Example sentences of "they [be] [det] " in BNC.

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1 Where have they been all this time ?
2 The rest are mainly either inter-urban routes like Portsmouth-Bristol , quite busy branch lines like the Cornish branches or the South Wales branches ; or they are former main lines from which InterCity has progressively withdrawn — like the Settle & Carlisle , the former Glasgow & South Western Glasgow route , Newport-Crewe , the trans-Pennine lines and some cross-country routes crossing England from east to west .
3 I do n't think they are that type of band anyway .
4 They are that , while a ‘ top-down ’ view of industrialrrelations might suggest that almost everything has changed — the unions ' political role virtually destroyed , govenment authority decisively asserted , and the balance of power shifted massively towards employers — the view from the shop floor is very different .
5 Okay good yeah they are that 's good that would add together to make twelve but how about some number times another number .
6 ‘ Above all we must ask are we providing the evidence to customers ( whoever they are that will enable us to secure a successful outcome for all of us in AEA ’ .
7 They are that kind of car and if you look at £80,000 and how long it 'll last you and see how many £15,000 cars you 'll buy in that time , we 're probably bargains .
8 How very lucky they are that , as poll tax payers , they do have lights .
9 Expensive they are that sort of thing .
10 They are each outspoken and unconventional a trait that will get you in trouble every time .
11 The idea behind playing chords such as those in figs 2–5 as double stops is that they are each played as a separate fingering .
12 They are each used here to gesture at a range of philosophical positions .
13 They , in turn , love one another , because they are each loved by the same elder brother , or substitute father figure .
14 The two matrices unc and unc are both equivalent to unc and to each other ; they are each derived from unc by a similar transformation .
15 Moreover it is difficult , if not impossible , to determine whether the third defendant and the third party are liable in respect of the same damage until there has been a trial in order to determine what , if any , damage they are each liable for .
16 Suppose they are each integrated with their retailing operation .
17 Other than their having the same employer , what does it mean to say that they are each members of the same community ?
18 They are each highly effective if the body evolves in such a way as to exploit them to the full .
19 This second point suggests that the interpretation of the two utterances is bound together in the sense that they are each part of a text which is , as a whole , consistent with the principle of relevance .
20 All drawn by the wag Willie Rushton , they are each priced at £75 .
21 They are each appointed for two years .
22 When we are finished , they are each matching from head to toe .
23 Miller pointed out that ‘ Oranges , jesmines , capers , olives and pomegranites … are annually brought from Italy and , if skilfully managed , very few of them miscarry , notwithstanding they are many times three or four months out of the ground . ’
24 The smart or intelligent chargers tend to take over the user 's responsibility , detecting the amount of charge needed and eliminating any memory problems , but as stated previously , they are many time more expensive than the standard chargers .
25 They are many , the Seven few .
26 Reports of sea serpents say they look like smooth snakes , but they are many times larger than the biggest snakes on earth : the longest seem to be about 200 metres .
27 It is with more pleasure that I thank all those who have helped my ideas about the Lorenz equations to develop ; they are many , but I must mention particularly Peter Swinnerton-Dyer , Bob Williams and Paul Glendinning .
28 They are many thanks , thank you .
29 One Peruvian veteran recalled that the worst thing about the vampiros is that , because they are such brilliant surgeons , they can make their incisions without even waking the victim .
30 I felt it was very important at this point in their childhood because I think they are such good company at this age .
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