Example sentences of "[noun pl] be [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 Now if Jim is telling us that there are four hundred and ten vacancies now and he 's explained where those four hundred and ten vacancies are we 've picked up another fifty p places within that eighteen months .
2 all what like , what type of notes are they ?
3 He did not live in an empty house , and some of those possessions are yours .
4 What skills are they looking for ?
5 ‘ Additionally could we ask whether it would be possible for you to attend a recording studio at a time convenient to yourself and allow us to record you reciting the refrain ‘ I 'm Roy , I 'm Roy — Roy Of The Reds Am I ! ’
6 They 're hardly likely to have the most tolerant or liberal attitudes are they !
7 The two clubs are I think are in the process of electing er members and have asked us to put forward two parish councillors to be their nominees .
8 In neither public nor private cases are we assured that they all lead to greater efficiency .
9 through your fingers are you ?
10 What sort of activities are they going to be involved in during the session ?
11 Even less than Local Authorities are they to be relied on for continuity of policy , or an ability to look beyond the day after tomorrow .
12 They 're not giving us four hours are they ?
13 ‘ The hours are yours to sleep with .
14 They 're not mock exams are they ?
15 You 're not sucking it , you 're chewing it crunch , crunch it 's not good for your teeth mind you Polos are n't good for your teeth are they ?
16 He says all the signs are it could soon be as bad as last year , which would be a great pity .
17 A self adhesive stamp is now undergoing a six month trial — and the signs are it could soon have the traditional postage stamp licked .
18 you 're not on any pills and tablets are you ?
19 How many contracts am I going to get in a year ?
20 These rolled houses are they
21 They 're not safe these houses are they dad ?
22 Erm , and on what values are they based ?
23 So what values are you going to try ?
24 But lots of er , builders are I think .
25 What other rules are you going to make ?
26 After all the usual questions about the game in progress , Lillie was asked : ‘ How do you get on with the England team , what sort of blokes are they ? ’
27 Er not defining this particular document you find elsewhere , the most important roads are I hope you will agree the roads where the traffic volume the traffic
28 ‘ How many times are you going to want to do this , Jill ? ’ he had said .
29 How many more times are you gon na sneeze ?
30 Although a close-knit group and members of the same family , no two are alike , each posing its own problems of route finding , its own hazards ; only in the excellence of their views are they akin .
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