Example sentences of "[adv] they [am/are] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A and furthermore they 're interested in , in the way out somebody and that , in fact I think |
| 2 | I have now , through your lordship 's favour , the satisfaction of seeing them cultivated in my neighbourhood , by the skilful hand of my friend , Mr. Miller , and shall take the first opportunity of describing and engraving them that the public may see how much they are indebted to your lordship . |
| 3 | Hodkinson 's promoter , Barney Eastwood , revealed : ‘ French TV loved Paul so much they are willing to have him back before Christmas and fight an opponent of his own choosing . ’ |
| 4 | You do not know who the rival bidders are , who wants what , or how much they are likely to bid . |
| 5 | This is perhaps the most fundamental principle of sign systems : no matter how much they are able to draw from a sign language they attempt to match their production to the spoken language which is produced simultaneously . |
| 6 | Does he agree that those people in the House who advocate expenditure without saying how much they are prepared to spend are entirely unconvincing ? |
| 7 | Often they say the children are sick — though apparently they 're well enough to go shopping . |
| 8 | Apparently they 're all in the wrong things . ’ |
| 9 | Apparently they 're supposed to do two curacies before they get one of their own , but this chap was a bit of a favourite of the Bishop and the Bishop is patron of the living . ’ |
| 10 | I know they wish us well , and they 're both wise and reasonable people , they 're tactful — but naturally they 're inquisitive , they want to know what 's happening , and make judgments on it all — ’ |
| 11 | And I come on and basically they 're all gon na shout hello . |
| 12 | ‘ Basically they are simple — you obey my wishes and prevent me being too overworked — ’ |
| 13 | Lord Ridley , formerly in charge of water privatisation , says : ‘ I never believed it was really possible to do very much with the railways , because basically they are loss-making . ’ |
| 14 | Before long they are unable to digest anything else , even a ‘ page turner ’ . |
| 15 | Perhaps they are well . |
| 16 | Perhaps they are right , though the SNP has now taken to calling Labour ‘ Tartan Tories ’ , a jibe once more fairly directed at them . |
| 17 | Perhaps they are right . |
| 18 | Perhaps they are right . |
| 19 | one of the criticisms or possible criticisms of the M R C figures was that these were all patients who had been entered into superficial bladder cancer studies and they do n't therefore re represent all because people are selected to go into the trial and perhaps they are lower risk patients than others and in fact I believe that the recurrence rate in the M R C studies are lower than you would expect for er superficial bladder cancer in general . |
| 20 | Perhaps they are due for a revival . |
| 21 | Plans evolved for new trains for the 1990s Channel Tunnel workings between British provincial centres and Paris , Brussels , and beyond being formed into eighteen coach trains with a power car at each end like an extended electric version of the InterCity 125 diesels , but with the capability to split into nine-coach trains push-pull style with a single power car , perhaps they are all things to all men . |
| 22 | Perhaps they are sheepish about the efficiency or integrity of their testing systems , and unwilling to have them exposed to the public scrutiny that would follow if the banned athletes chose to take the matter further in law . |
| 23 | ‘ Un pezzo di cielo caduto in terra ’ — a little piece of heaven fallen on earth — is how the Neapolitans describe it — perhaps they are biased but , having sampled its delights , we think you 'll be forced to agree with every word . |
| 24 | Perhaps they 're cheaper here than in the States . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ Perhaps they 're druidical , ’ said Betty hopefully . |
| 26 | he said try there , they 've got some old wood he said , well perhaps they 're used to cutting all stuff |
| 27 | Er perhaps they 're helpful to the historians because they can then put them all in a room . |
| 28 | ‘ Perhaps they 're proud of each other , ’ Nathan suggested . |
| 29 | Perhaps they 're collectable . |
| 30 | Perhaps they 're concerned about becoming an endangered species . |