Example sentences of "they be the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( The scheme applies equally to women if they are the absent parent but the vast majority of absent parents are in fact men . ) |
| 2 | I commend them , and the area over which they preside , to adventurers and explorers of all ages , and especially to sufferers from urban depression for which they are the perfect tonic . |
| 3 | Fast as the wind and loyal unto death , they are the perfect mount for Elf nobility . |
| 4 | Thus we see in sociology two strikingly different analyses of crimes of violence against women : one in which they are the infrequent consequence of a few mentally deranged men ( which is supported by the low incidence of such crimes in the criminal statistics ) ; and one in which they are an institutionalized set of practices which are part of an overarching system of gender inequality ( in which the low number of convictions for such crimes is merely evidence of the state 's collusion ) . |
| 5 | They are the external effect of the internal fight to get well , recover and heal . |
| 6 | Myths form a large part of poetry or music for they are the ancient background of man 's thoughts which the materialist world has spurned , but which a few poets and mystics have jealously guarded and preserved . |
| 7 | Dressed casually in button-down-collared shirt , faded denims and suede cowboy boots , she sat behind the mixing console of one of PWL 's studios and said : ‘ My parents are fantastic , they are the stabilising influence in my life . |
| 8 | They are the final arbiters , as to where the motions passed at the Apex Conference are acceptable under the advisory element of the rule , my branch are only too aware of this . |
| 9 | The report of the ( then ) Social Science Research Council 's exploratory Panel on Addiction in 1982 argued that addiction problems are not trivial , that they are the legitimate concern of the social sciences and that a multi-disciplinary approach may reasonably be expected to produce insights , information and analyses which will enable addiction problems to be dealt with more effectively . |
| 10 | They are the ultimate jugglers , but they have to manage without the help of disposable nappies , supermarkets and freezers . |
| 11 | Neil Tennant may wonder how they can expect to be taken seriously but , to millions of record buyers the world over , they are the ultimate realisation of the rock dream ; tribal passion , myth , commitment and the belief that guitars really can bring down governments . |
| 12 | In the latter , they are the political-economic structures within . |
| 13 | They are the great Temptation in themselves , for they present a Messiah whose credentials are established by miracle . |
| 14 | They are the four soldiers of the Ulster Defence Regiment who were convicted of the murder of a Catholic man in Armagh in 1983 . |
| 15 | ‘ There 's no doubting they are the best pair in the world , ’ he added . |
| 16 | It is argued that the law results in employers unwillingly or unwittingly engaging or promoting minorities , regardless of their abilities or qualifications , and whether or not they are the best person for the job . |
| 17 | These double-polished thin sections ( DPTs ) can only be satisfactorily produced by machine ; they are the best sections for research work and critical petrographic studies . |
| 18 | ‘ Ipswich and Leicester lead the promotion race but this does not necessarily mean they are the best teams . |
| 19 | It 's because they are the best memories of my life . |
| 20 | At any rate , they are the best marks that were to appear on his performance schedule over the next four years , when his average ran at 56.4 per cent . |
| 21 | Also they are the best band in the world . ’ |
| 22 | Customers buy product-belief : belief that your products are the best value for money , that they are the best quality , that they will receive the best after-sales service . |
| 23 | Uralmash 's faith in foreign joint ventures highlights the fundamental weakness of Russia 's industrial dinosaurs : foreign partners are their only likely source of new capital ; and they are the best source of new designs and technology . |
| 24 | Of the chimney boys , Campbell wrote in 1747 : the younger they are the better fit to climb up the chimneys ; I would not recommend my friend to breed his son to this trade , " tho I know some masters who live comfortably . |
| 25 | While they still have a special mission to serve the poor , they are the preferred setting for major medical care for the whole population . |
| 26 | They are the armed forces libraries . |
| 27 | They are the invisible force of the criminal law . |
| 28 | Exercise that can help to maintain the elasticity of the vagina are also used to control urinary incontinence and avoid a prolapse — they are the pelvic floor exercises that women are taught to do after childbirth : sit on the lavatory with the thighs parallel to the ground and feet flat on the floor ( or on a book , if necessary ) ; start to pass water , then use the muscles to stop the flow ; release and finish the flow . |
| 29 | While it is possible to draw attention to these object frames as forms of display , more commonly they are the appropriate background for living . |
| 30 | As adjacent word positions are also looked up in the word look-up tree , they are checked for whether or not they are the appropriate words to complete the compound . |