Example sentences of "they are [adv] [prep] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 Members of the general public usually only respond and react to media content : they are rarely in control of media work .
2 And , while they are badly in need of such innovations as a massive reafforestation programme , desalination facilities , an organised fishing industry , means to exploit their few mineral resources , and perhaps even tourism , they will not give up easily their island heritage .
3 They are most at risk along our roads where the average family car can deposit a pound of lead ( 454g ) per year out of the exhaust pipe .
4 The vaccinations will be introduced in october , but at first will only be available for children under one year old ; the age they are most at risk from this form of meningitis .
5 In fact , rather than that vast army of fairly young but experienced , skilled and dedicated men and women , battle-hardened by the '80s boom , quitting to study law , drive taxis or run pubs , they are already in step with the shifting sands .
6 They are already in use in Australia , America , Brazil and Tanzania , and could make a major contribution to managing insect-borne diseases and crop pests , according to Dr Janet Hemingway of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine .
7 They are also of interest in enabling the demographic profile of countries to be directly compared .
8 They are also of interest from a different point of view .
9 They are also of use in transferring text between incompatible word processing systems or in the restoration of an electronic file that has been accidentally erased .
10 They are also in favour of mandatory neutering of strays , unlike the RSPCA , and every stray animal is neutered before being rehomed .
11 If women have no place of their own in much of sociology , they are firmly in possession of one haven : the family .
12 They are equally at home in dense forest , sparse woodland , savanna , or even on rocky hillsides .
13 There are a number of specialist vehicles concentrating on eastern Europe , but they are mainly of interest to institutions .
14 They are still on top of the group but are not sure of qualifying .
15 that they are still at ease in their own skins
16 They are still in love with her .
17 There is also information on where the local topos/guides can be bought ( that is assuming they are still in stock by the time you get there ) .
18 The fact that they are still in care at 16 , 17 and 18 years old is likely to be evidence of no viable alternatives .
19 Although long-lasting and generally reliable , their musical shortcomings were obvious and none have been manufactured since 1980 , although they are still in use in a few churches .
20 Others may have shorter journeys but they are still in danger of being classed as ‘ those people from the Centre ’ .
21 This means they are less in touch with software developments .
22 In Parliament , as on constituency platforms , Conservative Ministers know they are constantly under scrutiny by some of the more outspoken of their colleagues for any signs of ‘ wetness ’ .
23 Indeed , they are much in line with the argument we have been developing .
24 Both locomotives can normally be seen at the Didcot Railway Centre in Oxfordshire where they are often in action on Steamdays .
25 Usually it 's quite a problem to know what to do with them , though they are often in demand for decorations at your local primary school , but between you and your knitting club friends there will be more than enough for everyone .
26 In short , they are seriously at risk of committing further offences and becoming trapped in the revolving door of custody .
27 And they are never at ease with each other .
28 ‘ Though their behaviour may strike with more force the heart of a stranger , they are certainly in danger of missing the attention of their countrymen . ’
29 They are simultaneously in favour of high levels of public spending and the rigorous control of public spending , of low interest rates and a huge Public Sector Borrowing Requirement , of individual self-reliance and an extended welfare state .
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