Example sentences of "they [vb base] [be] the [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | What they advocate is the wholesale transformation of the system so that something quite different can emerge . |
2 | Yeah , they are what they want is the regional fucking words , like phrases which are particular to your area , like bull shit and the |
3 | The main problems they pose are the excessive patronage they confer on the politicians and officials who establish them and make appointments to them , ‘ their frustration of the implementation of public policies , their financial irresponsibility and their erosion of democratic accountability and control ’ ( Jones , 1982a , p. 924 ) . |
4 | You 're thinking more than doing and er wit you know sarcasm they say is the lowest form of wit but actually sarcasm probably is wit . |
5 | climbing they say is the fastest growing sport … indoor mountaineering is certainly packing them in … there 's plans to build a centre like this in Cirencester … |
6 | For some this they hope is the first step on the road to a more stable musicl career to others it is just a bit of fun . |
7 | The only material they receive is the syndicated material which is sent out to everyone on the mailing list , and there is little attempt at placing original and exclusive material . |
8 | Provided that the rig is balanced , the point where they meet is the balanced point of the rig |
9 | Not surprisingly , many exporters have expressed their concern at what they consider is the high value of sterling , at its mid-point entry of 2.95 DM , on international competitiveness . |
10 | What they confirm is the complex notion of uneven development outlined in the last section , and how the changing geography of the UK since the mid-'60s has been part and parcel of its wider transformation . |
11 | Their understanding of how they happen is the same as ours . |
12 | Late risers always exasperate early risers like myself , who hate to miss what they know is the best part of the day . |
13 | Hewlett-Packard Labs and AT&T Microelectronics have co-developed what they believe is the first technology to transmit data at 100 Mbits/s across existing voice-grade unshielded twisted-pair cable . |
14 | INROADS first Safe Driving Challenge which they believe is the first competition of its kind in Local Authority has been hailed as a great success . |
15 | Many of the predators mentioned in the previous section function equally well as scavengers ( Hewson , 1981 ) , and the modifications they produce are the same as if they had been the primary predators . |
16 | They will make what they feel is the right decision . ’ |
17 | They blocked the entrances in protest at what they claim is the unnecessary culling of badgers organised from the base . |
18 | Speed , consistency , and the ability to answer questions as they arise are the three great benefits of such a system One of the difficulties which personnel managers encounter whenever they get involved in computerisation is that there are apparently so many options available . |
19 | Only in the case of skills do they actually list what they think are the appropriate elements of learning . |
20 | For instance , if people have n't exhibited management ability in what they think are the worthwhile things they 've done over the past 30 years or so , the chance of them ever being good managers is remote . |
21 | If they feel that the committee is erring they have a duty to intervene and point out what they think is the best course . |
22 | But I have to say that they 've been the major percent of them er we think if only they would knuckle down to it they would do it . |
23 | It was all set up by , got the touch and gets the final touch with twenty four minutes gone and Notts deserve it , they 've been the better side in the early stages , but that will settle their nerves and give the Italians a little more to think about . |
24 | Celtic 's problem is that Rangers are one of the tiny minority and they have been the pre-eminent team on a domestic level , while the other half of the Old Firm have gone four years without winning anything . |
25 | ‘ We 've played Bristol three times this season and they have been the better side each time . |
26 | They have been the commonplace stuff of the party political debate that is adversary politics . |
27 | What they see is the general form and outline of the object , and if this is attractive then your work is acclaimed . |
28 | Among the steps they perform are the traditional ‘ hauling up the anchor , paying out the rope , hoisting the flag , going on lookout after climbing the rigging ’ and , of course , ‘ taking the salute ’ — a little haphazardly . |