Example sentences of "are [adj] and [pron] [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I have a theory that most people believe that they are shy and you hear the most extraordinarily extrovert people being interviewed on television and radio and confession they are really shy ! |
| 2 | Here is what you must memorise : These words are Latin and they form the basis of the secret to this trick . |
| 3 | ‘ The assurances are OK and we have no intention of either looking elsewhere or altering our original itinerary , ’ Smith said . |
| 4 | Certainly the style and type of projects in the schools are different and they offer a markedly different approach to user education in schools than was prevalent before the present period of research funding . |
| 5 | ‘ People come here aged maybe 50 or 60 and their blood pressure goes down to what it was in adolescence , they are no longer constipated , digestive problems seem to disappear , their sex lives improve , their eyes are shiny and they have a feeling of optimism instead of carrying a heavy load of despondency . |
| 6 | Paul McCartney said , ‘ Bootlegs are illegal and they cheat the public . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ For an Amateur League club the facilities here are great and we have an excellent squad . ’ |
| 8 | I did n't get anywhere very fast , but when you are confident and you know the market is there it is inevitable , because of the heavy initial investment , that you 're going to make substantial losses in the early years . |
| 9 | I think it depends what members of society we 're talking about , right , if people are educated and they have a way forward to improve their understanding , then they become less and less involved with a |
| 10 | In the next chapter we consider events which are unexpected and which shock the couple into making a response ; for example , the discovery of an affair can destabilize a relationship to the point of breakdown , although more frequently it triggers a re-evaluation of the partnership and some heart-searching as to why it was necessary to draw attention to problems in the marriage in this way . |
| 11 | Al Phizacklea 's drawings are incomparable and I love the one of Gable Crag which , when the pages are folded back like in novelty production , mates up exactly with the frontispiece . |
| 12 | those who have accepted the teachers ' view of them that they are thick and who see no point in pursuing any further academic work because of their acknowledged inability , and |
| 13 | The seeds are undigested and he ate the skin . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ No , ’ said Boris ‘ You think that toys are babyish and you want a computer ! ’ |