Example sentences of "be [adj] they [adv] [vb past] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | then adopted you 're wrong they eloquently adopted them as my Lord , erm first of all article eighty five is direct my Lordship has heard all about that , to do that would be rendering excessively difficult the enforcement of the directly effective provision and your Lordship has no jurisdiction to do that |
| 2 | When I get in there , they 'll be sorry they ever said that to you . ’ |
| 3 | Even though they were poor they still had their pride . |
| 4 | Surely part of the reason for the break-up of her children 's marriages is that they never had a ‘ normal ’ childhood . |
| 5 | And I was always saying to the girls at school for heavens sake keep your hair back , it 's only bunches , whatever , back when they was younger they always had plait or bunches , . |
| 6 | As far as nudity was concerned they quickly accepted it in Josephine 's act as it seemed such a natural part of her but their attitudes were quite prudish when confronted with the nudes backstage . |
| 7 | Palace battled commendably enough in a lively clash but Arsenal 's dominance was so strong that it was surprising they finally needed Wright 's brilliance to win a game they controlled almost throughout . |
| 8 | Now that she was dead they boldly advanced their own claim to the throne . |