Example sentences of "they be [prep] [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We ca n't we devise publishing concepts which capture children 's imaginations in such a way that they are confident to spend as much time talking about what they have been reading as they are about last night 's episode of ‘ Neighbours ’ ? |
| 2 | Most people are nicer than you think they are on first acquaintance . |
| 3 | Seen from the side , they are at first glance very similar indeed . |
| 4 | It also seems as if they are at last more prepared to listen to the needs of the local skaters and on top of this a local developer has pledged ten thousand pounds towards the new facility so the future do n't look so gloomy after all . |
| 5 | Mrs Daniel , whose school has 1,000 boys and girls , added : ‘ If parents see a boy and a girl even holding hands in the park , they are in next day , to ask what we are doing about it . ’ |
| 6 | Shrewsbury by the way are a third division team , they 're about eighth or ninth in the table so er a great chance for them tonight to cause a major upset . |
| 7 | They 're about fourth or fifth . |
| 8 | I think I I mean it' ironic really , I think they 're at last getting erm the kinds of shops that that best suit the area , on Road now . |
| 9 | If they go in that condition the tax charged will be cheaper than if they 're in first class condition . |
| 10 | I 'll see if they 're in first . |
| 11 | Just as the new conceptual artists have more passion than they were at first credited with , so many of the new painters amount to more than the sum of their supposed influences . |
| 12 | Several times they crossed paths that led into the forest but it was not until another hour had passed and the moon was paling in the light of the false dawn that they were at last among strange scattered rocks like those which strewed the fringe of the forest where they had first entered the Waste . |
| 13 | They felt that through joining the movement they had been liberated from the ills of modern society and that they were at last free to make the world a better place and themselves better people . |
| 14 | Mr Ramaphosa suggested that the government timed the arrests in order to delay the talks precisely when they were at last poised for a breakthrough . |
| 15 | Several other people had arranged to share cars and after a good deal of last-minute discussion and instructions , they were at last on their way . |
| 16 | Many faiths were broken before the people became convinced of the truth of the Myrcans ’ mission , but after a while , when no Myrcan had turned against the righteous lords , and they had not tried to usurp the rule of the Dales and the Vale , then they were at last accepted . |
| 17 | ‘ You know , I 'm getting quite used to this invisible business , ’ Mitch muttered to Maggie when they were at last settled to their table . |
| 18 | The Republic of Ireland could be in England 's group , as they were in last year 's European Championship . |
| 19 | The Republic of Ireland could be in England 's group , as they were in last year 's European Championship . |
| 20 | Yeah , they were in last night . |