Example sentences of "[verb] they [be] [verb] [prep] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | I think that in years to come they are bound to be looked back on as an aberration . |
| 2 | erm schools just do n't help girls to have both and so a lot of the talk about underachievement , and I do n't like that word , amongst girls really ignores the fact that girls are n't underachieving when they do n't go all out for occupational success , when they do n't set their goals very high in schools , they are being very rational because if they do achieve they are going to be faced with immense problems . |
| 3 | er Half past one , there are about three hundred , or there will be about three hundred school children descending upon the library from Icknield Primary and Berryfields Primary er and er Monks Risborough School er they will be given a sweet ration — sweets for a whole week , which is less than they imagine they 're going to be . |
| 4 | I hope they 're going to be rowed on Boxing Day . |
| 5 | Wanting to remain a child becomes unfeasible even to the most stupid old beard at the age of about 35 ; they eventually give up and accept they were born to be schoolteachers . |
| 6 | ‘ I do not believe they are going to be as clumsy as to try to introduce this for people actually undergoing surgery , ’ he said . |
| 7 | Yes we were told they 're going to be trees like that because they 've had a lot of trouble with pigeons roosting in the erm the mature trees and it 's impossible for people to sit on the benches underneath cos of er pigeon mess . |
| 8 | Though his critics maintain they were trying to be constructive and wanted him to stay , Sutton was convinced that the criticism had been organized in advance as a warning that if he did not go , as Pilger was demanding , they would make life hell for him . |
| 9 | The mystery plays were originally known as the Corpus Christi Play ; the use of the singular ‘ play ’ indicated they were intended to be seen as a whole , while Corpus Christi refers to the holy day on which they were performed . |
| 10 | ‘ whereby that person is likely to believe that such violence would be used or it is likely that such violence would be provoked ’ The officer dealing and/or civilian witnesses could help prove this point by including in their evidence observations such as , ‘ The crowd of visiting football supporters were likely to believe they were going to be attacked ’ , or ‘ It was likely that the visiting supporters would lose their tempers and attack the home crowd ’ . |
| 11 | At some stage in their lives they decided they were going to be a winner not a loser . |
| 12 | They know that if things are not settled they are going to be dragged through the courts . |
| 13 | All the advertising in the world will not draw people to your event if they believe they 're going to be there alone . |
| 14 | This morning in Blackpool Mr Patten apologised for the comments , saying they were meant to be ’ satirical ’ . |
| 15 | He criticised the system of screening and the appeals tribunal for refugees due to be sent back , saying they were forbidden to be present , allowed no legal representation , and were not told the reasons for decisions . |
| 16 | I mean they 're going to be very easy to buy . |
| 17 | The appointment of Mr Stürmer , a friend of Chancellor Kohl and a man often seen on television , made some of the staff fear they were going to be ‘ politicised ’ . |
| 18 | I thought they were pretending to be offended — but people were honestly upset by it and I was flabbergasted . ’ |
| 19 | She said , ‘ Things are seldom as bad as you think they 're going to be . |
| 20 | country in Europe so they think they 're going to be testing their weapons and for the |
| 21 | I know I thought that was good because then everybody puts the phone down you see and they all think they 're going to be terribly clever . |
| 22 | Well we 'll see if there , if there well the jury can have a look at them if they want , certainly if er if neither side think they 're going to be of any assistance then there 's not much point in producing them . |
| 23 | Do n't let's frighten people and think they 're going to be thrown out on the street because they ca n't pay their rent . |
| 24 | Others living at the house said they were waiting to be reunited with Marita and her Mr Loren to find out exactly what happened . |