Example sentences of "[coord] they [verb] be [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And I learnt from various teachers that when you go to these private schools and they 've been to schools , they hold them back because they like , they do n't like the |
| 2 | They have been extremely efficient and effective in carrying out their onerous tasks , and they 've been of enormous assistance in ensuring the smooth running of this enquiry , and indeed it has run smoothly . |
| 3 | Anyway , the Wild Wood is seething with them , and in its endless darkness the beasties multiply ; they 've no enemies to control them , and they 've been at it for centuries ! |
| 4 | Maurice Hope held a similar view , though he favoured social rather than genetic factors : ‘ Black people are natural fighters ; they 've been fighting for survival and they 've been in that condition all their lives . |
| 5 | The way we see it , they both did a runner and they 've been in hiding ever since . ’ |
| 6 | And he away to Dale in and then the the s took it on and they 've been in it since . |
| 7 | They 'd been to the hospital , and they 'd been over the flat so I said to them well pop the blankets on and come over here then and have your supper and go back . |
| 8 | However fourteen days later they were still pulling out er live babies and they 'd been in there in the rubble for fourteen days . |
| 9 | ‘ They are old friends and they have been through a lot worse than this over the years . |
| 10 | These two treatises gave classic expression to the opposing arguments about the eucharist , and they have been of great interest to theologians ever since . |
| 11 | The Psalms offer a rich mixture of spiritual , literary and musical expression and they have been at the heart of the Church 's daily worship since biblical times . |
| 12 | And they have been in a position to determine the way they are investigated and the manner of their public exposure . |
| 13 | These bear little relationship to any shape that might be termed traditional , they are generally very large and they have been in demand at seaside beach displays , city-organised festivals and internationally at sponsored functions . |
| 14 | ‘ And they have been in touch , indicated their interest in pulling you out and requesting more information as to your whereabouts . ’ |
| 15 | Treasurer Keating had used high interest rates as his main weapon in the struggle to reduce the country 's current account deficit , but they had been for blamed for contributing to the loss of business confidence . |
| 16 | Not only had it been obvious from the map that they were ninety degrees off course but they had been on tarmac for nine miles after being told that the track in In Salah was dirt from its start . |
| 17 | She had assumed they were going to his friend 's colourful flat but they had been on the motorway for several miles and the road signs said they were travelling north . |
| 18 | The cardboard mostly rotted away , but they 've been in the ground for no more than 20 years and the bomb experts say they 're not military . |