Example sentences of "they [am/are] [adj] [adv] [prep] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | They have said that they are disappointed not to be making at the very least £12 million , and possibly even £17 million — and are determined to do better in 1995 . |
| 2 | Marine sponges have a long fossil record from the Cambrian onwards , and at many localities they are abundant enough to be important rock formers . |
| 3 | In any case , virtually no heterosexual feminists have an analysis of heterosexism , which would enable them to deny they are lesbians without making it seem as if they are happy not to be . |
| 4 | Feed them on infusoria and powdered flake until they are large enough to be allowed to join the adults — at about 6mm . |
| 5 | They are short enough to be accessible to the pre-intermediate learner , and students will be pleased with their progress in understanding spoken English . |
| 6 | The general principle of proportional representation is surely a more democratic one than any system which tends to over-represent majorities at the cost of under-representing minorities — if they are lucky enough to be represented at all . |
| 7 | Accounts have always been fallible and they are likely always to be so . |
| 8 | If it 's the usual question of protection that so many couples ca n't bring themselves to discuss because they find it unromantic or embarrassing — heaven knows why , when they 're close enough to be going to bed together — you can relax . |
| 9 | But others will be kept in cages until they 're well enough to be released on another coastline unaffected by the oil slick . |
| 10 | Right they 're all different but they 're similar enough to be a bit confusing . |
| 11 | If they 're stupid enough to be homeless ! |
| 12 | Staff at the centre say they 'll care for the animals until they 're strong enough to be returned to the wild . |
| 13 | It seems that if they 're lucky enough to be in work , they can still command good salaries . |
| 14 | ‘ I think , ’ said Masklin , ‘ that maybe they 're intelligent enough to be lonely . ’ |
| 15 | Well , I think not that they 're afraid not to be but |
| 16 | There 's work that needs to be done , in most of the major sports grounds , but that 's proceeding and there 's , if you can imagine that there 's , in Shrewsbury for example , a lot of the work which we would want to be done on the grounds have been less than enthusiastic about doing , because they 're likely not to be there for very long . |