Example sentences of "they [vb base] [pers pn] [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 | I 've seen the partners ; they agree it 's the right thing to do . ’ |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 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 . |