Example sentences of "of [noun sg] they [be] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Keep away from modern detergents in washing-up water , and bubble baths which degrease any bit of skin they are in contact with . |
| 2 | Of course they are for internal consideration only , but because there is the intention of some discussion at June CED Conference on Government Joint Funding and on Resource Sharing , I thought these two papers might profitably be circulated as background material . |
| 3 | I heard him giving many readings , and now of course they are on record ; but I think he was at his best — with every word clearly articulated — among a small group such as that at Kelham . |
| 4 | Well of course they are behind the line of your house , I mean but even so it 's sort of , erm |
| 5 | Oh of course they 're of course they are a great success . |
| 6 | so of course they 're against it |
| 7 | At least she did n't think so ; she used to scold Constanza for saying they were rich , when of course they were for Italy . |
| 8 | Though of course they were on a smaller scale than this piece . ’ |
| 9 | No policemen had been sent to intercept Adam , unless of course they were in plain clothes — those two that looked like businessmen , for instance . |
| 10 | Although in terms of expense they are of course more expensive , and therefore this also erm is something one , one has to consider . |
| 11 | Well , when , when it comes to talking about er transport in a rural area and , and talking about transport in the Western Isles , er were not talking about buses or trains , were talking about ferries and , and planes and you just wonder when you hear some of the statistics erm from these companies just what sort of service they are at providing to local people , where your talking about ferries at arriving in , in port at half past eleven to half past twelve at night , that 's not a service for local people , I mean you hear about British Airways increasing their domestic fares to er , by seven per cent as of the beginning of April er you just have to ask is this a service been put up provided for er local people , and it just is n't . |
| 12 | Even if the authorities had wanted to rule the countryside with a rod of iron they were in no position to do so . |
| 13 | Allen thought they were wolves but though he kept the fire going all night he assured Marian that at this time of the year with the forest full of game they were in no danger from wolves or from any creatures but men . |
| 14 | Allen thought they were wolves but though he kept the fire going all night he assured Marian that at this time of the year with the forest full of game they were in no danger from wolves or from any creatures but men . |
| 15 | IN large enough doses , pheromones have an attracting , and calming effect on women and at this time of year they are at their most powerful . |
| 16 | So from that point of view they are in a better position er than we are , er but of the European erm powers , or countries , er the two er neutral countries of Sweden and Switzerland , er they are what I call classic examples . |
| 17 | Making the means of production into private property leads to exploitation , for if people have no access to the means of production they are at the mercy of those who do . |
| 18 | I 'm saying as a matter of fact they are outside the equation , and that 's what 's wrong , because they 're certainly not upper class , they 're not middle class , but nor are they working class , are they ? |