Example sentences of "they [am/are] [adj] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Similarly , the punctuation of changes of state , such as window frames , doorways , bearings and edging strips are as expressive in painting and music as they are necessary in architecture and mechanics . |
| 2 | They are necessary in cases where the plaintiff 's symptoms or motivation are in issue . |
| 3 | Or , to put it in another way , there must be at least two non-synonymous descriptive phrases of which it can be said both that they are co-extensive in respect of the given non-meaning and characterise this non-meaning in an essential way . |
| 4 | In this art they are skilful to perfection … |
| 5 | They are close at hand . |
| 6 | Academic studies have confirmed the obvious : events make news if they are clear , unusual , unexpected or unpredict-able ; if they fit a medium 's cycle ( a daily paper , for example , or an hourly news bulletin ) ; if they involve well known people or groups , places or countries ; if they are close to home ( literally or figuratively ) ; if they are negative ( accidents ) or reach a certain volume ( in terms of numbers hurt , for example , or goals scored ) . |
| 7 | A spokesman for North West Thames health authority said its hospitals in Hillingdon and Ealing were particularly badly affected , probably because they are close to Heathrow . |
| 8 | They are close to agreement on one to regulate child labour . |
| 9 | Children often feel they are close to animals , and relate to them very well , feeling like them , especially in their bodily functions . |
| 10 | They are standard in America , after a new share issue is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission . |
| 11 | I hate men like you who proclaim that they are supportive of women and their efforts for equality . |
| 12 | Does the Minister agree that when individuals have raised money to pay for the offshore survival course , it is disgraceful that they should be denied unemployment benefit on the basis that they are unavailable for work while they are on the training course ? |
| 13 | National Power and PowerGen have already indicated that when these contracts fall due , they are keen to diversity into other supply fuels , especially gas and cheap imported coal . |
| 14 | These standards of conduct can be applied to marriage , for they are central to Paul 's ethical understanding of the outworking of love . |
| 15 | They are central to curriculum planning and have to be recognised as such . |
| 16 | ‘ As a baroque chamber ensemble they are unrivalled in terms of technical mastery and sheer vitality … |
| 17 | However , many claim that they are typical of others , while a case-study does not usually make this claim . |
| 18 | They are due to differences in the data available for the preliminary analysis ( the abstract was written in December 1991 , when data collection and analysis were incomplete ) and to the limited space available in the abstract ( 200 words ) . |
| 19 | Indeed , he does not seem to be aware that it exists : ‘ All Darwinism has to say about such miracles is that they are due to chance . ’ |
| 20 | They are due to surface next month . |
| 21 | Microphones can make high pitched screaming noises called ‘ howl ’ , and they are due to feedback . |
| 22 | The following night , they are due to guest on Arsenio 's show . |
| 23 | They are due in British Columbia for four games between May 13 and 22 against University of British Columbia Old Boys and Meralomas in Vancouver , and Cowichan and Oak Bay Castaways on Vancouver Island . |
| 24 | The validity claims involved in the form of communicative action are given a ‘ quasi-transcendental ’ status because they are present in communication even if obscured by distortion : |
| 25 | They are present in house dust ; they stick to clothing , carpets , towels and bedlinen ; they can also be picked up in garden soil , on unwashed vegetables and salads , or from contact with someone who already has worms . |
| 26 | They are present in plasmids , too . |
| 27 | They are poor in terms of their provision of health and education services , the average calorific intake of their people , their average per capita incomes , and their gross national products . |
| 28 | Their use is not to be recommended as they are poor in quality . |
| 29 | They are low in cost and there 's no outlay on expensive equipment . ’ |
| 30 | They are low in status . |