Example sentences of "[pron] is [adj] they [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 've had people come up and buy records and tapes and things and they 've gone back to their stall which is all they sell is records and tapes . |
| 2 | The quotation he give was sixty five and as he said which is true they double every five years . |
| 3 | Who is this they see ? |
| 4 | ‘ It will appeal to all those people in any discipline who are knowledgeable enough to know that there is much they do not know , and that learning and re-learning is worthwhile . |
| 5 | The East Germans have enough to think about without troubling themselves about tennis , but it is odd they do not have a single international player of note , bearing in mind the success of Czechoslovakia and the involvement of other Eastern bloc countries . |
| 6 | If it is dry they evolve leathery or waxy waterproof skins to conserve what little water there is . |
| 7 | The man who designed it is confident they 've got it right . |
| 8 | It is possible they dropped onto the Yorkshire coast after migrating from somewhere south of Britain for no flock of this size has been seen anywhere in the country through the winter . |
| 9 | ‘ It is possible they operate individually but are connected by having the same contacts , for instance a dealer in Essex or Ireland , ’ said Det Sgt Elston . |
| 10 | ‘ They say every man has his double and it is conceivable they made a mistake , ’ he said . |
| 11 | It is true they did not survive unscathed and that the Bodleian Library was founded well after the Reformation , but many a manuscript discarded from the monasteries fetched up in the possession of one of the colleges , and private men such as Sir Thomas Bodley soon repaired the broken links . |
| 12 | In those days a man was allocated duties , it is true they tried to arrange that he was on early spread , medium or late duties but it did n't always work out because of holidays , sickness or that but erm there were no restriction on hours . |
| 13 | It is true they hit very hard but they are often inaccurate and are not as useful against big units as you might suppose . |
| 14 | These fish exclusively inhabit the very top layer of the aquarium , they will take the usual food but it is important they receive some freeze-dried or frozen tubifex or bloodworm . |
| 15 | These patients may be at or below their ideal bodyweight so it is important they do not lose more weight . |
| 16 | I call them Billies regardless of sex , using an amiable tone of voice since it is important they do not become involved in or suffer any hostility of any sort . |
| 17 | From our discussion last week it is clear they have rejected the alternative . |
| 18 | It is vital they have this information . |
| 19 | Whatever is necessary they have , they receive it from the community , and the magistrate takes care that no one receives more than he deserves . ’ |