Example sentences of "and they [be] [adj] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | They say he may strike again and they 're appealing to anyone who recognises this picture to contact their local police station . |
| 2 | He said I just speak to him he said when I see him and they 're nice to me and I 'm nice to them . |
| 3 | ‘ After they had gone ( they left one evening after dark , Constanza having said that there was one thing Michel refused to put on me — he will have to learn to be a bit less scrupulous , poor lamb — so that she would have to do it , and it was not to let on : ‘ Tell our friends I 've gone to Italy to look after my papa ; as for Michel , he 's God knows where , you do n't know , it 's nobody 's business and they 're used to his comings and goings . ’ |
| 4 | Because we must remember that Iraq has already had an eight years war and they 're used to a war , they used to withstanding a war and it was the only reason that Britain survived in the last world war because it could withstand attack , and wait and wait until they were ready to counter attack . |
| 5 | And they 're low to the ground , so the ground effect and that so the air can go over there , breaks up here and gets thrown off erm it 's just the air . |
| 6 | We have special spaces large enough to allow necessary manoeuvres with a wheelchair when getting out of a car , without fear of damaging neighbouring vehicles , and they 're closer to the shops . |
| 7 | Erm but there will be a new set of tutorials provided for you because I think there 's a general recognition that you 've been very badly treated indeed er as regards this erm and they 're likely to be run by me in term three , okay ? |
| 8 | It 's just got a picture of water , and they 're next to it . |
| 9 | There has been coverage with such as yourselves and er the local papers , and we are getting word of mouth enquiries now , but we , we have said it 's for the newly qualified driver and since we 've started this scheme , I would put newly qualified in inverted commas , because we 've had two or three ladies ring us up who 've had four and five years driving experience as such and they 're frightened to death to go on a motorway and have n't been on a motorway . |
| 10 | There are animals in the show … but they 're mythical oriental lions … and they 're happy to be taking part . |
| 11 | And they 're supposed to be the experts on camouflage , she thought ironically . |
| 12 | And they 're supposed to be coming boxing day . |
| 13 | erm Because the loggers have been , as I said earlier , logging 24 hours around the clock , and they 're supposed to be logging over a 70 year cycle , and they 're not because the companies have only got three year licenses , and basically the indigenous people have just had enough , so they started to block the logging roads . |
| 14 | Mr Harper , who has written to Durham County Council with the couple 's bid , said : ‘ I have known these people for seven years and they are superb to their residents . ’ |
| 15 | Generally , I like people who are fun to be with , I can trust them and they are loyal to me and not possessive . |
| 16 | As special deposits are compulsory , by using them the Bank can be sure of reducing the banks ' liquid assets , and they are equivalent to an open-market sale , in that they reduce the banks ' ability to increase credit ( and hence the money supply ) . |
| 17 | Microphones can make high pitched screaming noises called ‘ howl ’ , and they are due to feedback . |
| 18 | Of these orthodoxies , the ideological ones are perhaps the easiest to explain here , and they are relevant to what I have to say later , so let us consider here a very general point about the effects of ideology — the apparent contrast between typical models of ancient language states , on the one hand , and recent language states on the other . |
| 19 | On the other hand , they are employees in that they do not own the organisation for which they work , they are salaried agents , and they are subject to superior authority . |
| 20 | BRITISH Bulldog Davey Boy Smith has legs the size of tree trunks — and they are used to weathering storms . |
| 21 | And they are unlikely to , because of their unfamiliarity with legal doctrine . |
| 22 | These are all significantly different ways of behaving and they are open to everyone . |
| 23 | Only tentative conclusions can be reached and they are open to challenge and criticism . |
| 24 | However , the potential reserves offered by these reefs would be minimal because of their relatively small size , and they are likely to be only of limited interest as exploration targets . |
| 25 | They are very costly and they are likely to be resisted by various sections of the community , including some of those who stand to benefit from such policies . |
| 26 | The researchers are reassessing the scales and they are likely to be replaced in the final version . |
| 27 | Agreements have to be notified and they are likely to be outlawed . |
| 28 | They work in accordance with the instructions of ministers and they are responsible to ministers . |
| 29 | Lawyers have traditionally been generous with their time and talents , more so than any other profession except , perhaps , medicine , and they are accustomed to rendering assistance to those who are genuinely unable to afford professional fees . |
| 30 | Most of my neighbours love children , and they are kind to animals , though they are not averse to eating their pet pigeons sometimes and wild pheasants . |