Example sentences of "be a [noun sg] [conj] they " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's a pity in a way that we did n't have this discussion before , because I do think it 's important and I think parties these days , goodness knows what we 're matching is to , should be a bit and they want more , sort of less than putting in less fifty percent . |
| 2 | Under section 245A , where copies of the annual accounts have been sent out , laid , or delivered to the Registrar and it appears to the Secretary of State that there is or may be a question whether they comply with the Act he may give notice to the directors indicating the respects in which it appears to him that the question may arise and specifying a period of not less than one month for the directors to give him explanations or prepare revised accounts . |
| 3 | The celebrations that marked United 's third major Cup — four if you count the European Super Cup — in two calendar years could just be a rehearsal if they land the First Division title in the next three weeks . |
| 4 | ‘ Well , it 'll be a while before they — ‘ |
| 5 | It may be a while before they discover the paragraph and then the sentence . |
| 6 | Because er , inevitably man has got ta leave their home , even if they 've had a father erm who 's been a if they 've had no father at all , they 're gon na leave and they 're gon na face a world where they have to be a man and they 're gon na have to find their own male morals , and I think the , the responsibility , basically , has got ta come to men to change not for us to change them . |
| 7 | Students use Form M39 to indicate whether they wish to be awarded a BA or BSc should there be a choice because they are taking two neutral fields or a combination of arts and science fields . |
| 8 | There are about 3,000 bears there and they could be a hazard if they come out of the dens and have n't eaten for a few months . ’ |
| 9 | The man took a couple of steps back as they headed for him ; but then they stopped , as if they 'd sensed his fury and found it to be a wall that they hesitated to scale . |
| 10 | After this Boston tea party it will be a wonder if they can do anything else . |
| 11 | They wanted me to be a secretary and they wanted my sister to be a doctor or something medical . |
| 12 | Summer Saturdays have continued to be a nightmare as they have for the nineteen summers your author has lived at Aberystwyth ! |
| 13 | They have every right to be different — it 's very presumptuous of us to invent personalities for them simply because we 've seen them act on a cinema screen , but it can still be a shock when they 're not as you 'd hoped . |
| 14 | There was going to be a riot so they brought her up . |
| 15 | In many cases the possibility of being used in painful research would be a prospect that they could grasp and would not relish . |
| 16 | like I once read a book where this girl she wanted to be a doctor and they brought her to a nursery for work experience |
| 17 | Consultant surgeon Alan Ridgway said : ‘ It would be a tragedy because they provide a vital service . |
| 18 | It would be a tragedy if they went under . |
| 19 | These roles need not be a burden if they were divided up between more people . |
| 20 | Early in 1177 , when commanding his eldest son to cope with the business of Deols , he said that he , when alone , had lost none of his rights and that it would be a disgrace if they were to lose anything now that there were several of them to rule . |
| 21 | There 's got to be a reason that they have not replied . |
| 22 | They use a lot yeah the ch I put it in my I mean , I said yesterday to him , we 've got the decorators in and then co they turned round and said he is meant to be a businessman and they said he can not believe they 've never met tha such a penny pinching guy |
| 23 | you know sort of ooh he 's got ta be a poof so they er duff him up just cos he happens |
| 24 | What the remit conspicuously ignores is the possibility that a change , as radical as the intended extension of industrial democracy , but in the essential character of trade unions might also be a need if they were to play the new part written for them . |
| 25 | She said it would be a sin if they were turned out when she died , with Mister Johnny the way he is , and after Hepzibah had cared for her so well all these years . |
| 26 | I never thought er Mrs that I 'd be seeing , I 'd like to see the excreta first but er could it be , could it be a dormouse because they enjoy the insects and berries and they make similar type holes . |
| 27 | It 's a young platoon , it 's a young company , so , er yes they should enjoy it , it 'll be an experience that they 'll not get er anywhere else . |
| 28 | It 's a young platoon , it 's a young company , so , er yes , they should enjoy it , it 'll be an experience that they 'll not get er anywhere else . |
| 29 | Not quite enough perhaps but still enough to be an admission that they got it seriously wrong in the year before . |
| 30 | The petitions on their own may be unreliable , but the response of the Crown to them must surely be an indication that they had some substance : a government which was regularly short of funds would be unlikely to grant remissions , and the fact that different towns were allowed varying amounts of tax allowance suggests that some attempt was made to calculate the resources available . |