Example sentences of "and they be only " in BNC.
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| 1 | I think if he 's making pronouncements which are being picked up and treated as very important , and they 're only being treated as important because of his position then he should be ba , getting his facts right ! |
| 2 | a a and they 're only prepared to read one or two paragraphs of text . |
| 3 | And they 're only two nights . |
| 4 | If they can make a hundred pound a week , and they 're only getting fined twenty , they ai n't doing too bad . |
| 5 | ‘ Life is short and they 're only young once . ’ |
| 6 | The place was originally built in 1880 and they 're only the third people to have owned it since then . |
| 7 | They 're only pigs , this is only a British abattoir , and they 're only on their way to the supermarket . |
| 8 | ‘ And they 're only wearing DJs . ’ |
| 9 | And they 're only the ones we know about . |
| 10 | I mean we all know it , and we all know there 's a lot on this list which are most unpalatable , and they 're only there because we 've been set the task of reaching a particular sum of money , and er , if we had the choice we 'd be going in the reverse direction , and , and adding . |
| 11 | Nevertheless if they were going to fly again they were gon na pay for a seat and they 're only looking for some recompense towards a new new ticket what 's wrong with sending them a voucher y'know , a properly produced voucher that we c that 's controlled properly by and all they do is guarantee any travel at their normal travel agent , do the business , attach the voucher to the B S P |
| 12 | it 's very big and they 're only small flaps . |
| 13 | and they 're only saying it for the sake of keeping going . |
| 14 | And they 're only little tiny rooms |
| 15 | Yeah , and they 're only out for a few minutes and they 're fed up out there as well , and backwards and forwards like a fiddlers elbow go on I want to put those lupins in |
| 16 | And they 're only the same shape . |
| 17 | And they 're only one pound twenty five . |
| 18 | Er I think what he 's trying to say about the rich peasants is that er that they were always resisting the movement , it was only later on when they find that you know , that they , they need to get involved otherwise their own positions are er threatened then , then they 're joining and they 're only joining but were not actually participating in it , they 're not moving along , and so that 's what , that 's why he 's making a distinction between different types of peasants . |
| 19 | In fact , he was telling me only the other week , about the the number of criminals that he knows , they 're serving their they 're serving sentences , and they 're only one thing they 're longing and hoping for , it is get out , so they can knock another old lady down , |
| 20 | To think two weeks ago they were three nil up at half time against Oldham and they 're only one nil up against Charlton and they totally dominated the game . |
| 21 | And they 's only used a s short time of the year . |
| 22 | When I ask the fat ladies at the drop-in centre what is the one thing that would do most to improve the estate they say ‘ get rid of the kids ’ and they are only half joking . |
| 23 | When I 'm not able , I call them and they are only too willing to help . |
| 24 | Felt boards are very versatile , and they are only limited by the imagination of the teacher . |
| 25 | The company is not required by law or accountants and auditors to provide management accounts and they are only prepared at the discretion of the company . |
| 26 | But remember , codes have no legal status and they are only as good as the organisation 's power to enforce them . |
| 27 | The mine-workers have always preferred lengthy day-release courses for active members , usually organised through extra-mural departments of the WEA and pre-dating the 1975 entitlements , to the more limited TUC courses ( more limited in three senses : they are shorter , they are role training , and they are only for representatives ) . |
| 28 | Because they put 3 passes together 4 years ago does not make them a footballing side and they are only making friends now cos they are an easy touch . |
| 29 | Ex-registered dockers are a particularly useful force of labour as they know the work and do not require training or close supervision — and they are only paid when work is available . |
| 30 | There 's a shortage of teachers in Germany as well as here and they were only too glad to see me . |