Example sentences of "they be of " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is exhilaration to be had from his fresh vistas , vigorous assertions as they are of a truly independent mind . |
| 2 | Nearly 800 Unit and Squadron badges are embedded in the floor ; they are of Welsh slate , many the work of Madge Whiteman . |
| 3 | Often , aspiring artists are n't as aware of publishing companies as they are of record companies . |
| 4 | They are of a completely different sort from purely material things , such as trees and stones , which are only objects of perception , and not themselves perceivers . |
| 5 | They are of two sorts . |
| 6 | Individually they are of little importance , but collectively . |
| 7 | They are of no great value , you know . ’ |
| 8 | They are there , they are colossal , they are of another age ; and nobody knows how they came there . |
| 9 | But at all times , if they are of one body , they will display continuity of programme . |
| 10 | It is true that the wonderful advance of our people … has transformed the wilderness into a home where men and women can live comfortably , elegantly , happily , if they are of contented disposition … |
| 11 | Nobody has been able to identify the houses , partly because they are of a very common design that appears all over London . |
| 12 | While sexually mature males may remain in their natal troops they have little access to females , unless they are of especially high dominance . |
| 13 | They are of great geological importance , however , and we shall return to them later in this book . |
| 14 | We therefore might be misled into thinking that they are of the same logical type . |
| 15 | Their ability to communicate , to think , to show emotion and make judgements , whether or not they are of a different quality to the rest of creation , makes them more interesting . |
| 16 | As for the boots , they are of soft leather , and scarcely worn … |
| 17 | Our inclusion of speaking and listening as a separate profile component in our recommendations is a reflection of our conviction that they are of central importance to children 's development . |
| 18 | They are of two different types , mechanical protection works and agronomic methods , although they are usually used together in any soil conservation project . |
| 19 | They are of no use to anyone locked in a store . |
| 20 | Before dismantling the fence , it is wise to number the three wires as they are of slightly different lengths . |
| 21 | We 'll follow two of these chains in a sort of volcanic Cook 's tour since they are of fundamental importance to our story , and will crop up repeatedly throughout the rest of the text . |
| 22 | Two clues indicate that these boulders are alien to the immediate landscape ; they are of darker Silurian rock which contrasts with the white carboniferous limestone on which they have come to rest . |
| 23 | Your own death : If they are honest , most people are not so much afraid of being dead as they are of the way they arrive at that state . |
| 24 | We have simultaneously slipped back into a compromising embrace with the very form of instrumental utilitarianism which got the world into such a mess in the first place : that things are of value because they are of value to us , not because they are of value in themselves . |
| 25 | We have simultaneously slipped back into a compromising embrace with the very form of instrumental utilitarianism which got the world into such a mess in the first place : that things are of value because they are of value to us , not because they are of value in themselves . |
| 26 | A less favourable note was added by Lady Fanshawe , who declared that the Cornish were , ‘ … hospitable to their neighbours , but they are of a crafty and censorious nature , as most are so far from London ’ . |
| 27 | These are attitudes of the Stoics and it will be seen that though they are noble and inspiring , they are of this world . |
| 28 | They are of the substance of dreams and of an intangible reality — hybrid ideas of the mind . |
| 29 | The history of pet names is a long one , there appearing to be evidence confirming their existence before the Conquest , but in those instances where pet names survive as surnames the appearance is that they are of post-Conquest foundation , and some are difficult to identify . |
| 30 | One of the most useful sources of documentary evidence is that afforded by maps and plans , particularly if they are of large estates and augmented by written records . |