Example sentences of "[noun sg] they are [verb] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the press conference in Paris on Wednesday , Microsoft chief executive Bill Gates said , ‘ SAP will be one company with whom we will be working very closely , because the client-server work they are doing is leadership work . ’ |
| 2 | There are many teachers , however , who feel daunted by the possibility of the work they are doing being ‘ tokenistic ’ and therefore feel unable to do anything . |
| 3 | The point they are making is that , for the most part , people still vote more for political parties in Britain than for the individual candidate . |
| 4 | District councillors are under no illusion that the extra cash they are providing is enough to solve the problem entirely . |
| 5 | BBont are very interested in it , because there is natural fauna and flora there and the other thing that I think needs to be brought up is the site they are proposing is next door to a leisure park . |
| 6 | The concept they are promoting is that of ‘ electronic ink ’ — a magic ingredient that will enable scribbles written on one pen computer to be used by other systems , even those without pen-aware technology . |
| 7 | You may be getting a friend or neighbour , and handy some s social event they are planning be careful losing money or credit cards while out shopping , your interest can help you with your career , meeting this month may solve problems with high finance . |
| 8 | Some foxes , mongooses and weasels are capable of this type of defence and doubtless give the hungry predators the sensation that perhaps , after all , the food object they are pursuing is not so tasty . |
| 9 | Drinkers have a right to know whether the beer they are drinking is a genuine barley malt product or whether it is stuffed full of such tasty ingredients as corn syrup , propylene glycol alginate , amyloglucosidase , papain enzymes and potassium metabisulphite . |
| 10 | In other words their comprehension is at fault , or put another way the text they are using is too difficult for them . |
| 11 | It may often be difficult for the parties to assess whether the transaction they are contemplating is a concentration or cooperative in nature . |
| 12 | The message they are getting is that Italy is the real target . |
| 13 | The reason they are detained is because we feel if we release them we wo n't see them again . |
| 14 | Class 3 contributions are voluntary contributions paid by non-employed persons ; the usual reason they are paid is to bring the number of contributions up to a level to entitle the person to a benefit . |
| 15 | It is perfectly conceivable that we can make some general statements about the conditions that influence our self-indulgence or self-restraint in relation to rules laid down and enforced by the state , particularly when the nature of those rules and the way they are enforced are included for consideration . |
| 16 | And I can believe there is a link between periods and self-esteem , because if people are saying periods are embarrassing or dirty or vile , then in a way they are saying being a woman is embarrassing or dirty or wile , and that 's bound to affect you . |
| 17 | Consequently , the statements , and the concepts figuring in them , will be as precise and informative as the theory in whose language they are framed is precise and informative . |