's laid out but the plants look healthy and they 're kept in healthy conditions . |
| 2 | And they 're grouped in threes . |
| 3 | These two conceptions of the state provide a familiar antithesis in the history of political thought , and they are repeated in various forms , often tacitly conveyed , in modern political science . |
| 4 | The rods are situated mainly in the peripheral area of the retina and they are activated in lower levels of lighting . |
| 5 | The current protocols on access to and inter-lending of theses in Britain were developed by SCONUL , and they are printed in each issue of Aslib 's Index to Theses . |
| 6 | This is the lowest point of the local workings in the area and they are drained in this manner . |
| 7 | There is no doubt that factors like these are important in what we may call the social ‘ life ’ of language , and they are implicated in many aspects of linguistic variation and change . |
| 8 | If suitable provisions ( Clause 19 ) are included in the partnership agreement ( and they are discussed in greater detail in Chapter 7 ) the interests of the firm can be largely protected ( or at any rate damage limited ) : when getting rid of a miscreant partner is likely to be rather easier than dismissing an employee whose thoughts may have turned to taking proceedings for wrongful dismissal . |
| 9 | Fig. 1 ( p. 2 ) shows how these strata occur in Sussex and they are discussed in more detail under the headings which follow . |
| 10 | However , marine algae were very important in the early history of the evolution of the earth , and they are described in some detail in Chapters 7 and 8 . |
| 11 | It was the small firms who first spotted specialized market segments and exploited them , and they are encouraged in this by the ability to sub-contract most of the holiday provision to other operators . |
| 12 | Those two aspects mean that a small number of people can be members and they are held in some esteem . |
| 13 | John Cornford 's poems appeared in New Writing , the Cambridge Review , and the Student Vanguard , and they were collected in 1938 in John Cornford : a Memoir , edited by Pat Sloan . |
| 14 | Nevertheless , these historical manifestations of class action took many different forms , their effects were diverse , and they were related in various ways to other social movements and groups . |
| 15 | What and they were matched in some way ? |
| 16 | The two he uses on stage have held up well , though ; it 's remarkable because they 've never been rebuilt and they were made in 1959 . |
| 17 | They had a personal stake in improving their own incomes ( and they were aided in this by the growth of white-collar and public-sector trade unions ) , and they had a professional commitment to improve the lot of the clients of their services . |
| 18 | The old fabric biplanes were entirely satisfactory but then they were made out of small pieces of wood , they were well ventilated and they were kept in good dry hangars . |
| 19 | Far from it , personal publicity could hinder their work and they were engaged in serious business . |
| 20 | She was sending Auntie Lou the money for their rail tickets and they were to leave in two weeks ’ time . |
| 21 | The loan slips would then be used to enter the data into the microcomputer and they were filed in alphabetical order by title . |
| 22 | The animals were maintained in a restricted access room with controlled temperature ( 23°C ) and a light-dark cycle ( 12 hours : 12 hours ) , and they were housed in rack-mounted cages , each containing a maximum of six rats . |
| 23 | The relics were finally housed in the new cathedral dedicated to St Magnus at Kirkwall soon after 1137 and they were rediscovered in that same building in 1919 . |
| 24 | And now she could not stop talking , and he had put the book down , and they were shaking in each other 's arms , and he was kissing her , and she was kissing him , and really this would not do — they were in the embassy library , and anyone might come in , and , ‘ Dr Neil , we can not make love here ; it would not be proper , ’ she said breathlessly . |
| 25 | They were some of the first cars to be withdrawn when the fleet was modernised , and they were scrapped in 1934 . |
| 26 | All branches received some and they were left in public places . |
| 27 | All branches received some and they were left in public places . |