Example sentences of "they be [vb pp] [prep] a [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It seems that this perception is a common one amongst black kids , whether they are headed for a sports career or not . |
| 2 | They are kept in a 36″ × 15″ × 12″ community tank containing a total of 25 fish , including Mollies , Albino Sharks and an Angelfish . |
| 3 | Miss Jeanette , who at the time was Nichol 's 16year-old girlfriend , told how a week after the attack they were stopped at a police road block . |
| 4 | They were seized in a police raid on his home . |
| 5 | FIVE UDA blackmailers jailed last week after they were snared in a police sting were the organisation 's top extortionists . |
| 6 | Well we had the parks to look after , we had the baths , the public baths and the playing fields to er they were administered through a parks superintendent . |
| 7 | Some of the crowd attempted to strike up with ‘ We shall overcome ’ but they were interrupted by a police loudspeaker announcement , which was shouted down ; this was probably an order to disperse but very few could have heard it . |
| 8 | One of them was dressed in a Bugs Bunny rabbit costume and was handing out leaflets . |