Example sentences of "they [vb base] [pron] [be] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | They say we are the turkeys but you better believe , We 'll be doing all the stuffing , In the Mid-Counties Combination League . |
| 2 | Until eventually they get up at lunchtime , and they say what 's the point of having a shave , I 'm not going anywhere , so they stop shaving . |
| 3 | ‘ Where they have dug the hole is a main junction , they say it is the worst place for the leak , where the water is separated . |
| 4 | ‘ I have no rich things to give but I will take my black bread for they say it is the best in the whole world . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ They say it is the cry of the Hound of the Baskervilles , ’ I replied . |
| 6 | Marry , so there have been diverse good plots devised and wise counsels cast already about reformation of that realm , but they say it is the fatal destiny of that land that no purposes whatsoever are meant for her good will prosper or take good effect , which whether it proceed from the very genius of the soil , or the influence of the stars , or that Almighty God hath not yet appointed the time of her reformation , or that He reserveth her in this unquiet state still , for some secret scourge which shall by her come unto England , it is hard to be known but yet much to be feared . |
| 7 | THE New York marathon turned out to be exactly what they say it is the greatest sporting spectacle in the world . |
| 8 | Where the editor rattled her half dozen strings of large beads and remarked with a toothy grin : ‘ They say it 's the fashion — ’ Where Gerald , the art editor — who was reputed to have a fabulous house on the Chelsea Embankment full of priceless works of art — was so sensitive that he had to have a soundproof office specially built for him , while his assistant Jeremy padded along like his superior 's spaniel , and if Gerald wore a shirt of subtle pink on Monday , his minion would appear in the same shade on Tuesday . |
| 9 | ‘ They say it 's the Iraqis , but no one is going to lift a finger of complaint even , until the case is watertight . ’ |
| 10 | It 's because they ca n't afford to keep them in , but they say it 's the latest therapy technique . |
| 11 | He is always having problems with his ears , they say it 's the grass seeds that irritate them . ’ |
| 12 | I think they say it 's the hills , do n't they , that er |
| 13 | They say it 's the only way to save nearly forty jobs . |
| 14 | They say it 's the wrong place and will pose a threat to their children . |
| 15 | They say it 's the one lollipop goes up . |
| 16 | They say it 's the final straw in a two month saga of staff sickness and lack of supply teachers which has meant vital gaps in their children 's schooling . |
| 17 | ‘ They say she 's the youngest prima ballerina ever to dance at the Coliseum . ’ |
| 18 | But they say he 's the greatest photographer of all time . ’ |
| 19 | Useless for Boswell to point out that notwithstanding the title ‘ Doctor ’ , physick did not belong in Johnson 's otherwise comprehensive repertoire , and here it was that the landlord made a distinction which so pleased Johnson : ‘ They say he is the greatest man in England , except Lord Mansfield . ’ |
| 20 | ANC leaders decided to take on Gqozo because they figure he is the easiest to topple . |
| 21 | They feel they are the greatest and they want to flaunt it , as noisily as possible . |
| 22 | For as long as they continue they are the issue , rather than a grievance for which many people might instinctively have some sympathy . |
| 23 | Cos they reckon it 's the |
| 24 | Well they reckon it 's the seeds of the poppy . |
| 25 | And they reckon it was the best class of of er Douglas fir they ever had . |
| 26 | For example , they ask what are the strategic implications to the total company of various competitive actions . |
| 27 | I 've seen the partners ; they agree it 's the right thing to do . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ Because they think they 're the most important creatures on the planet . ’ |
| 29 | They think she 's the an second one of these the anti-Christ . |
| 30 | People have linked the CTC comments immediately above with the picture they think it is the CTC . |