Example sentences of "they [be] [adv prt] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There are plenty of surgical patients walking around with only one lung , and some of them are down to a third of normal lung area . |
| 2 | If er , scientists and his team works on a , or think they are on to a discovery or something that needs researching , can get , the necessary funding , office , or firms that they benefit , say this in the previous paragraph , that 's fine , but to concentrate on topics which are I do n't think that happens . |
| 3 | Many directors who take dividends in lieu of salary may think they are on to a good thing . |
| 4 | Judging by the trade and the spirited bidding , Scotland 's hill farmers now know that they are on to a good thing . |
| 5 | In their personal freedom I would n't say they are free like English girls but they are up to a point . |
| 6 | The new , independent Her Majesty 's inspectorate will have the duty of giving a little lion stamp to those inspectors and ensuring that they are up to the mark . |
| 7 | The problem , in other words , for the British in arguing their case for free trade is that they are up against a deep cultural divide which separates them from most of the other Member States . |
| 8 | Or they are up against an anti-terrorist policy so cynical that its devisers are prepared to sacrifice a certain amount of civilian life in order to strip the terrorists of any legitimacy . |
| 9 | The tenant may wish to limit its liability to the state and condition of the premises at the commencement of the term , in which case it would need to include a provision that it will keep the Premises in no worse condition than they are in at the commencement of the Term as evidenced by the Schedule of condition annexed hereto A schedule of condition would then of course have to be settled including , if possible , a portfolio of photographs . |
| 10 | In football , although the team lost the national league final they are in with a reasonable chance of retaining the All Ireland cup . |
| 11 | The players gave En Shao his required speed , demonstrating what fine form they are in despite the financial problems which have clouded the organisation of late . |
| 12 | But for no more than half-a-dozen months — and then they are back on the high seas again , pursuing their trade . |
| 13 | Those are the Saw Doctors interesting this about the Saw Doctors is one of them won the lottery in Ireland I do n't they have a lottery we 're go when are we going to get a national lottery that 's what I want to know when are we going to get it a national next year we 're going to get a national lottery that 's right and one of the Saw Doctors won the national lottery and he won three quarters of a million pounds er and they have n't made much money the Saw Doctors but he won three quarters of a million pounds so that have n't worked for quite some time but they are back on the scene as I speak and er they really if if they er come to York they 're certainly worth seeing . |
| 14 | Su Ragazzi have lost only once this year — to Jets earlier this month — but showed they are back on the rails on Saturday by defeating Team Fife for the loss of only 13 points , 15-3 , 15-5 , 15-5 . |
| 15 | After electing Labour 's Ashok Kumar last November , they are back at the polls barely five months later . |
| 16 | They are down to a pair of Bananaramas after the departure of Jacqui O'Sullivan . |
| 17 | Today , for example , they are down by the river , observing the wildlife , the vegetation , the reflections in the water . ’ |
| 18 | It is , Chairman , that actually they are down against the erm , Mill Stream , the three storeys site , some of them about three storeys high . |
| 19 | They are along for the duration . |
| 20 | Similarly , retired racing Greyhounds are often in need of homes , and although temperamentally these dogs are normally quite sound , it can be very difficult to persuade them not to chase cats and other smaller dogs when they are out for a walk . |
| 21 | They are out for a walk with their Father . |
| 22 | DON T BE MISLED , whether Socialists run in their true colours , or in an underhand way as ‘ Labour ’ or ‘ Cooperative ’ , they are out for the same end , and your only remedy is to VOTE THEM DOWN . |
| 23 | In some cases , teachers in fee-paying schools knew nothing until they received a letter announcing ‘ the school has shut down and they are out of a job ’ . |
| 24 | The interviewers , who are normally retired FBI men , are pretty tolerant of homosexuals ( as long as they are out of the closet , making ‘ outing ’ an official policy ) and marijuana-smoking ( as long as it was part of student experimenting ) . |
| 25 | In her case it was accepted that many women in their 20s are involved in child birth and looking after children with the consequences that they are out of the employment market . |
| 26 | We are disappointed they did n't get longer but at least they are out of the way for a while . ’ |
| 27 | That at least means that during the season they are out in the countryside throwing themselves in front of Land Rovers every Saturday instead of standing outside Safeway 's screaming abuse at shoppers . |
| 28 | A brief halt at the Military Police Post to book out with the Belgian Military Policeman on duty , and they are off along the main road into Corlu . |
| 29 | What — ‘ They are off to the Castle , where else ? |
| 30 | They are off into the hills and they will hide there as outlaws till the Act is lifted . ’ |