Example sentences of "[noun] they [be] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You could see in some of their eyes they were a little bit |
| 2 | In the public mind they 're a single entity . |
| 3 | to my mind they 're no different to the constraints that one would experience in any other planning area . |
| 4 | Yeah , you 'll have to learn about woman Toby they 're a funny bunch of creatures . |
| 5 | In effect at a traditional first wedding they are the honoured guests of the hosts , her parents . |
| 6 | Winners They were the clever deal makers with an impeccable and infallible sense of timing |
| 7 | But in essence they 're the main er er the main aspects of er of of er what was meant by liberalism in the er in in er the nineteenth century . |
| 8 | In Jamaica I had never seen a white person ; to us youngsters they were an unknown quantity . |
| 9 | In the War of Independence they were the true mass leaders , the prophets of a primitive nationalism . |
| 10 | elm , oak , ash they 're the only ones I know are free |
| 11 | exactly , I mean this , this is , this is the I R A , they 're not part of any fucking small community they are the fucking community unto themselves and that 's is that , that was he 's answ erm , that was he 's answer to the question of do , do you believe him or something , you know , well all in all it was quite interesting |
| 12 | One moment they were a formed battalion and the next they were a mob . |
| 13 | Do not think these days are days they are the sacrificial priests of the telephone |
| 14 | Mm there 's the Bare Naked Ladies er they come from Canada they are a brilliant group I think they 're brilliant I do n't care I like them and that 's called er Be My Yoko Ono I was going to go from the Bare Naked Ladies it was all planned I was going to go and say Mary Whitehouse how are you today and she was there er un unfortunately we 've we called this is serious . |
| 15 | Beyond the realms of Men , Orcs and their small Goblin kin are far more numerous , and in some places they are the dominant intelligent creature . |
| 16 | They 've grown fat on gold , not the Garrimperos They 're a strong political lobby and would never allow business to close down over the little matter of mercury . |
| 17 | At first they operated alongside their toastrack predecessors , but in post-war years they were the only open cars in operation . |
| 18 | In Africa they were the hybrid offspring of an eagle and a wolf , and were usually the guardians of a fortune in gems , hidden in mountain caves or underground tunnels . |
| 19 | But er they would maybe lay it by for two or three weeks and then forget for two or three weeks , and then when it came to the end of the quarter they were a whole lot of weeks behind , you know , they could n't pay it then . |
| 20 | At the same time the British leaders , although they soon realized just how much they would have to concede in order to regain American confidence and backing , were largely unshaken in their belief that in Middle Eastern affairs they were the true experts compared with the Americans . |
| 21 | In most waters they are the classic golden bronze to which the common bream owes one of its names . |
| 22 | I 'm sure when they 're all sitting around in their studies they 're a complete , they 're all the same but |
| 23 | Both in rucking and mauling they were the complete masters . |
| 24 | The French proved to be a highly motivated and very brave addition to the ranks of the SAS , but in some ways they were a mixed blessing . |
| 25 | The inspectorate , who came into most frequent contact with the diversities of local procedures , were consistently interested in ‘ modernising ’ the selection system , and in some ways they were the single group most responsible for altering local authority activities . |
| 26 | If the heads are restricted to general terms they are a useful means of outlining the transaction and identifying the main areas the parties want to see included in the sale agreement . |
| 27 | As both these species are comparatively compact , with a light foliage they are an ideal choice for the smaller garden . |
| 28 | Six Finger Satellite might look unpleasantly like a '90s misappropriation of Devo , but in the dressed-down flesh they are a groovesome hardcore update of Wire with a head honcho given to lurching about like an adolescent , erm , Lurch . |
| 29 | He said : ‘ Although TSDO play a supporting role they are a crucial part of the overall success of the project and as such deserve recognition for the tremendous job they are doing . ’ |
| 30 | He wished the girl on the bed were English , but instead she was Belgian and he hated the Belgians ; to the Prince they were a common , ox-like race of peasants . |