Example sentences of "[vb base] [pron] be the [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 The indifference of Limnititzkers to the great outdoors is well-known ; the only landscapes that interest them are the hills of a totally discorporeal Zion .
2 They say we are the turkeys but you better believe , We 'll be doing all the stuffing , In the Mid-Counties Combination League .
3 Our adverts say we 're the professionals , the experts , the specialists .
4 But just a mile across the city , their rivals say they 're the originals .
5 I expect it 's the petals and
6 But I expect it is the effects of expatriation .
7 Some say they should bring back hanging ; others say it is the politicians they should hang ; but most say there is nothing anybody can do at all .
8 ‘ They say it 's the Iraqis , but no one is going to lift a finger of complaint even , until the case is watertight . ’
9 I think they say it 's the hills , do n't they , that er
10 Well things that they the actually say anything which is sort of a sign that you listening , understanding but if they delay it , it 's say it 's the women that pauses , wanting some sort of suddenly realizes
11 Indeed , industry observers say it was the swingers who gave birth to the home porn video in the early-Eighties .
12 Let it be the judges " .
13 I trust you were the victors of whatever engagement you became embroiled in ? ’
14 It is not fully clear what are the elements on which these social constructs of sexuality play .
15 Bundle one is the pleadings bundle , which I hope your Lordship 's had an opportunity to glance at er this morning , part A trial bundle one is the pleadings bundle .
16 I mean we 're the mugs are n't we really ?
17 Their last victory was in 1991 when they lost out last year to the Leinster champions Terenure who are the favourites to win tomorrow .
18 Jane could do with a bit of help in the kitchen and you know you are the children 's favourite baby-sitter .
19 You know we 're the ones accused of doing these things at the last moment .
20 You know we were the Poms , not you lot .
21 Go back to your priestly intolerance , back to your blasphemous masses , back to your beads , holy water , holy smoke and stinks and remember we are the sons of the martyrs whom your church butchered and we know your church to be the mother of harlots and the abominations of the earth .
22 Of course , ’ he smiled , ‘ you know they are the Sons of Dives ?
23 Cos I know they 're the things that seem
24 After all , I feel they are the ones responsible for my misery not my boyfriend .
25 ‘ We feel they are the targets for extreme abuse .
26 But ‘ cynics believe it is the manufacturers who are behind it all , ’ said another participant .
27 The Danish international has been linked with a move to Arsenal , but I understand it is the Saints who have made the most serious move to his Italian club , Pisa .
28 Well they reckon it 's the seeds of the poppy .
29 I mean they 're the ones who are badgering me for , for qualifications , they 're badgering me for , I , I , I just told them straight that I will do it for them because I , I wo n't get paid for it
30 Er I mean they 're the kinds of things I 'm interested in knowing .
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