Example sentences of "[be] [adj] [prep] [noun] [conj] they " in BNC.

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1 Screw-on glazing bars are preferable to snap-fits as they hold this flexible glazing sheet more securely in place
2 Dogs are polymorphic in appearance because they have been made to look different by selective breeding controlled by their human masters .
3 And for those who say that some pubs are unsuitable for children because they might have some evil influence , then is n't it about time those pubs were cleaned up ?
4 ‘ Travel firms are right on target when they launch a huge range of discounts , ’ said an Abta spokesman .
5 So may , you may have a bay for example that 's in an area where all the rivers draining into it are rich in copper because they 're running over rocks which are copper .
6 The problem is that they are rather too practical in their outlook and are used to doing as they please . ’
7 ‘ People are afraid of oils because they are used by great masters ’ , she says , ‘ but they are the easiest thing to start with .
8 For a small additional charge , payable on collection of the vehicle , you may take out personal accident insurance for yourself and passengers , PAI costs approx £18 ( these rates are subject to change as they are based on summer 1989 ) .
9 I 'm not saying it 's one that the tribunal should have accepted , but , but , but what I 'm saying is th there is an element of psychological truth in that , because if Freud 's theories if er bond Freud theory group behaviour is correct , then that does seem to happen some extent that the leader as it were takes and presumably this is why some people erm presumably er feel better in groups , perhaps that they get something out of a group that their own ego can not provide , but other people are uncomfortable in groups because they feel that their ego is being alienated and they 're losing some of their some of their power .
10 Does the Minister agree that when individuals have raised money to pay for the offshore survival course , it is disgraceful that they should be denied unemployment benefit on the basis that they are unavailable for work while they are on the training course ?
11 But the truth is , they 're afraid of Lewis and they 're trying to milk the title for all it 's worth . ’
12 But the truth is , they 're afraid of Lewis and they 're trying to milk the title for all it 's worth . ’
13 They 're open in character because they are not part of the built-up area of Skelton .
14 They 're open in character because they 're not built upon .
15 And they 're slow in learning because they optimize er using this learning rule .
16 Few of us are comfortable with confrontations because they frequently lead to full-fledged blow-ups .
17 But he smiles back — of course — because he ca n't do anything else for he is ill at ease , they are ill at ease and they all drown in smiles that suffocate .
18 Neighbours are useful in emergencies and they provide help in countless small ways , such as shopping , taking in deliveries , admitting tradesmen , providing transport and looking after each other 's children for short periods .
19 In a contestable market , existing firms are vulnerable to entry if they attempt to exploit their market power , there are no sunk costs , and hence exit is costless ; and entrants have access to the same technology and factor prices as incumbents .
20 It is not that such agendas are unresponsive to data but they are not responsive by way of direct testing .
21 Ministers as a professional group tend to be averse to data-gathering because they are more people focused than organisation orientated .
22 These children had n't learnt to be afraid of animals because they had never heard of Earth , the Burning , or the Book of Remembering .
23 Well this to , to photograph anything , this just happens to be a camera and I suppose that would appeal to a lot of camera collectors to people that I er er who I work with , people I know , friends and that , they know I 'm interested in photography and they always ask me about cameras
24 The system is scalable to five Intel Corp 66MHz 80486DX2 chips and will be field-upgradable to Pentiums once they become available .
25 This particularly assists those elderly clients who may be resentful at times that they appear to need help .
26 ‘ However , I think the large institutional investors , who make up the lion 's share of the market , will be interested in NIE if they see there will be a good return . ’
27 Oh no , no , no , not at all af after the war work it , it just seemed to er no one ever seemed to get any be interested in flying as they were pre-war then , or they probably that they had cars and they could get about more you know to other outlying places like Pentiford in Wolverhampton
28 Families feel very rejected by professionals erm , in my research I 've found that er , the families of younger sufferers tend to be involved in treatment but they feel very much that they 're under the microscope , that they disapprove , that they 're seen as being pathological families .
29 Parents allow children to be involved in prostitution because they bring in money .
30 It is unfair to other members of staff to be late on duty as they can not leave a reception desk unattended .
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