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 | While they still have a special mission to serve the poor , they are the preferred setting for major medical care for the whole population . |
| 15 | They are the armed forces libraries . |
| 16 | They are the invisible force of the criminal law . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | While it is possible to draw attention to these object frames as forms of display , more commonly they are the appropriate background for living . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | Mr. Graham : Perhaps they are the professional advisers who advised the Government to sell the royal ordnance factory in my constituency for a pittance to people who later recouped the price in one sale . |
| 21 | We therefore , sir , have before us today to consider these two sites , D thirty nine and D forty , in the context of the relevant and duly-made objections that have been made , and they are the simple question is , should these sites be in the within the greenbelt or within the inset . |
| 22 | But although his selected trio — Northwich Victoria 's Liverpool-born defender Jeff Parker , Warrington Town utility man Paul McNally and Northern Ireland Under-21 midfielder Norman Kelly may not be household names , he is convinced they are the right choice . |
| 23 | These can be useful for compression joints , provided they are the right size . |
| 24 | They are the political editors and senior correspondents of most of our television stations and national and regional newspapers . |
| 25 | Gnat and Mosquito larvae , including Bloodworms , can not be bred , as they are the young stages of flying insects . |
| 26 | I have given the above observations explicitly because they are the necessary foundations for later investigation and many people have trouble observing them , even though others find them obvious . |
| 27 | They are the ordinary citizens for whom the honours system was designed — people who have dedicated their lives to duty . |
| 28 | ‘ Look at them well , ’ said The Daily Graphic ( 16 November 1900 ) when the dust had settled a little and the danger could be looked in the face , ‘ They are the genuine article — real Hooligans ’ : |
| 29 | But the steroids in the Pill are of a different sort — they are the female sex hormones ( or closely related chemicals ) and they do not act in the same way as corticosteroids . |
| 30 | A police spokesman explained a simple way drivers can make sure they are the correct distance away from the vehicle in front . |