Example sentences of "they [be] [det] " in BNC.
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| 31 | But then , they are such busy men , they rush away . |
| 32 | They are such a branch , but they also offer a means for non-scientists to acquire an understanding of the importance of science in shaping the modern world , and therefore a better appreciation of science itself . |
| 33 | But until we understand how and why they are such reasons and how they differ from ordinary reasons we will not begin to understand the nature of authority . |
| 34 | To my mind the most powerful argument for having saints is that they are such a diverse bunch that among them will be at least one person that even the most eccentric believer can identify with . |
| 35 | He goes on to argue that these fantasies are not as personal , not as individual as at first appears , since they are such fundamental , childhood fantasies as castration fears , oedipal fears , and so on . |
| 36 | They are such loving , wonderful dogs and I am writing to encourage anyone thinking of a rescue dog to give a Greyhound a home . |
| 37 | The salad bowls are great to look at , and great to use — they are such a good size compared with the silly little one we 've been crushing lettuce and tomato into for far too long . |
| 38 | Usually they stalk and spring like the tiger but they are such skilful climbers that a branch over-hanging a game trail provides the perfect place of ambush from which to leap onto the prey below . |
| 39 | Now if you relate that to other things the government does like , for example , financing a fighter aeroplane , which costs £30 million , the sums are so small , one would hope there would be some shift in the allocation of resources towards the museums sector and the arts generally , because they are such extraordinarily important features of British life , not least in commercial terms . |
| 40 | Because they are such spectacular birds , they are kept in zoos , but not enough of them and not in one place . |
| 41 | They are such that it is merely true that they might happen or might have happened . |
| 42 | Every few years the gap is filled with a useful directory , but handy as they are such titles rarely survive for more than three editions : witness the demise of the Antique Collectors ' Club 's sadly missed Guide to Specialist Nurseries . |
| 43 | Your conclusion may be that if the facts are so-and-so , he is liable ; if they are such and such , he is not . |
| 44 | They are such buy little things at the weekends . |
| 45 | It 's probably easier for me than the other three , but then they are such good players . ’ |
| 46 | This is convenient because it is now recognised that they are such an important aspect of the transaction ; and pension under-funding or , in recent times more likely , over-funding , can involve such large amounts of money that the arrangements will generally be negotiated separately from the rest of the agreement by specialist pension lawyers from the parties ' solicitors and the parties ' respective actuaries . |
| 47 | ‘ They are such good supporters , we decided to make them an introductory offer on the new wallpaper and give them a helping hand to put it up , ’ said Boro marketing manager Mitch Hatfield . |
| 48 | in the revolution because they are such a , a large proportion er we ca n't really have them an ap apathetic you know part erm cos it 'll al alienate too many and you know we wo n't have enough support that we need . |
| 49 | None of them is new and they are all straightforward . |
| 50 | They are all serving their sentences in Kenitra Central Prison . |
| 51 | The point is that they are all vital young men with love on their minds , full of colourful words to express their feelings , and all are within the range of the eighteen to twenty-five year old student actor . |
| 52 | There is not doubt that certain classes of drug can increase aggression , sharpen awareness and dull the pain arising from injuries , but they are all banned . |
| 53 | And they are all widows now . |
| 54 | ‘ They are all friendly on that side . ’ |
| 55 | They are all outside their houses , staring along the roads , waiting for something . ’ |
| 56 | Mary McCulloch , Cameron thought , and big Mary and Aileen Stewart and her Mary , and the McLaggan girls — they are all with us . |
| 57 | Plans evolved for new trains for the 1990s Channel Tunnel workings between British provincial centres and Paris , Brussels , and beyond being formed into eighteen coach trains with a power car at each end like an extended electric version of the InterCity 125 diesels , but with the capability to split into nine-coach trains push-pull style with a single power car , perhaps they are all things to all men . |
| 58 | On the one side , they are all brave and honourable ; if the epic has a happy ending they surmount every obstacle ; if there is a tragic end , they succumb in an unequal fight . |
| 59 | Yet they are all prepared to intrigue one with another to gain more power over the tragic Count . |
| 60 | ‘ We must note that the nations of Europe have evolved their national clearing and depository systems over many years and , for many reasons , they are all different from one another , ’ he says . |