Example sentences of "they be [verb] [to-vb] [adv prt] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thus , if in a set of decimals to be compared , the longest one really is the smallest , it will attract such pupils when they are asked to pick out the smallest as well as those who select it for the correct reason . |
| 2 | There 's a bloody riot going on , the town is crammed with nigs , er blacks , and they are looking to sort out the Young Conservatives . |
| 3 | They are trying to prop up the tumbling stockmarket by cutting the supply of new issues . |
| 4 | I think that the compan companies out there have not made any profits for about five years , and they 're desperate to return to er an even keel , and they are going to force up the price of goods and services as soon humanly possible , and we 'll pick up the bill . |
| 5 | A plant 's leaves are ideally placed to detect day length , for they are designed to pick up the sun 's light for photosynthesis . |
| 6 | They are designed to cut out the reflective glare that can be potentially harmful to someone spending long hours working in front of a computer screen . |
| 7 | They are designed to cut out the reflective glare that can be potentially harmful to someone spending long hours working in front of a computer screen . |
| 8 | When executive search consultants leave or retire , they are forced to sell back the equity to other partners who , on election to the partnership , are encouraged to purchase stock at an agreed rate . |
| 9 | They are needed to dress up the stage for the production of Willy Russell 's Stags And Hens which is about to go into rehearsal at the Arts . |
| 10 | They are itching to hold up the red card to an establishment that does n't believe that ex-pros have the right pedigree to control top matches . |
| 11 | She says that they 're trying to clear up the waste created by thousands of people — it 's a long job and they may not have time to do it all . |
| 12 | So she 's phoned , and I says , ask them if they 're coming to board up the windows which were boarded when she went in ? |
| 13 | They 're from one of the country Women 's Institutes , and they 're coming to check out the suitability of the bush walk for a much larger party — most of them elderly . |
| 14 | Nor , says Mr Imai , should they be allowed to write off the exorbitant sums they spend on promoting group-wide harmony . |
| 15 | What was more , they were threatening to burn down the capital if Colonel Rebu was not set free — and Port-au-Prince is mostly built of wood . |
| 16 | These dances mattered very much to Petipa and all nineteenthcentury balletmasters because they were expected to show off the wealth of talent found in the many imperial , Royal and State theatres , e.g. all the characters from other fairy tales who came to Aurora 's wedding and the character dances in Swan Lake . |
| 17 | They were going to put on the big show . |
| 18 | They would be in favour of it if it could be worked out in a practical form : but it did not mean they were going to give up the freedom of the seas . |