Example sentences of "they be [verb] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In addition , they are organising a promotional campaign to expand the Lanka Guardian 's readership . |
| 2 | This is one case where , again , I make the point that I am proud to stand here and support the policies of the Adam Smith Institute which every Tory Member should also support , but unfortunately they are afraid to do so because they are facing a general election , knowing that they will be out of power within six months . |
| 3 | Erm , now as as this so called generous funding in fact , the police authority are facing a straight deficit of three hundred and twenty-eight thousand , they are facing a further deficit of four hundred and twenty-five thousand because they have only been given one and a half percent for pay , where all the information we have been given from the Home Office , you can shake your head as much as you like Chairman , it is in fact true , and in fact , in fact as reported in the Guardian , on , only the day before yesterday , yet again the police bill is to be , almost certainly four percent , not one and a half . |
| 4 | Ideally , all doctors should participate in regular ongoing appraisal and training to ensure that they are providing a good service to their undergraduate and postgraduate students . |
| 5 | Never feel uncomfortable warning people you encounter halfway up a mountain who are dressed for the beach that they are taking a great risk proceeding without extra clothing and food . |
| 6 | In the third year , honours students with German as their major subject spend a minimum of eight months in a German-speaking country , either as a student , or as a part-time assistant in a school , or , if they are taking a joint degree , most probably attending courses at a university . |
| 7 | But when apparatchiks from Central Office , who have us acting as stewards ( ie , usherettes ) are often seen risking life and limb , SAS-style , in order to arrive at a doorway at the same time as a minister does , they are taking a serious risk with morale . |
| 8 | Precise figures are hard to come by , because many European discount chains are privately owned , but no one doubts that they are taking a growing share of the $140 billion or so that Europeans spend on food each year . |
| 9 | While students may be financially worse off , they are being better cared for and they are taking an increasing part in assessing the quality of their courses . |
| 10 | Falling interest rates make it even more important for investors to check that they are getting a reasonable return from their funds . |
| 11 | A new generation of canny investors who have inherited family fortunes will quickly switch banks if they think they are getting a raw deal . |
| 12 | This is thought to be widespread , and is causing institutional investors , big holders of junk from the late 1980s , to complain that they are getting a raw deal . |
| 13 | We must recognise that they are getting a raw deal and are being victimised by the Government . |
| 14 | These implementations were at Nomura ( a global securities company ) , the Japanese Patent Office ( where they are implementing a paperless application and investigation system ) , and NTI ( their multi-vendor integrated architecture for their own internal operation ) . |
| 15 | But when you keep the big names supplied with a particular kind of amusement you can always depend on it that the police are found to be in the wrong , or that they are framing an innocent man , or that the children in question are his nieces . |
| 16 | Two minutes later they are flying a flat trajectory , tiny white caps flecking the sea way below , and Paul breathes . |
| 17 | They will say that they do n't have the courage to stay emotionally alive , particularly if they are serving a long sentence . |
| 18 | For example , it seems that rats must be able to move about and explore their environment if they are to form an adequate map of it . |
| 19 | Even now they are realising a new dream . |
| 20 | Even now they are realising a new dream . |
| 21 | There is no need to become over-anxious about the subject of diet for the elderly.We simply need to keep a careful eye on things , to see that they are eating a good variety of food which includes plenty of protein , dairy products and fresh fruit and vegetables , together with some roughage , which is often best taken in the form of a bran cereal , and which will , in many cases , completely eliminate the problem of constipation and ease that of piles . |
| 22 | Does he not therefore find it extraordinary that the Labour and Liberal parties remain committed to the abolition of grant maintained schools and that in local government they are waging a relentless campaign against G M schools , as typified by the behaviour of Essex County Council . |
| 23 | They are taught a broad range of subjects , they learn about childcare and have a good preparation for motherhood , and they provide support and solidarity to each other . |
| 24 | STUDENTS pay ⅕ of the personal community charge for the period during which they are undertaking a full-time course of education . |
| 25 | Students will pay only 20% of the Community Charge providing they are undertaking a full time course of higher education . |
| 26 | For example , one of the things I 've been doing today is submitting titles for Waterstones ’ summer reading promotion ; they are sponsoring a 32 page supplement in Elle , and are doing a run-on . |
| 27 | It is because they are using a revolutionary weapon — general and unlimited strikes — in order to achieve a parliamentary aim , the formation of a popular front government |
| 28 | If you buy the Relate 2000 you will only be able to use it to see the person you are calling if they are using a compatible model . |
| 29 | We want to get people to forget they are using an artificial leg , then everyone else will forget . ’ |
| 30 | The methodology in Advance with English leads the learners gradually from exercises in which they are given a great deal of guidance , to ones in which there is almost no guidance . |