Example sentences of "[pron] they [verb] [vb pp] be [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Theresa Nolan , after having a medical termination on psychiatric grounds , had left a suicide note for her grandparents which they had confirmed was in her handwriting and which made her intention to kill herself plain beyond any doubt . |
| 2 | The other fact which they had overlooked was of a different character but no less important in the long run . |
| 3 | How could they say , as they all did , frequently and sanctimoniously , that everything they had done was in the best interests of the children ? |
| 4 | Councillor Mrs Mairhi Trickett continued to insist that everything they had done was in the best interests of the children . |
| 5 | What they had said was at the end of the war they aimed at a safe and lasting peace , and to obtain that they demanded a setting up of a League of Nations . |
| 6 | The book made large , generous claims for life , and for itself : its beguiling charm made people reluctant to point out that what they had read was in fact a factitious marshalling of concerns that did not stand up too well to scrutiny . |