Example sentences of "[vb base] they [be] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I expect they are good children and do n't need to be punished . ’ |
| 2 | They forget they are mere statistics . |
| 3 | When you see people who have been victims in a completely different situation you realise they are human being and you have got to do your best for them |
| 4 | It would ensure the house being taken care of , and the staff maintained , since you say they 're good tenants . |
| 5 | I had in mind Vladimir Nabokov , if you 're willing to consider him as an American writer , John Barth , Richard Brortigan , Robert Coover. erm As I say they 're all writers who might come under the heading of , of postmodern meta-fiction writers who do not take for granted that fiction has a , a direct and clearly understandable relationship with society so that it can erm give you a very clear picture of society at a given moment , which was generally the case in the , with British fiction in the nineteenth century . |
| 6 | ‘ They say they 're dope-testing jockeys of the first three , ’ he muttered out of the side of his mouth . |
| 7 | say they 're continuing Operation Screwdriver indefintely |
| 8 | The detractors say they are relative newcomers who would have constituted a gamble . |
| 9 | and they do have different standards , but I say they are different classes of the gy |
| 10 | Cause they were bigger bags and they were heavier she 's getting real problems |
| 11 | I hope they 're different colours . |
| 12 | I suspect they are glad Sir Thomas is dead ! |
| 13 | ‘ I know they are respectable men , and that is why I put them in prison . |
| 14 | You know they are typical boy and girl next door , I think that has helped their success . ’ |
| 15 | But the uncanny resemblance did n't bother the screen tough guys … after all , they know they 're hot shots in their own rights . |
| 16 | I know they 're dear ones but I do n't think there 's any more on the previous page to that one though . |
| 17 | You know they 're all things that you , they d expect you to know . |
| 18 | but to feel sorry for women and put their view forward because , I mean , you still the situation of a Friday when men go down to the pub and you know they 're all Jack the Lad ! |
| 19 | Oliver said he wanted to go to nursery today because I got some yellow cards you know they 're Daffy Duck |
| 20 | I 'm trying to explain to you that there was a different atmosphere about it , the whole situation , I know they were hard times , I know that some people had some really rough times but it did n't show very much , and when I come to think of all my parents ' friends I do n't remember anybody having a wife bashing episode or they all seemed to be very contented with their lot somehow except one , and that was a little bit dicey when I was a little kid , but the man died and the Observer the next week the er obituary notice was put in the paper and underneath they 'd got , with Christ which is far better and my father said and they she could n't have said anything better words |
| 21 | Well I assume they 're some sort of |
| 22 | But I suppose they 're all boys really , I mean are all boys like this really ? |
| 23 | Makers Aristoc , who wheeled out the £3.99 Bodytoners in London yesterday , reckon they 're top gear under figure-hugging clothes . |
| 24 | SCIENTISTS believe they are one step nearer to discovering the cause of Cot Death Syndrome , which kills hundreds of babies every year . |
| 25 | Some sort of coven or a secret society , and I believe they are all party to it . |
| 26 | I always feel they are open meetings in everything but name . |
| 27 | Said Jacklin : " I guess they were empty words from Ray . |
| 28 | And the distributors deny they 're encouraging violence . |
| 29 | Cos they 're , I mean they 're nice sort of wrapped up . |
| 30 | I do n't know if you remember but ages ago , round about October time she borrowed some stuff for the Brownies , for erm , for Sian , Sian was going camping and she had n't got shorts or anything , so she borrowed it off me , I was thinking of Stacey starting , I wanted the t I 'm not bothered about the shorts , but I want the T-shirt and I 'm just gon na get Stacey the culottes and she can wear her shorts and the cardigan with it buy , when she first starts and then we could , Deana 's moving up to Guides this , so she can have that sweatshirt of er , I mean they 're nine pound |