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 . ’
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