Example sentences of "they [be] [adv] [verb] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | While course outlines , statements of course objectives etc are commonly prepared by college libraries , they are rarely documented in university and polytechnic libraries . |
| 2 | Despite their high amplitude , however , they are rarely associated with pain . |
| 3 | It is equally true that they are rarely associated with earthquakes . |
| 4 | They are simply corrupted by patriarchy , are n't they ? |
| 5 | If it is true that they are simply used as substitutes , the law is making an economically illegitimate distinction . |
| 6 | In reality , they are simply attracted by notes which evoke the sound of wings . |
| 7 | Often they are simply excluded from studies , on the grounds that ‘ race ’ variations will distort findings . |
| 8 | Farm workers also gain intrinsic satisfaction from working with living and growing plants and animals and they share a sense of achievement when they are finally brought to maturity , the sequential nature of production allowing workers to be involved in all of the stages through to completion . |
| 9 | We have experienced quite considerable out migration er in the period since , and we do build in perhaps slightly optimistic erm migration net migration figures compared to the er O P C S er and and D O E figures but they are nevertheless accepted as part of this forecast the regional guidance , on the basis that we have a major regeneration problem in the area , to reiterate what I said this morning . |
| 10 | Perhaps they are soon to go to Britain or the States to study or as tourists . |
| 11 | The earliest symptoms may be noted when dogs are working at dusk , but they are soon affected in daylight as well . |
| 12 | If these first signs are missed , they are soon followed by spots on new shoots , buds and leaf stalks , by which time it is much too late for prevention and contact fungicide because the fungus is already well embedded within the plant tissue . |
| 13 | ‘ Azerbaijan is the Texas of mud volcanoes : they are bigger , more active and there are more of them than anywhere else in the world — and they are clearly associated with oil and gas generation . ’ |
| 14 | They are instead bent into semicircles and joined together at their ends to form a solid circular toroid . |
| 15 | They are heavily fortified for fear of terrorist attack — and on occasions troops can be flown in and out by helicopter to avoid further risk of confrontation in the lower floors . |
| 16 | They are heavily outnumbered by Jamaicans as well as , probably , Trinidadians and Guyanese . |
| 17 | They are mostly built of brick . |
| 18 | They are mostly heading for Israel , but a lot would prefer to stay in Europe . |
| 19 | Computer-dependent methods are used mainly by men , and they are mostly directed at high-status , male-identified , individual , active cognitive processes . |
| 20 | This is true in other academic areas , of course , but English is one of the largest earners , since books in this area can be hopefully addressed to ‘ general readers ’ , in a ritual recognition that there is a world elsewhere , as well as to students ( though I suspect they are mostly read by teachers ) . |
| 21 | They are even calling for strikes for the first time in their history . |
| 22 | In the area I live , off Lodge Lane , they are even growing on peoples ' doorsteps . |
| 23 | Their advantages are : they are generally made to measure , so awkward sizes are n't a problem ; they need minimal maintenance ; and they usually have integral weatherstripping . |
| 24 | Bonds are generally traded on the basis of their prices , but because of the complicated patterns of cash flows that different bonds can have , they are usually not compared in terms of prices ; instead , they are generally compared in terms of yields . |
| 25 | They are generally based in youth clubs and centres , and work on a variety of projects including those for the unemployed . |
| 26 | When we are dealing with hard , brittle crystals , however , the practical strength is generally even lower than that of bulk glass and in their crude state most of the non-metallic crystals deserve the contempt with which they are generally regarded by engineers . |
| 27 | They are generally awarded by juries , who have neither the power nor the proficiency to impose a sentence in any other area of law . |
| 28 | They are generally broadcast with rape in midsummer as a nurse crop for a grass ley , and grazed off before Christmas for fattening lambs . |
| 29 | They are generally bedded in mortar rather than in tile adhesive ; the tile surface is then sealed and polished to prevent dirt from marring the surface . |
| 30 | Complete cups are more common — many of them were evidently rigid , and they are easily preserved as fossils . |