Example sentences of "they [be] [adj] and [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They are narrow and have a parochial view |
| 2 | People can feel impelled to find out what their confusion and disorientation of feeling is about , and while in this state they are vulnerable and need a great deal of skilled support . |
| 3 | The aim is to produce beers quickly which , because they are sterile and have a long ‘ shelf life ’ , are also highly profitable . |
| 4 | Though not difficult to grow , they are greedy and prefer a rich , well-drained sandy loam . |
| 5 | In all fairness it must of course also be said that people who are familiar with Christian orders of service find this same collection of words extremely comforting and helpful precisely because they are familiar and mean a great deal to them . |
| 6 | Digital Equipment Corp yesterday unveiled the DECpc MTE line of two 80486-based personal computers , starting at $2,650 and $3,100 : they include a 32-bit EISA bus and VESA VL bus and are claimed to be the highest-performance 80486 machines available ; they are Pentium-upgradable and offers a PCMCIA peripheral card option for data sharing with portable computers having PCMCIA . |
| 7 | QUOTE FROM JAMES HUNT , from the Peterborough column in The Daily Telegraph : ‘ I like them because they are decorative and make a cheerful sound . ’ |
| 8 | As I gazed after the jeep , I thought ‘ Those two , I suppose , are lucky in a way , they are alive and have a Blighty ! |
| 9 | It will enable you to challenge telephone bills if you think they are wrong and to gain a better idea of how much you are paying while you talk . |
| 10 | Thus the imperatives for Europe are and will remain , to lower oil dependence , to achieve a better balanced diversity of supplies , to make the most of indigenous supplies where they are economical and to continue the drive to greater energy efficiency . |
| 11 | If you are interested in such matters track his words down , for they are succinct and carry a weight of authority I could not possibly hope to emulate . |
| 12 | They are severe and have a devastating effect on his personality , his physical well-being and his mental state . |
| 13 | Mr Deputy Speaker I 'm just about to come on the South Wales police but I will answer the point directly , er I and my honourable friend the parliamentary secretary are always willing to discuss with local government , matters relating to local government finance and we have done so over the months leading up to this settlement and my honourable and right honourable friends in the Home Office are always willing to discuss matters on the police er where they are important and warrant a ministerial meeting and that again has happened recently with the Home Office min minister discussing this very issue . |
| 14 | Check to see that they are secure and looped the same way on each half of the kite . |
| 15 | Leeds were more than willing to enter into a ground sharing scheme when they were skint and needed the rent money . |
| 16 | They were delighted and arranged a reception for him in a studio formerly occupied by Chagall , who had left France before the war to go back to Russia to get married . |
| 17 | they used to , they used to travel them back to Driffield if they were full and keep the empty coaches in two sidings . |
| 18 | They were heavy and had the words ‘ Do not refreeze ’ written on them , but I did n't immediately realize the significance of that . |
| 19 | As soon as political parties rediscovered their roots , dropped their concern to maintain a consensus , and regained a conviction , they were condemned because they were adversarial and offered a real choice . |