Example sentences of "[vb base] [conj] they are " in BNC.

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1 There has been no official confirmation that the documents are genuine , although sources suggest that they are .
2 Some commentators on the left take a more explicitly political view of the central-local government trends since 1979 and suggest that they are part of a deliberate larger attempted restructuring of relations between state and society .
3 However , Interactionists suggest that they are less frequently and vigorously applied .
4 I suggest that they are involved in the sport of shooting rather than in the art of ferreting .
5 Nor do his choral forces always suggest that they are home in the idiom .
6 Although Prime Ministers may from time to time use words which suggest that they are not unwilling to exercise their power of appointment , in recent times there is no direct evidence that they have done so .
7 The functional characteristics of these two strong promoters suggest that they are not optimized for a tight and stable RNA polymerase binding .
8 One would expect such issues to be handled in the training , both pre- and in-service , of all teachers , but our collective experiences and the responses received to the main LITE questionnaire suggest that they are not .
9 Teachers ' responses to questions about gender suggest that they are aware of the issue and are , indeed , ready to consider possible ways forward .
10 Although there are no SDS-sequestration data on the dissociation of the minor groove binding drugs , since they do not have suitable absorbance spectra , NMR exchange rates suggest that they are in rapid exchange with the DNA [ 26 ] .
11 Consider the facts : there are about 3,000 architects in Scotland ; workloads have declined by as much as 60 per cent ; and some firms report that they are only half the size they were just two years ago .
12 But then we have to move with Ulysses to a huge spinning-top of words which defies such judgements and leaves us clutching at apparently familiar images which so sooner appear than they are gone .
13 What matters is that we realise that they are being friendly , so we shout back , ‘ It 's a lovely day today , is n't it ? ’ , or some such thing which they probably will not hear anyway , but the idea of friendliness has been transferred , and both people are happy , although the words were quite unintelligible .
14 Could I appeal to running shoe manufacturers to open their eyes and realise that they are missing out on a valuable section of the market ?
15 His extravagant action , his grace , his poise and his enthusiasm combine to produce a perfect jumping machine , and people soon realise that they are watching something exceptional .
16 Such distinctions are valuable only , I believe , once we realise that they are not alternative , but , rather , mutually supportive .
17 Do these general practitioners not realise that they are about to see a major drop in their incomes ?
18 We must begin the process of raising awareness among our white brothers and sisters so that they realise that they are hurting us .
19 John Batstone , secretary of the Teesside-based North-East Coast Pension Campaign Committee , said : ‘ We hope the weight of pressure will make British Steel realise that they are being rather immoral in disposing of the surplus , which they inherited from the days of nationalisation .
20 American negotiators say that they are not even talking the same language as the Community on farm support .
21 The owners say that they are so new to the game that for the moment they are selling everything because they do not know what will eventually prove profitable .
22 It is fruitless asking patients if their injection sites are satisfactory , as they invariably say that they are ; they come to regard the abnormal as normal .
23 Hamer say that they are committed to producing instruments of the highest quality , using only the best woods , so that any potential purchaser may have a vintage quality guitar without the mega-buck price tag .
24 It is one thing to look at an ill person and say that they are out of balance .
25 Can anyone put their hand on their heart and say that they are looking forward to very old age ?
26 But both sides have agreed to further talks and both say that they are hopeful soon of a successful outcome to the discussions .
27 In addition to supporting CCITT standards , the companies say that they are also aiming for compatibility with the US Advanced Intelligent Network specifications .
28 I think those are perhaps the hardest cases , where the parents are not able to cope because they just can not cope , they are subnormal , and you ca n't in any way say that they are to blame , they 're just totally inadequate people .
29 The lawyers for the Pierre Matisse estate say that they are currently preparing an amended tax declaration and that the State needs to decide what will happen to the picture .
30 They say that they are following this course because bookshops are essentially ineffective in expanding their market and that it is unreasonable for them to be restricted to selling their product to us alone .
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