Example sentences of "they [be] [noun] [noun] [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They are performance polymers relying upon considerable ICI technology for their properties which enable ICI customers and the customers ' customers to produce end products with functionality in a wide range of applications , and end-use properties which are best achieved , both technically and cost-effectively , by using ‘ Propathene ’ or ‘ Melinar ’ as raw materials . |
| 2 | In that decade the owners were lots of individual investors ; now they are pension funds acting on behalf of lots of savers . |
| 3 | In Lodge 's characterology , they are Robyn Penroses aspiring to be Morris Zapps . |
| 4 | They were steam engines using coal power to drive factory machinery , and blast furnaces using coke to make large quantities of iron . |
| 5 | They were desert folk waiting for the bus . |
| 6 | ‘ They thought it was a huge joke that they were IRA sympathisers working inside the Palace grounds . ’ |
| 7 | When Philip was alone in the wood he imagined all sorts of things about the planes , that they were enemy planes bombing Thirkett , that they were on reconnaissance flights spying , that they were looking for him : a crashed pilot hiding out in the wood . |
| 8 | He said the gilded cherubs supporting the circle boxes were n't simply decorative ; they were baroque symbols reinforcing the lush imagination of the theatre . |
| 9 | The seats arranged round the three sides of the interior , were slatted benches like those on the cars and above them were picture frames carrying the Company 's advertisements and notices . |