Example sentences of "they [verb] [pers pn] are [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Blunkett said : ‘ I do n't blame them for that , but if they are not accountable to us and they are not accountable to the Secretary of State , who the hell do they think they are accountable to ? ’ |
| 2 | Do they think we are stupid ? |
| 3 | They forget they are mere statistics . |
| 4 | This relative freedom from negative reaction is what I imagine most people mean when they say they are happy in their work . |
| 5 | They say they are willing to continue using the Skerne Park routes for a trial period while the speed humps are introduced . |
| 6 | They say they are entitled to compensation against BNFL under the Nuclear Installations Act . |
| 7 | They say they are prepared to extinguish only those rights of common — attached to local property and covering things like grazing cattle and collecting firewood — which apply to land on which hangars , missile shelters , nuclear bomb stores and other military installations have already been built . |
| 8 | But all the time they forage they are alert , ready to withdraw instantly at the first hint of danger . |
| 9 | All three pick out the major features of the population density variation across northern Leicestershire but , of course , as they stand they are impossible to validate in any direct way . |
| 10 | They know they are safe here and that is very important . |
| 11 | Probably everyone knows it and takes advantage of you in the areas where they know you are vulnerable . |
| 12 | ‘ And now they know you are frightened as well . ’ |
| 13 | But many shops continue trading on Sundays as they maintain they are entitled to open under the 1957 Treaty of Rome . |
| 14 | When Americans see a band like U2 , they assume they are English because they speak English . |
| 15 | Part of the reason why Roman catholics go to their own schools is because they believe they are obliged to do so . |
| 16 | Obviously a great deal will depend on the ability the clergyman to communicate in ways the family find helpful so that they feel they are central to these arrangements . |
| 17 | They feel they are creative enough to win , even without the injured John Barnes , whose place on the left flank will go to Chris Waddle with David Rocastle coming in on the right and Steve McMahon and Bryan Robson taking the middle . |
| 18 | Animals are no strangers to ‘ technology ’ and some of the ways in which they use it are surprising as well as being remarkably sophisticated . |
| 19 | They claim they are pre-Christian and good , not satanic and evil . |
| 20 | Yes , they are good sets and they do they are exciting for children . |
| 21 | Yes , they are good sets and they do they are exciting for children . |
| 22 | And as far as we 're concerned we 're happy to er for people to start immediately they think they are available . |
| 23 | are quite prepared to be a minority of one if they think they are right |
| 24 | Scum fans are getting to cocky , unfortunatly I have a few friends and relatives who have not yet seen the light , They think they are unbeatable at the moment and could do the domestic treble . |
| 25 | European diplomats say that Reginald Bartholomew , the under-secretary of state for security assistance , has warned them against doing anything with the WEU that undermines NATO or freezes out the Americans from security talks at which they think they are entitled to be present . |
| 26 | Police now want to talk to a number of people who were in St Giles just before the attack … they think they are vital witnesses . |
| 27 | Who 's got five different things they think they are important , they would like to change , they would like to stay the same , who 's got more than five , more than five ? |
| 28 | And if your child is dyslexic , reassure them that they are not the only child , there are other children who share this problem , that they in fact are not stupid , or mad — and quite often they think they are mad , they can understand what is wrong with them because they do n't really understand what they 're supposed to be doing . |
| 29 | ‘ People are a bit wary of discounted books ; they think they are old books . ’ |
| 30 | They think we are cold fish and sloppy in our appearance . |