Example sentences of "they [be] the [adj] " 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 active phase in the lives of many intermediate mass stars : the core has by then contracted to a neutron star and in the same process the outer layers of the star have rebounded as a supernova explosion . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | They are the ultimate in ‘ selfish genes ’ . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | They are the ultimate jugglers , but they have to manage without the help of disposable nappies , supermarkets and freezers . |
| 14 | In the latter , they are the political-economic structures within . |
| 15 | They are the great Temptation in themselves , for they present a Messiah whose credentials are established by miracle . |
| 16 | They are the four behavioural relations of signs ( words ) . |
| 17 | They are the four soldiers of the Ulster Defence Regiment who were convicted of the murder of a Catholic man in Armagh in 1983 . |
| 18 | They feel they are the greatest and they want to flaunt it , as noisily as possible . |
| 19 | At any rate , they are the best marks that were to appear on his performance schedule over the next four years , when his average ran at 56.4 per cent . |
| 20 | They are horribly expensive but to my mind they are the best . |
| 21 | It 's not really up to me to judge that they are the best ever . |
| 22 | I use Amway cleaning , laundry , personal care , etc. products myself because I feel that they are the BEST environmentally — friendly , cruelty-free products available . |
| 23 | Also they are the best band in the world . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ There 's no doubting they are the best pair in the world , ’ he added . |
| 25 | Uralmash 's faith in foreign joint ventures highlights the fundamental weakness of Russia 's industrial dinosaurs : foreign partners are their only likely source of new capital ; and they are the best source of new designs and technology . |
| 26 | Customers buy product-belief : belief that your products are the best value for money , that they are the best quality , that they will receive the best after-sales service . |
| 27 | ‘ They are the best . ’ |
| 28 | These double-polished thin sections ( DPTs ) can only be satisfactorily produced by machine ; they are the best sections for research work and critical petrographic studies . |
| 29 | Now what we have to know is whether or not they are in fact getting these contracts because they are the best and the cheapest , or whether they are getting it because they have the best connections and they are paying the most money . |
| 30 | Showing the reason why they are the best in the world , the four lads gave a polished performance in front of a hushed and packed house , to take the trophy and gold medals in Grade One with a score of 70 points . |