Example sentences of "they be [prep] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Some plants like kitchen windows , especially if they are over a steamy sink , but always check first .
2 And that is where they are hanging now , and they are worth a great deal .
3 They are worth a great deal even today , because of the familiar insinuations that Eliot was as much a political reactionary as a religious bigot .
4 To what extent they are under a legal obligation to do so will be the subject of the following section .
5 Insiders are in a privileged position ; they are under a moral duty to act responsibly , and not to profit from information which they receive but do not own .
6 How well off they are under a Conservative government .
7 Both sides have a point to prove Saints that they can bounce back quickly from the Bradford disappointment ; Leeds that they are on a consistent run of wins .
8 But certainly when we in the regional office get that that advice before before we put a submission to ministers , we will of course try to reconcile the figures so that they are on a consistent basis .
9 The answers do confirm one applicable criterion , namely , whether the relevant regime is able of itself to ‘ exercise effective control of the territory of the state concerned ’ and is ‘ likely to continue to do so ; ’ and the statement as to what is to be the evidence of the attitude of Her Majesty 's Government provides another — to be inferred from the nature of the dealings , if any , that Her Majesty 's Government has with it and whether they are on a normal government to government basis .
10 Two sets sit General/Foundation Mathematics ie : they are on a General Course but sit Foundation as a safety net .
11 In the St. Nicholas Street pavement in fact , they are on a square background and are given bulbed tips between every second petal .
12 So long as they are on a well-drained surface above ground-water level , moisture from above will not harm them , and clamps may be built outside anywhere sheltered from strong winds .
13 They are on a different scale though .
14 TORTURERS BELIEVE THEY ARE ON A TRANSCENDENTAL MISSION TO DEFEND THE STATE .
15 Such features are usually called raised beaches if they are at a low level , approximately below 50 m ( 150 ft ) OD , and marine terraces , platforms , benches or erosion surfaces if they are above this level .
16 There is a coffee bar here and women selling embroidery and woollens line the path to the viewpoint — for all that they are at a good tourist point , the prices here and at other such places around the island usually remain reasonable .
17 They are at a reasonable cost of £1 for 6 .
18 They are at a relative disadvantage because individuals without any formal qualifications are more likely to experience unemployment .
19 Admittedly , she does not at any point in her letter state explicitly her desire to return ; but that is the unmistakable message conveyed by the general nuance of many of the passages , imbued as they are with a deep nostalgia for her days at Darlington Hall .
20 It is usually staffed by Macintosh enthusiasts who think that they are onto a good thing and often appear to enjoy a remarkably short life span …
21 Most new pupils in the First Year can usually expect to join the Second Orchestra or Wind Band , provided they are of a reasonable standard .
22 Those products of reproduction — children — that are best adapted to the current circumstances will generally survive until they are of a suitable age to reproduce , passing on at least some of the characteristics favouring survival to their own children : those who are poorly adapted to the current circumstances will , in general , either die young or be unable to find a mate .
23 Hence their smaller size reflects domestic use and they are of a similar size to those found on settlements .
24 Mostly they are of a single sentence or paragraph .
25 But they are of a different order from the kind of personal crisis which people experience as distressing or disabling , such as the break-up of a marriage .
26 Their ability to communicate , to think , to show emotion and make judgements , whether or not they are of a different quality to the rest of creation , makes them more interesting .
27 They are like a great yoke sitting on our shoulders .
28 For the trolley orderlies they are like a quick dash with a rickshaw down a Singapore street .
29 Some scientists — and we should add hastily that they are in a small minority — feel that this is mincing words : they feel that by ‘ forever ’ we should mean an infinite number of billions of years rather than a period whose duration can be estimated .
30 Although the House of Commons has always contained some MPs who take an informed interest in the subject , they are in a small minority , irrespective of Party allegiance , being heavily outnumbered by those who are guided more by what they sense to be the prevailing expectations of the public .
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