Example sentences of "they [vb base] it be [adj] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Erm and the difference in appraisal between the groups of people that knew about the speaker before and those that did n't know anything , they say it is important to the similarity attraction . |
| 2 | They say it is unjust for the publicans and bad for the pubs . |
| 3 | They say it 's good for children to grow up with pets around them . |
| 4 | Quote of the week is from Don Johnson : ‘ They say it 's lonely at the top , but it 's lonely at the bottom and in the middle too . ’ |
| 5 | Most people want to like art — they know it 's good for you , or at any rate looks good on you — but face to face with a great painting they feel like gate-crashers at a Mayfair reception . |
| 6 | It is not easy for them to get a meal , but if they do it is likely to be a big one . |
| 7 | Honourable but brief mentions must also go to Annie Lennox and Sinead O'Connor , for their uncompromising attitudes , bravery , outspokenness , passionate commitment to their music and because they prove it 's OK to be strong and to be vulnerable . |
| 8 | That means , of course , that if they learn it 's right for a man to kill or steal , they 'll be very good at it . ’ |