Example sentences of "they be [adv prt] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ Well , they 're up the creek . ’ |
2 | They were here initially , but they 've gone outside , they 're out the front . |
3 | Fernyough hit eight 4s and three 6s , but once they were out the tail collapsed and Huyton totalled just 122 . |
4 | As soon as they were back the room filled up with people : Kānchho 's wife and family , Kalchu 's other brother , Māilo , and his son and daughter , the ā gri from the house next door . |
5 | ‘ They were down the shelter … or out of the way , for once . ’ |