Example sentences of "they [am/are] [prep] [art] [adj -est] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There are no comprehensive statistics in this area , but a CRE survey ( 1 ) concludes that the number of ethnic minority teachers the eight LEAs is very small , that they are on the lowest scales and have no career progression . |
| 2 | I confess to finding some of his Freudian speculations , unleavened as they are by the faintest suspicion of humour , hard to follow , in the sense that I am unsure what would count either for or against them . |
| 3 | ‘ It is important that your bank knows everything about your business so that if you have to go to them for help they are in the best position to five assistance . |
| 4 | The Whitburn side , who eased into the Royal Bank Scottish Women 's Cup final by beating Streamline Hazlehead on Saturday , believe they are in the best shape possible for the match . |
| 5 | There are British Poundians , and they are among the best . |
| 6 | It comes close to shaming some of its own stable-mates , too , and they are among the swiftest in their class . |
| 7 | They are among the kindest-hearted people in Britain . |
| 8 | They are among the easiest of fossil plants to recognize , for even flattened stems retain the characteristic jointing , and the feathery distal branches can not be mistaken for anything else . |
| 9 | They are among the safest of all sections of the community using the roads , simply because they rely entirely upon their sight at all times and under all circumstances . " |
| 10 | Following their defeat of Ampleforth , Mount St Mary 's beat a successful Leeds GS side 39-3 , suggesting that they are among the strongest school sides in the country . |
| 11 | They 're about the biggest thing in this squadron . ’ |
| 12 | As I told you , they 're from the best breeders — those whose kennels have passed inspection . ’ |
| 13 | Although they 're among the poorest people in the community , many feel better off than they 've ever been — they 've got money , time and friends of their own for the first time . |