Example sentences of "they [is] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But greater than they is a sort of compulsion which comes on me , so that when I invent I scarcely know what I am inventing . |
| 2 | you know , she 's only got two daughters and one of them , one of them 's a hairdresser . |
| 3 | Paintings by Van Gogh , Degas and Turner are on show together in one theatre — and every one of them 's a fake . |
| 4 | ‘ Remember , ’ he warns as a parting shot , ‘ if any two painters agree — one of them 's a liar ! ’ |
| 5 | In them is a bottle of peppermint foot lotion . |
| 6 | One of them is a hotel . |
| 7 | Beyond them is a row of pines , and then the backs of more houses . |
| 8 | It depicts an angel with enveloping wings sitting in a boat ; shining above them is a moonstone . |
| 9 | Or disappear forever wiped out by some killer bug and all that will be left of them is a film in which they 're playing their own ancestors ? |
| 10 | A benefit to them is a benefit to society , and a body of students personally ‘ enriched ’ by their education is an ‘ enriched ’ society . |
| 11 | Beyond them is a courtyard surrounded on three sides by the rear walls of office buildings , like a miniature version of Horse Guards Parade . |
| 12 | What they seem to do is indicate , often in very complex ways , just how the utterance that contains them is a response to , or a continuation of , some portion of the prior discourse . |
| 13 | Making them is a bit like making mayonnaise : waxy or oily ingredients and water are blended together with emulsifiers to produce a lotion or cream . |
| 14 | A more practical initiative which would currently involve them is a self build housing scheme , it 's at a very early stage , but basically erm , were working with the housing department , economic development unit and er work , the work 's department , there 's a , there 's a corporate project team , and were , were looking erm , we 've got to identify , positively identify a site for it , but we 're looking at bringing in European Social Fund , Funding and erm housing association money to get a self built housing scheme for young people , you know , where they would be trained in manual skills to build there own house and they live there , erm and er , so that 's , that 's quite an exciting scheme . |
| 15 | I learn and I learn and I learn , but each one of them is a faraway mystery and I tremble in my ignorance . |
| 16 | Near the top the trees die out and the landscape which replaces them is a shock , for here the rock enters into full possession , turbulent acres of it , broken and jagged . |
| 17 | Identifying them is a problem for a start — many species tend to look just like several others ! |
| 18 | But one of them is a copy-editor , I think that is what he is called , and he told me that he thought the item had come in from a friend of Leila 's . ’ |
| 19 | But many must involve both ; and reconciling them is a purpose to which the Cabinet is specifically suited . |
| 20 | A means of costing them is a way of getting to know the enemy , and a first step in the identification of problems and management solutions . |
| 21 | The favourite place from which to view and sketch them is a clump of trees on the banks of the River Skell , about one-eighth of a mile from the ruins . |
| 22 | Speaking about children , Fr Cunningham 's face lit up and beaming smile crossed his face ; being with them is a passion which has remained with him since his days as a teacher , and later a headmaster . |
| 23 | One of them is a steroid , which some doctors fear can stunt growth , so there is plenty of room for a therapeutic advance . |
| 24 | Nails are easier to use than screws ; all you need to drive them is a hammer ( see below ) . |
| 25 | They know about the development of science and its effect on their environment : one of them is a radio ham , another an electronics freak . |
| 26 | ‘ Nell is nineteen and Marion eighteen , ’ Harry said and , poking his head forward with emphasis , he added , ‘ And neither of them is a beauty . ’ |
| 27 | At the heart of both of them is a witness to the vital relationship between the historical reality of the Incarnation and a way of living by which man may engage with the spiritual reality it manifested and thus extend it in time . |
| 28 | Often virtually the only direct evidence available to them is a corpus of written utterances , of somewhat fortuitous make-up , and now probably fixed for eternity . |
| 29 | ( Recovering them is a matter of great urgency ; and a start has been made , but there 's a long way to go — especially with Upward , whom oblivion has enveloped with a completeness that is startling and significant . ) |
| 30 | But what becomes of them is a mystery , for none has ever been found , even in deep Atlantic . |