Example sentences of "they [be] [verb] [prep] be [adj] " in BNC.

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1 I have to say though that it 's usually very embarrassing to see a group of professional dancers dancing in a club — because they are trained to be self-conscious , they ca n't let go of themselves .
2 Legal aid is not generally available for tribunals , they are intended to be cheap and both sides are clearly expected to bear their own costs .
3 Associations with bells or illuminated disks are rather artificial , but they are intended to be experimental versions of things that would be important in nature .
4 Quite apart from the fact that they are bound to be different something approaching 60% of the basic functions will be identical ; loading , saving , printing , editing , type selection , etc .
5 There 's none of the rigorous logic and choreographed confusion of real farce , and director Jude Kelly labours under the mistaken impression that if the characters rush around and shout a lot , then they are bound to be funny .
6 The unstated part of the equation is that they must be tough on the Vietnamese boat people because they are poised to be tough on Hong Kong 's own claims to British passports .
7 Hence if shares are given a preferential dividend they are presumed to be non-participating as regards further dividends , and if they are given a preferential right to a return of capital they are presumed to be non-participating in surplus assets .
8 Hence if shares are given a preferential dividend they are presumed to be non-participating as regards further dividends , and if they are given a preferential right to a return of capital they are presumed to be non-participating in surplus assets .
9 Male carers are often omitted from detailed study because they are seen to be unimportant or assumed to be so few in number .
10 Agreement with the objectives will help to ensure that they are seen to be important and that activity will be directed towards their achievement .
11 She proposes an alternative model of mind in which feelings are paid sufficient attention , and in which , through language , they are seen to be intelligent rather than rational , non-rational or irrational .
12 The primary concern of the judiciary , said Lord Hailsham , must be ‘ to retain the respect of the public for their independence which involves not merely their real independence of mind , but also the belief which the public can have that they are seen to be independent in every respect ’ .
13 Languages which have morphological resources for expressing a certain category such as number , tense , or gender , have to express these categories regularly ; those which do not have morphological resources for expressing the same categories do not have to express them except when they are felt to be relevant .
14 Most of the other examples cited in Bolinger 's article as adjectives capable only of sense-qualification do not seem to us to be properly so classified either ; if they are felt to be atypical it is for some other reason .
15 In some cases where peasant movements have taken place , they are said to be clientelist-based .
16 Until now we have considered practices within a society , and allowed that if these fail to complement each other they are said to be contradictory .
17 Eyes closed , the girls move in perfect synchronisation — even though they are said to be untrained in the intricate pattern of the dance .
18 They are said to be similar to material distributed previously by Mr Round .
19 They are said to be unfair .
20 If ever they lose the ability to scavenge energy , and put it to use in repairing their own fabric , then they are said to be dead ; and they begin immediately to fall apart .
21 Greying a little at the temples , Leonard unconsciously confirms why he is labelled one of Canada 's sexiest men , a handsome and elegant man with dark eyes ( they are said to be green , but that never showed in the light of Montreal , nor in its wintry sunshine ) .
22 They are said to be exothermic compounds .
23 They are said to be yellow or mottled brown in colour , often with seaweed-like manes .
24 Since statements like ‘ God is Love ’ fall into neither category they are held to be meaningless .
25 Aware that absolute holists can not live up to their own tenets , they offer a different distinction between the two approaches so that , rather than being seen as strict alternatives , they are held to be complementary .
26 Whilst showing proper reluctance to enforce these convenants , the courts will , however , do so if they are shown to be reasonable
27 Other clauses are subject to a test of reasonableness , and are enforceable only to the extent that they are shown to be reasonable .
28 But this , it is claimed , may make them more vulnerable than most to negative emotions when they are shown to be powerless .
29 Student pilots need plenty of practice at dealing with both these kinds of situation during their basic training if they are to learn to be able to spot them developing .
30 We are not going to establish British companies across Europe , let alone across the world , if our monopolies legislation disallows mergers of major companies within one industry — the only way they are going to be strong enough to do it .
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