Example sentences of "they be [adj -er] [subord] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They are better than no cheques . |
| 2 | Society tells them they 're rubbish , because they ca n't find jobs , but it also tells them that they are better than the blacks . |
| 3 | There is something very sweet about strolling through the streets of London with a fellow-countryman , and in the privacy afforded by their shining armour of courtesy and concern , to frankly recognize the difficult truth : that they are better than the people around them . |
| 4 | Of course they are better than the chip , chip shop are n't they ? |
| 5 | It may be unfair to picture the horrors of Texas as if they are worse than the horrors of industrial Britain . |
| 6 | Erm but they are colder than a caravan ! |
| 7 | It is a shame that the players feel they can put sponsors to ransom like this and that they are bigger than the sport . ’ |
| 8 | They are earlier than the main NE-SW lead vein at Tyndrum which may be Carboniferous in age . |
| 9 | These sparkling crystal green pools look ideal for swimming , but beware dangerous undercurrents , the fact that they are deeper than the look , a temperature cold enough to freeze-dry your internal organs , and an audience of 50 tourists who will stand and watch as you try to get out of the water and back into your underpants with some dignity and without swearing . |
| 10 | All these can cause a stress on the body and if they are stronger than the body 's power to withstand them , then imbalances will be caused , initially at the level under stress . |
| 11 | Oddly enough , although they are younger than the rugose corals , the aragonite composing them does not preserve very well , and it is easier to find beautifully preserved examples of the older Rugosa . |
| 12 | Every department thinks they 're better than the next one . |
| 13 | I understand they were , they 're better than the general secretary 's anyway . |
| 14 | They 're better than the last week 's , yes we had trouble with them . |
| 15 | Erm the really old sheds they 're better than the new ones that |
| 16 | I 'll have to remember that , cos they 're better than the three hours are n't they ? |
| 17 | or maybe twenty per cent , ten per cent think they 're better than the teacher thinks they are , ten per cent think that |
| 18 | nine times out of ten I fucking love a I like erm they 're better than the other fucking superb , I think some of |
| 19 | ‘ They 're worse than the people trying to flog time-share holidays when you 're abroad . |
| 20 | And you do n't wan na upset them cos they 're worse than the drivers are n't they ? |
| 21 | They rap , they rock ( rack ? rop ? ) , they 're tighter than a miner 's shopping budget , they scare the shit out of the entire convention with a brutality that could put Rollins to shame and they are so flabbergastingly right for 1992 they ca n't possibly fail to sell , ooooh , millions . |
| 22 | They 're cheaper than the rates , yes . |
| 23 | With a top speed of 90 mph they 're faster than the the old trains and there are many modern refinements . |
| 24 | The streets were not exactly reassuring , but they were safer than the old dark house , or the wardrobe of death . |
| 25 | He opened up his shirt , and showed us his breasts and pointed out that they were bigger than the woman 's . |
| 26 | They were consistently better than The Who , The rolling Stones … fuck it , they were better than the Beatles ! |
| 27 | They were better than the originals . |
| 28 | I am not criticising the Taiwanese , because they were better than the British . |
| 29 | They were consistently better than The Who , The rolling Stones … fuck it , they were better than the Beatles ! |
| 30 | And the overhead heaters were no use either , I mean that 's why we put the fan heaters in cos they were better than the |