Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] they are " in BNC.
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| 31 | Yet at least one member of America 's financial establishment thinks they are still worth studying . |
| 32 | They are not very loud and in terms of the volume of sound produced they are not particularly impressive . |
| 33 | This store in Thame is one of those which will continue trading , but people in the town say they are not surprised other shops have run into trouble … |
| 34 | However , once the crisis passes they are likely to be less effective as most people want power to be shared , not a unilateral right . |
| 35 | As the campaign enters the final furlong the Tories in the campaign team know they are no closer to finding a magic formula than they were at the outset . |
| 36 | Fixture congestion may well nullify that advantage but Leeds ' real hope must be that yesterday 's scoring flourish will settle their nerves and give them the confidence to believe they are fully capable of winning all of their remaining four League matches . |
| 37 | ‘ There is a firm basis to say they are training camps for insurgents , ’ the report said , ‘ and the number of dead among the civil population and the military grows every day . ’ |
| 38 | Those who are active in frontier youth ministry know they are in a battle . |
| 39 | Then when the time comes for them to be worked with muzzles in place and they are released into rabbit burrows they are calm and unworried . |
| 40 | AS FANS and players all over the country were being invited to stage a sit-down protest against all-seater stadia , ITV executives last night admitted they are seeking an exclusive multimillion pound deal to televise Premier League games . |
| 41 | ‘ Initially people think bonsai trees must be quite difficult to keep , but all it takes is a few minutes a day to see they are properly watered . |
| 42 | Essex Water and Severn Trent Water , for example , allow meters to be installed in your house , while South West Water insists they are fitted outside the boundary of your property . |
| 43 | Traditionally , soils were thought to have such enormous chemical reservoirs that they could buffer any realistic pollution impact but recent evidence shows they are much more vulnerable . |
| 44 | Even if people are woken up and asked to learn something , if they go straight back to sleep they are likely to forget the whole episode . |
| 45 | Once again , your accountants will probably be able to provide this service assuming they are recognised by the grant funding organisations . |
| 46 | To the politicians the increase in the ratio means they are getting better value for money , greater efficiency — each student educated is costing fewer taxpayers ' pounds . |
| 47 | While 28 per cent of the total sample said they are in contact with their solicitors at least once a quarter , it is weighted towards the larger business ( see table 4 ) . |
| 48 | But police have assured residents there is no evidence to show they are at risk when walking the streets at night . |
| 49 | The confused evidence suggests they are acting on their own initiative , not on directives from East Berlin to play for time . |
| 50 | The updating of all " persons ' files will remain a central responsibility to ensure they are kept at the same point in time . |
| 51 | Offer up the decorative trellis panels ( concave and convex arches are available , as well as rectangular sections ) and use a spirit level to ensure they are horizontal and approximately 2in above the top of the fence . |
| 52 | For all their adult lives they are solitary polyps , glued to the rock , their tentacles waving in the water ready to trap prey that may touch them . |
| 53 | The Health Authority say they are waiting for the results of national pay talks before coming to an agreement with their clerical workers . |
| 54 | Fully discussed with and explained to your customer in advance to ensure they are clearly and fully understood , |
| 55 | When hearing children first start to read they are able to make use of what they know about words and the sounds they contain . |
| 56 | Oh I am indeed sir , a surgeon to hold they are in great danger |
| 57 | ‘ It is a strange feeling knowing they are aimed at you , ’ says Marina . |
| 58 | Convex Computer Corp and Hewlett-Packard Co last week said they are hotting up the alliance that saw Hewlett take a 5% stake in Convex last year with a potentially substantial technology exchange to plug the massively parallel applications gap . |
| 59 | It will be held in a central location , perhaps Leeds or York , and we shall send details to alumni within reasonable travelling distance and to anyone who ticks the box on the questionnaire to say they are interested . |
| 60 | AI believes they are held because they opposed the government 's policy towards the Shi'a community . |