Example sentences of "they be [not/n't] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | That makes the rare ones more difficult to find , but they are n't the main thing anyway . |
| 2 | They are n't the ones I would have chosen . |
| 3 | They are n't the same . |
| 4 | Chris believes in teaching children about snakes , showing them that they are n't the horrible slimy things they 're sometimes portrayed as . |
| 5 | But they are n't the they are n't the Californian ones where they 're sort of big , fat and juicy |
| 6 | But they are n't the they are n't the Californian ones where they 're sort of big , fat and juicy |
| 7 | ‘ Contracts of employment are agreements between employers and their staff - they are not the business of government , ’ he said . |
| 8 | The Romans may be the chief enemies in the books , but they are not the only ones who would like to suppress Asterix . |
| 9 | This process leads to concepts , ideas , valued , and institutions , which , although they are not the direct result of individual production , are the indirect product of the process of production undertaken as a social task . |
| 10 | Ideas and concepts may thus be in fact misleading as to the real condition of existence ; they are not the reflection of the economic system but the product of a complex historical process of changing adaptation . |
| 11 | Worthy as such sentiments may be , they are not the stuff of powerful drama . |
| 12 | Banks are important and often do take a leading role , but they are not the spider . |
| 13 | Clearly , there are also people ready to take these jobs at the going rate , and not too discontented as long as they are not the breadwinner in their family , and are thus able to regard their wage as additional to the basic family income . |
| 14 | A closer look at the bourgeoisie , in terms of their social background , relationships with other classes and political opinions , lends support to the argument that , in practice , they are not the class that is going to bring about radical change . |
| 15 | They are not the result of any known lack of food or hormones , and no microbes have been proved to cause them . |
| 16 | Housekeeping proteins are just as important to the cells as the luxury ones , but they are not the markers of cellular individuality and for development are less interesting .. |
| 17 | Although chemists have tried to duplicate essential oils in the laboratory , they are not the same . |
| 18 | The length and width will depend on how many will be using the punt at any one time , but always remember that they are not the easiest things to row , especially in rough water , so make a length of about 14ft your limit , with a width of about 4ft 6in. maximum . |
| 19 | Doctors — in discharging their clinical duties — make decisions which commit resources for which they are not the budget holders . |
| 20 | If they are not the risk of a tragic outcome is more likely . |
| 21 | They are not the reasons for the torture that I would be suffering in his place . |
| 22 | But they are not the same gaps . |
| 23 | In coming to terms with conflicting feelings about the relationship between their parents , and being helped to do so , children assimilate the capacity to manage other relationships in which they are not the centre of attention and from which they may be excluded . |
| 24 | They are not the well-paid politicians we see on our TV screens , the high-profile sportsmen and women of this country , or even the many civil servants who seem to fill the list . |
| 25 | These do not have the sophisticated pan-and-tilt heads of the full tripod , so they are not the complete answer . |
| 26 | They are not the possessors of the ‘ right ’ answers or of a collection of facts to be imparted . |
| 27 | It can help older people realize that they are not the only ones with problems , a belief which the isolated and depressive nature of personal circumstances can sometimes encourage . |
| 28 | But although unconscious feelings have traditionally been associated with severe emotional disorder , they are not the prerogative of the acutely disturbed . |
| 29 | Such stringed instruments were perhaps not so rare as their apparent survival would suggest ; the Bergh Apton and Morningthorpe examples indicate that they are not the preserve of rich , perhaps royal , burials . |
| 30 | They are not the sort you 'd expect to quarrel , at least not violently . |