Example sentences of "they [vb base] [pron] [be] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | THE New York marathon turned out to be exactly what they say it is the greatest sporting spectacle in the world . |
| 2 | ‘ I have no rich things to give but I will take my black bread for they say it is the best in the whole world . ’ |
| 3 | Marry , so there have been diverse good plots devised and wise counsels cast already about reformation of that realm , but they say it is the fatal destiny of that land that no purposes whatsoever are meant for her good will prosper or take good effect , which whether it proceed from the very genius of the soil , or the influence of the stars , or that Almighty God hath not yet appointed the time of her reformation , or that He reserveth her in this unquiet state still , for some secret scourge which shall by her come unto England , it is hard to be known but yet much to be feared . |
| 4 | ‘ Where they have dug the hole is a main junction , they say it is the worst place for the leak , where the water is separated . |
| 5 | They say it 's the one lollipop goes up . |
| 6 | They say it 's the only way to save nearly forty jobs . |
| 7 | They say it 's the final straw in a two month saga of staff sickness and lack of supply teachers which has meant vital gaps in their children 's schooling . |
| 8 | They say it 's the wrong place and will pose a threat to their children . |
| 9 | It 's because they ca n't afford to keep them in , but they say it 's the latest therapy technique . |
| 10 | ‘ They say she 's the youngest prima ballerina ever to dance at the Coliseum . ’ |
| 11 | But they say he 's the greatest photographer of all time . ’ |
| 12 | Useless for Boswell to point out that notwithstanding the title ‘ Doctor ’ , physick did not belong in Johnson 's otherwise comprehensive repertoire , and here it was that the landlord made a distinction which so pleased Johnson : ‘ They say he is the greatest man in England , except Lord Mansfield . ’ |
| 13 | ANC leaders decided to take on Gqozo because they figure he is the easiest to topple . |
| 14 | They feel they are the greatest and they want to flaunt it , as noisily as possible . |
| 15 | And they reckon it was the best class of of er Douglas fir they ever had . |
| 16 | For example , they ask what are the strategic implications to the total company of various competitive actions . |
| 17 | I 've seen the partners ; they agree it 's the right thing to do . ’ |
| 18 | Inside the great marquee , Mattocks roses from Nuneham Courtenay in Oxfordshire have impressed the judges with their display , winning them a gold medal — they 're not quite sure , but they think it 's the 20th they 've won at the show . |
| 19 | They think it 's the same teenager who 's made at least a dozen calls to the police and a hospital in Lincolnshire she sometimes uses the name Cindy and sometimes Linda . |
| 20 | They think it 's the same teenager who 's made at least a dozen calls to the police and a hospital in Lincolnshire since reporting the birth at the weekend . |
| 21 | They think it 's the same teenager who 's made at least a dozen calls to the police and a hospital in Lincolnshire since reporting the birth at the weekend . |
| 22 | When they hatch they will try to follow and come close to the first slowly moving object they see which is the right sort of colour and more or less chicken-sized . |