Example sentences of "[Wh adv] they [be] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 I ca n't remember if I been here before or not — streets look all different at night from how they are in the day .
2 We are talking about a spectacular slide in support for Conservatism in Scotland , which has taken the Tories from the high point of being the majority party in Scotland in the mid-1950s to the point today when they are on the edge of extinction as a serious and significant force in Scotland .
3 A lot of people have said to us that our gigs remind them of when they 're in the bathroom , miming with a tennis racket , pouring water over their heads for that sweat experience . ’
4 A lot of people have said to us that our gigs remind them of when they 're in the bathroom , miming with a tennis racket , pouring water over their heads for that sweat experience . ’
5 However , where the goods have been destroyed or stolen at a time when they were at the buyer 's risk ( see paragraph 3–36 ) , then of course he is under a duty to pay , even though delivery is impossible .
6 Now I had never before tried to regress anyone to a time when they were under the influence of anaesthetic , but I decided to do so on this occasion .
7 It was when they were in the process of doing just that that Edward Greenwood walked in unannounced .
8 Yes , I think talking about the stiff upper lippers I think we have to work with people where they are an if that 's where they are at the moment , that 's fine .
9 Although in 1981 a question was asked about usual residence , UK censuses are de facto , i.e. individuals are enumerated on the basis of where they are at the time of the census ( This avoids the need to define the distinction between temporary and permanent residence ) .
10 RIGHT Dogs may be less enthusiastic to perform where they are on the leash but this gives you the opportunity to guide them to the appropriate spot .
11 So now we can hear everything they say and we know where they are on the plane ! ’
12 If you grow some of the more vulnerable shrubs in an area where they are on the borderline of hardness , give them a little winter protection .
13 Holywood could yet clinch the single Section Two promotion spot but they seem intent on staying where they are for the time being .
14 This gives managers an opportunity to evaluate where they are in the quality process , to look at the Eight things To Do and to adjust their direction if necessary .
15 I had suggested in the note that , as it was then three-fifteen , rather than their breaking camp , one of them should drive back and take me to where they were for the night and back to the village next morning .
16 Erm er they formed this committee and erm it was in Switzerland er where they were at the time .
17 West Ham take their chances , Oxford do n't , that 's why they 're at the bottom and teams like Sheffield and West Ham and Oldham are at the top .
18 It was an intentional slap in the face , this reminder of why they were in the position they were .
19 Computer technology built on to telephone exchanges will allow subscribers to have the same number wherever they are in the country , automatically reject unwanted calls and bar calls to ‘ chat-lines ’ or other unwanted services .
20 In line with the Vice-Chancellor 's policy of attracting top academics to senior posts in the University from wherever they are in the world , Professor Maxwell Fry left the West Coast of the USA and the University of California to become Professor of Development Finance at Birmingham .
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