Example sentences of "they be [adj] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They are deeply-felt songs of pioneering days ; for instance : |
| 2 | It seems that the best explanation for the survival of this kind of insider knowledge is that the knowledge is reinforced by frequent close contact with other speakers , and this is best accessed by a theory of network ties , which when they are strong function as norm-enforcement mechanisms . |
| 3 | For instance , all four operators U , D , L and R of the eight tiles problem are reversible , but they are partial functions on the set of states and so they do not have inverses . |
| 4 | Volunteers can help clients more effectively if they are allocated time for tasks other than direct interviewing . |
| 5 | Partly because the words are muffled by a warm , dense wall of flesh ; partly because they are rhyming couplets of multiple hexameters , mouthed in an obscure Baltic dialect now lost . |
| 6 | In general they are one-way tracks on both sides of main roads between intersections , at which there are grade-separated flyovers or level junctions with traffic light priority for cyclists ( Figure 9.11 ) . |
| 7 | Unlike chemical antiseptics , essential oils are harmless to tissue , yet they are powerful aggressors towards germs . |
| 8 | Certainly they are powerful examples of how meditations on the Passion were designed to work in inner experience and they illuminate aspects of the " form " of contemplative living in ways characteristic of Rolle . |
| 9 | ‘ They are n't — they are standard holidays at reduced cost . ’ |
| 10 | yes , I mean , in contra-distinction to that , first of all a number of these increased charges , like fifty p for a journey to a day centre , they are standard practice in other counties . |
| 11 | They are elementary properties of the replicator itself , properties that have a direct effect on its probability of being replicated . |
| 12 | Such debts and claims are not rights over any specific tangible objects ; they are mere rights against the State or the corporation or the person liable to pay . |
| 13 | They are mere apologists for the existing system . |
| 14 | The supposition that Theunis — or maybe his father — invented the name Krankoor shortly before emigrating comes from the fact that no surviving Krankoors , nor records of such a family , have come to light in Holland ; two Crankos live in The Hague but they are recent arrivals from South Africa . |
| 15 | Therefore , in a sense , they are central people with a particular perspective . ’ |
| 16 | The working class in effect delegates investment decisions to capitalists because they are better allocators of investment funds , especially in resisting the temptation to consume too much out of the current social product . |
| 17 | Hence , they are better value for money and potentially a stronger unit which will last longer . |
| 18 | They are seductive sources of pleasure . |
| 19 | They differ from older forms of association in that they are two-way trades of complementary strengths among competitors . |
| 20 | Leaving aside for the moment the special interest groups which might be more amenable to user education programmes , let us look at work with adults with no allegiance to the public library other than that they are committed users of the service . |
| 21 | I do n't think they are that type of band anyway . |
| 22 | They are that kind of car and if you look at £80,000 and how long it 'll last you and see how many £15,000 cars you 'll buy in that time , we 're probably bargains . |
| 23 | Expensive they are that sort of thing . |
| 24 | They are legitimate fields of study and interest , each with a substantial literature , but their ‘ promotion ’ causes dismay in many quarters already . |
| 25 | Like all the petrels , they are superb exponents of the art of gliding , and awe at their mastery in the air outweighed any doubt about their personal habits . |
| 26 | They are stout plates around the perimeter , but tiny-plates in the central part of the animal . |
| 27 | This second point suggests that the interpretation of the two utterances is bound together in the sense that they are each part of a text which is , as a whole , consistent with the principle of relevance . |
| 28 | When we are finished , they are each matching from head to toe . |
| 29 | Other than their having the same employer , what does it mean to say that they are each members of the same community ? |
| 30 | They are good companies with a good workforce . |