Example sentences of "they [am/are] an [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Helicopter trips around the city are fascinating and great fun ; they are an integral part of daily patrolling of the British Sector . |
| 2 | Yet the striking developments of the law of trusts depend on much more than this : they are an integral part of the conception of a trust as opposed to a legacy . |
| 3 | However , they are an integral part of the course and as such are also for use by individual readers . |
| 4 | Institutions must be considered within the general context of the industrial relations system of which they are an integral part … [ given that ] the point of departure of international comparison can not be an institution as such but must be the function it carries out . |
| 5 | Duties and responsibilities are not merely available to a citizen ; they are an integral part of being a citizen . |
| 6 | It has been said that in the civil law tradition proof-taking ‘ often resembles a series of isolated pre-trial conferences rather than a concentrated trial ’ , which is helpful but must not be read as suggesting that these earlier stages are merely interlocutory ; they are an integral part of the judicial process . |
| 7 | They have their own demands but they are an integral part of the liberation struggle , which , right from the start , has stood for equal rights for men and women . |
| 8 | ( b ) Add subordinate ideas only if they are an integral part of the historian 's argument . |
| 9 | These mosaics are not only decoration ; they are an integral part of the Byzantine scheme of architecture . |
| 10 | Whenever they become conscious , or organized and have leadership , they are an invincible force . |
| 11 | There are many teddy bears in Japan , they are an international toy |
| 12 | They are an honest , hard-working but rather dull team redeemed by the goalkeeping qualities of Meola and creative midfield play , when he is fit , of Perez . |
| 13 | But Royle warned : ‘ We have had Cambridge watched a couple of times and they are an honest , hard-working side . |
| 14 | The task of education business partnerships is to create , improve , protect and champion good learning environments ; if they do n't do this , they are an expensive waste of time and resources . |
| 15 | Ignore the self-righteous and the pompous who slur Brummies precisely because they are an industrial people . |
| 16 | With a council chamber equipped for simultaneous interpretation between English and Gaelic , they are an impressive symbol of the new spirit . |
| 17 | They are an angular , slender-legged |
| 18 | Although the visitors ' centre at Furnace Creek , the scenically-stunning Zabriskie Point and the Death Valley National Monument are across the border in California , they are an easy drive from Las Vegas , the nearest major city . |
| 19 | Because they put 3 passes together 4 years ago does not make them a footballing side and they are only making friends now cos they are an easy touch . |
| 20 | Convenient for regular letter writers , they are an all in one stationery and envelope with pre-paid postage . |
| 21 | The first is that being spread over a period of time which began before the Armada , included the civil war and Commonwealth , and finished only after the accession of William of Orange , they are an unrivalled source of information on the changing status of many local families . |
| 22 | They represent a potentially very important method of providing good rented or cheap owner-occupier housing in rural areas since they are an established medium for obtaining finance and for managing schemes . |
| 23 | The normal rule in such circumstances is for the convictions to be set aside : ‘ no reasonable jury who had applied their mind properly to the facts in the case could have arrived at the conclusion , and once one assumes that they are an unreasonable jury , or they could not have reasonably come to the conclusion , then the convictions can not stand . ’ |
| 24 | Look closely and you will often find that this splendour is composed of odd volumes and unwanted subjects , but , as an enhancement to the bookcase , they are an invaluable aid to selling it . |
| 25 | They are an invaluable source for women 's health problems in this period , especially the ‘ dangerous perils ’ of childbirth , and movingly discuss the traumas of the early deaths of children , which she met with resigned submission to the will of God . |
| 26 | The combination of Bath , Bristol and Gloucester does not succeed because they are an awkward lot down that way . |
| 27 | They are an emotional experience . ’ |
| 28 | Condoms are sheaths of thin rubber that are worn over the penis and research has confirmed that , used properly , they are an effective barrier against HIV when used in anal and vaginal sex . |
| 29 | Used properly they are an effective barrier against HIV . |
| 30 | They are an unsecured loan , generally to a borrower with a low credit rating . |