Example sentences of "they [am/are] [adj] [verb] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They they are obliged to take the structure plans strategy and proposals on board and to interpret them in the in the local plan in the round . |
| 2 | Indeed , they are keen to advertise the fact by stamping their personalities on their home , something which is evidenced by looking at homes in Britain which have passed from public to private ownership . |
| 3 | A friend of Butcher 's , who has strong football links with Japan , said last night : ‘ He is very popular over there and they are keen to strengthen the coaching side of their game . |
| 4 | They are due to face the court again on Wednesday , 3 March . |
| 5 | But the Commission 's own surveys show that our trees are not as healthy as they should be , although they are unwilling to lay the blame wholly on acid deposition and ozone pollution without further scientific proof . |
| 6 | It is partly because they are desperate to divert attention from the recession — which they created , from which they can not escape and which will lose them the election — and partly because they are desperate to conceal the enormity of what they have done in wilfully impoverishing the poorer half of the nation . |
| 7 | Police say they are anxious to interview the bird if it is recovered to see if it can help trap the thieves . |
| 8 | Feargal McSorley from BAT said : ‘ Many of those who attended Tuesday 's performance are involved in drama groups within their school or youth club , so of course they are delighted to get the opportunity to see a modern classic being staged by the very talented opera company . ’ |
| 9 | They are all working the system . |
| 10 | The library doubles as a gentleman 's room , or , failing that ( for Kerr remarks elsewhere that ‘ the ladies are not exactly excluded ’ from it ) , they are sure to have the billiard-room to themselves , while the young of the sex may ‘ do as they like ’ in the odd room . |
| 11 | They are often quite loathe to leave their babies with anyone else because , like many other young mothers , they are concerned to show the world that they are as good and responsible as any older mother . |
| 12 | So long as politicians think that they are entitled to manipulate the money supply to win elections , the conditions for a thriving industry will not be obtained . |
| 13 | It is a good idea to check with your chosen executor(s) that they are willing to undertake the task . |
| 14 | More areas are included in the map where the user is willing to be wrong 10 times out of 100 , but far fewer in that which they are willing to run the risk of being wrong once in a hundred times ; a comparison of the 90 and 99 per cent maps will make this clear ( figs 6.5a and f ) . |
| 15 | We can observe many examples in non-linguistic behaviour of the use of signals to regulate turn-taking : in many sports , for example , it is necessary to do this — footballers can indicate that they are looking for someone to pass the ball to , or that they are ready to receive the ball , and doubles partners in tennis can indicate to each other who is to play a shot . |
| 16 | A small overhaul and clean and they are ready to fit The cam is part number ERC 2003 . |
| 17 | On the other hand they are reluctant to reduce the dividend in response to a fall in distributable earnings . |
| 18 | They are afraid to kill the lion . ’ |
| 19 | Where a couple are involved in sado-masochism , they are unlikely to report the matter to the police . |
| 20 | They are unlikely to satisfy the test required by the main argument , i.e. that individuals were more likely to succeed in realizing that which reason required of them if subjected to the government concerned than if left to themselves . |
| 21 | But , particularly while the door to the ivory market remains ajar , they are unlikely to remove the need for patrols and game guards . |
| 22 | Attempts at evaluation of the project continue , but in terms of establishing conclusively whether children ‘ learn better ’ through Yoruba or English , they are unlikely to achieve the precision which the Ford Foundation would like to see largely because of the very richness of the project . |
| 23 | If two groups have different perspectives , then , in so far as they are able to create the world , they naturally attempt to do so in accordance with their own perspective , or ‘ habitus ’ . |
| 24 | They learn to feel that they are able to control the asthma , which reduces their feeling of helplessness and panic . |
| 25 | ‘ That 's an area they have improved on dramatically this season and they are able to control the game through their dominance on the touchline . |
| 26 | In the US , the Cohen Commission 's influential report suggested that : ‘ There is no reason to believe that independent auditors are more likely to predict whether a company will liquidate than they are able to predict the outcome of any other uncertainties … |
| 27 | ‘ In return they get free copies of all magazines , a reduction in advertising rates , a certificate — and they are able to use the fact they support the trust in any of their own publicity . |
| 28 | Some will use the first name or parental terms ( such as ‘ mother ’ , ‘ father ’ , ‘ Mum ’ , ‘ Dad ’ , etc. ) , others will adopt more formal modes of address ( 'Mr Smith' , ‘ Mrs Jones ’ ) , while many find this awkward situation eased somewhat when they themselves have children and they are able to use the term ‘ Gran ’ or some equivalent ( Firth et al. , 1969 , pp. 418–22 ) . |
| 29 | With effective teaching , they are able to achieve the attainment outcomes of listening , speaking and reading , and they remain well-motivated when the materials and methods used meet their learning needs . |
| 30 | So busy are international players that they are lucky if they are able to find the time even in summer to tie the knot . |