Example sentences of "[adv] be [adj] [subord] they " in BNC.

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1 The majority of people who come in are angry because they ca n't get anywhere .
2 Two quantities can only be equal if they contain the same powers of space , time and mass .
3 It must , indeed , have been clear to everyone that the claims of Canterbury could only be successful if they had the support of the king and the English bishops .
4 The answer to that will depend on their own performance , because persuading the other investors to part with a further 12 per cent of their equity will only be possible if they are going to get a good return on it .
5 Aid will only be available if they pay larger amounts than those demanded now and which present experience shows they can not afford .
6 Promotional groups will only be effective when they can deliver the full support of their clientele .
7 The systems would only be effective if they were planned to converge towards an integrated system .
8 So is that because they could they wo n't take on any more ?
9 Now I began to wonder if my friends had not been right when they said I would never see him again .
10 That had not been difficult since they were , in fact , known to all the neighbourhood .
11 They had not been reachable when they were phoned in the night !
12 If Vitor believed her to have been three months pregnant in Adelaide , then he believed she had already been pregnant when they had made love !
13 No doubt those whom we so recently persuaded to seek their bread elsewhere are hungry because they are idle , vicious , and ill-conditioned and think it easier to rob such innocent and harmless passers-by as I than to toil in the fields . ’
14 While it may be straightforward to assess whether a lease is renewed properly or a contract accurately drafted — it will soon be clear if they have been or not — these transactions do n't carry much potential for building long-term relationships or adding value through additional services .
15 On the face of it , such high commissions suggest a lack of price competitiveness , but as noted above , large institutional buyers are able to force distributors to share all or part of the selling concession , and prices may thus be lower than they appear .
16 The views of the CBI could scarcely be clearer than they have been on the subject of the minimum wage .
17 But Copernican thinking has already led astray many astronomers who should have known better , and we 'd best be careful when they use the same logic to try to convince us that we and our planet are nothing special .
18 If people come to expect that interest rates will normally be higher than they used to be , then any given interest rate will seem lower relative to the ‘ normal ’ rate than it used to be .
19 In two instances the ratios in the survey might not be typical as they included large tracts of common grazing .
20 It would also be an appropriate time to institute similar legislation to that of the US government in order to keep company profits stable , thereby maintaining research levels , and at the same time ensure that people may benefit from drugs that would otherwise not be available because they were not profitable to produce .
21 From the word go the eventual winners from Sligo/Mullingar knew that their task would not be easy when they encountered Dundalk .
22 Er , er Mr might have added that er the village hall management committees which er he has a great affection would not be unhappy if they had the sum of five hundred and one thousand one hundred and thirteen pounds with which to provide sources , er resources for the communities that he represents .
23 It is important to emphasize that accompaniments based on motifs or , as in the previous section , on brief rhythmic cells , can not be successful unless they are formed from well-sculptured , distinctive material .
24 Use the soft hyphen in words which would not be hyphenated if they fell in the middle of a line .
25 It then assumes a parliamentary intention that the steps which Parliament has enjoined or authorized for saving or minimizing tax shall not be effective if they are carried out for that purpose but are only to be effective if carried out for some other ‘ legitimate ’ business purpose .
26 Remember , floor level draughtproofing materials should be fitted securely and not be loose-lying as they can be a hazard for falls .
27 People in the Redcar area should not be alarmed if they hear a loud bang tomorrow morning .
28 The position with regard to side letters ( setting out supplemental agreements ) is that they may not be binding as they probably will not have been referred to in the principal agreement .
29 I imagine that the frustrated passengers would not be amused if they realised that the delay was caused by a restless spirit but the report of the accident can be checked in British Rail 's archives .
30 People will not be exempt because they have a physical disability .
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