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

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1 The gestures they make are at one with their interesting footwork .
2 If we accept that we can not prevent science and technology from changing our world , we can at least try to ensure that the changes they make are in the right directions .
3 They have to communicate to their public and explain how the services they provide are of value .
4 The funds they receive are for specific services — hence the term ‘ fund accounting ’ .
5 Although the history of Scotmid is very much of local interest , the carriages they collected are of national importance .
6 Many of them are well known , such as Edinburgh Castle and Stirling Castle , but we have to ensure that people are aware that some of the lesser-known sites they visit are in the care of Historic Scotland , and that they realise many more are on offer , ’ says Bill .
7 The territories that they inhabit are for the most part inhospitable , with some of the world 's highest mountains and large expanses of desert ; and levels of literacy have traditionally been low ( some of the nationalities concerned had no written language at all at the time of their incorporation into the USSR ) .
8 Surveys just before this Truth in Lending Act , just after , and again in 1977 , have shown a steady growth in the proportion of American consumers whose estimates of the APRs being charged on the credit they use are at least reasonably close to actual market rates .
9 Firms like ICI in Runcorn have far more workers whom they claim are in danger of losing their jobs because of electricity costs .
10 This book is about the transcendent worlds but some of the ideas of the philosophers of old are so noble and inspiring that the emotions they arouse are of the peak experience .
11 A great many assessment systems are competitive in that the extrinsic rewards they offer are in short supply and each student who wants them is asked to demonstrate that he or she is more deserving than others , or others are less deserving .
12 Everyone arrives with a stack of singles which they think are worth considering for the playlist .
13 These committees have issued various guidelines ( on such matters as shareholders ' pre-emption rights , employee share incentive schemes , and discounts to market price on share issues ) which they require companies to follow if the institutions they represent are to be expected to invest in and support them .
14 For example , many of the houses which they buy are in the most remote or inconvenient situations and would otherwise have been abandoned by the local residents .
15 Thus we need to be especially careful what we do with young horses so that the habits they establish are in their interests and not to their detriment .
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