Example sentences of "the [noun pl] [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Will the shareholders be pleased at the end of the year ? |
| 2 | ‘ What can the lairds be frightened of ? ’ asked Menzies innocently . |
| 3 | Only if the chief constable expressed his order in terms such as that he considered any injury to his men to constitute serious public disorder might the courts be prepared to intervene . |
| 4 | … If in such a case the circumstances be such at the time when the act or neglect occurs that it should reasonably be foreseen that the person in fact injured thereby might be so injured , then at the time of the injury a relationship giving rise to a duty exists . |
| 5 | If the advice is more positive , will the parents be able to shrug off attitudes which have built up over decades in a few days ? |
| 6 | Moreover , cans are often soldered with a lead compound which could over the years be hazardous to health . |
| 7 | The agreement , under which the government expected to save $1,000 million , included options for the creditor banks ( i ) to make new bond loans carrying a 15-year maturity and seven-year grace period before payment of interest which would be equivalent to 20 per cent of their exposure ; ( ii ) to offer 30 per cent discounts on bonds for loans swaps in return for guarantees on principal and interest payments and additional payments after six years if oil prices rose beyond a specified level ( thought to be $26 per barrel ) ; ( iii ) to cut interest rates to 5 per cent for two years before gradually raising them ; or ( iv ) to allow the Venezuelan government to buy back existing loans at larger discounts ( estimated to be 60-65 per cent ) should the banks be willing to take the loss . |
| 8 | Should all the deals be successful , SUPPLYKITS would then own five subsidiary businesses , including KITS . |
| 9 | The skipper and one other man were convicted of smuggling , each having to pay £1392 , and were gaoled for six months , with a further sentence of six months should the fines be unpaid within three months . |
| 10 | Only then will the users be able to rank particular solutions . |
| 11 | Never let the frames be still , |
| 12 | ‘ Should the negotiations be unsuccessful , it is unlikely that the group would be able to continue to trade and the going concern basis would cease to be appropriate , ’ comment the auditors . |
| 13 | Only by restoring the confidence of these sectors can crime control by the police be successful , and the prerequisite of this is democratic accountability to local communities . |
| 14 | The thief does n't know whether it 's been marked , cos usually they take in practise , what could the police be able to do ? |
| 15 | Will the gainers be happy to hand money over to the losers ? |
| 16 | Let the children be satisfied first ; it is not fair to take the children 's bread and throw it to the dogs ( Mark 7:27 ) . |
| 17 | The vines must not be suffering from any disease , nor should the leaves be those which have been distorted by herbicides . |
| 18 | Both provide easy access from the south right into the very heart of the range , and both provide excellent walks in their own right should the clouds be low . |