Example sentences of "[noun pl] be a [noun sg] [conj] they " in BNC.
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| 1 | The new cars were a sensation when they first appeared , passengers let old cars pass in order to ride on them , and upon entering removed their hats and looked for a door mat ! |
| 2 | I know the rats are a worry because they are so dangerous and can contaminate food . |
| 3 | It should have been a relatively easy game as Bracknell were without many first team regulars , but their youngsters were a credit as they hustled Abingdon all the way . |
| 4 | I mean we 've , I mean at that point you 've got that was the point where you 've got the massive United States aid coming in erm you , you 've got erm United States equipping China with all enormous fire power , sending tanks in etcetera , I mean this was the beginning of , of the realization of the United States that , that the communists were a threat and they did n't like it and they , they were putting massive ai aid erm and , and that there was all that United States war machine erm |
| 5 | Cable breaks are a nuisance because they almost always result in having to retrieve the glider from mid-field . |
| 6 | If the only or main reason for your being sacked was an ‘ economic , technical or organisational ’ one , entailing changes in the work-force — the vague Euro-jargon of the 1981 Regulations is a reminder that they were inspired by an EC Directive — your claim will not succeed if you have been treated in a reasonable manner . |
| 7 | The racists are a problem because they are descended from the brown- and black-shirted enemies of earlier days . |
| 8 | Flamboyant clothes are a mistake unless they are a genuine part of the interviewee 's personality . |
| 9 | That he could do this without awakening the slightest resentment ill the boys was a sign that they recognised that it was their work that mattered to Basil , and in no way his self-importance , which , to a quite remarkable degree he did not have . |
| 10 | Bowls is a sport that they do n't make much money . |