Example sentences of "they [am/are] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They are a splendid orchestra , disciplined and committed in their playing , and firmly directed by conductor Takuo Yuasa . |
| 2 | However , it is misleading to date the portraits on that basis , as they are a naturalistic rendering of the appearance of boys after the loss of infant curls at the age of two or three . |
| 3 | Six Finger Satellite might look unpleasantly like a '90s misappropriation of Devo , but in the dressed-down flesh they are a groovesome hardcore update of Wire with a head honcho given to lurching about like an adolescent , erm , Lurch . |
| 4 | To Adorno , listeners to popular music are far from being private critical spirits , of course ; they are a passive mass which is prepared to accept standardized musical forms precisely because it is the product of the same processes as the musical forms themselves . |
| 5 | At around 40 pence per portion , they are a prominent feature on any chip shop menu . |
| 6 | It was hanging on so I had to take it off they are a bloody nuisance them racks you know , dangerous |
| 7 | I mean if a garage leaves the sump plug loose or does n't erm put it back in , then obviously the whoever has done that work , if they are a legitimate erm service department would be more than happy to put that right and would apologise obviously , and the claim would obviously lie with them . |
| 8 | Thus they are a fraction of the ruling class in the sense both that they belong integrally to it , directly serving the dominant social order , and that they are a coherent division of it , defined by the values of a specific higher education : the possession of a general , rather than a merely national and class-bound , culture ; and the practice of specific intellectual and professional skills . |
| 9 | A Earthworms are one of the best foods you can feed to your fish , for they are a complete animals with all the essential amino acids to sustain life and dietary requirements . |
| 10 | They are a complete waste of taxpayers ' and charge payers ' money . |
| 11 | No attempt has been made to deal in detail with the Act 's provisions , but they are a classic example of the Inland Revenue 's neurosis with tax avoidance and the use of the principle described in the Financial Times as ‘ Sodom in reverse ’ . |
| 12 | They are a classificatory device in the form of a limited number of recognisable patterns into which industrial relations arrangements can be grouped according to their common elements . |
| 13 | Feeding : They are a hardy species , but unless they can be switched from their natural diet onto freeze-dried Tubifex worms , Norwegian brine shrimp or live worms , between eight to ten weeks , they almost always die . |
| 14 | I think they are a young audience and a gig-going audience who like to buy exciting records . |
| 15 | The main structural proteins of the insect cuticle are sometimes known collectively as arthropodin though they are a complex mixture , more than a dozen components having been identified in some insects by amino-acid analyses , electrophoresis and serological techniques ( Fox and Mills , 1969 ; Hackman and Goldberg , 1971 ) . |
| 16 | They are a complex mixture of up to 80 per cent hydrocarbons with smaller amounts of fatty acids , alkyl esters and other constituents . |
| 17 | Although they are a standard device in parliamentary elections in most of the democracies of continental Europe , they are an abomination for the evangelists of the STV and sometimes a stumbling block for less prejudiced supporters of electoral reform . |
| 18 | Heroic , magical and transcendent , they are a perfect symbol of human society and can be made to fit into almost any political , moral or religious view . |
| 19 | And they are a perfect testament to the canny Victorians ' sense of foresight . |
| 20 | ‘ They are a grand bunch of lads and they are honest . |
| 21 | You mention SNH ; you will be aware that they are a new body resulting from the merging of Countryside Commission and Nature Conservancy . |
| 22 | I accept that they are a new concept and they may be an , an improvement in time . |
| 23 | The big advantage of old , slightly faded curtains is that they are a good starting point round which to build a comfortable , well-used look ; one that is hard to achieve with brand-new designer materials . |
| 24 | These are important considerations ; but you must ask whether they are a good reason to opt for non-intervention , or , rather , a reason to improve the support services available to parents or the institutions which house such children . |
| 25 | Middlemarch and The golden bowl are not the same but , though they are a good deal longer , they are not different in kind or quality . |
| 26 | Like most fresh fruit , they are a good source of fibre and Vitamin C and are a useful slimming food . |
| 27 | I mean , if someone says you 're beautiful or smart , you want to believe that they are a good judge of character , do n't you ? |
| 28 | ‘ We know they are a good side and I am sure they will come to Cardiff with a great deal of confidence , but our approach to any big game is exactly the same . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ No disrespect to Grimsby — they are a good club and a fine footballing side — but I still believe I have a future at the highest level , ’ he said yesterday . |
| 30 | They are a good bunch of lads and there 's a lot of confidence from that 4-2 opening day win at Arsenal and they 've just kept it going . ’ |