Example sentences of "and [verb] they are " in BNC.
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| 1 | When we start with the basics , any short cuts to understanding and drawing them are valuable . |
| 2 | People rightly sound off about politics on television and the last two weeks have shown how sharp and articulate they are . |
| 3 | Half starved and half blinded with glare and flies they are in a sorry condition of thirst and misery . |
| 4 | Many men become anxious about the lack of spontaneous erection and diminished ejaculation , and fear they are becoming impotent . |
| 5 | The new appointments demonstrate a commitment by the Saatchi brothers to restore the company 's fortunes and suggest they are a long way from turning their backs on the business they built . |
| 6 | And in the first day of life they tend to sleep an awful lot , right , so newborns tend to be sleepy and inactive and the things that , that wake babies up and warm them are feeding , crying , limb movement . |
| 7 | Dumenil fund managers have called in accountants Touche Ross to investigate the pricing problems and say they are ‘ optimistic ’ that they will be resolved within this time frame but are giving ‘ no guarantees ’ . |
| 8 | Thus those within the sector will wish to pay particular attention to what the sector 's players say , do , and say they are going to do . |
| 9 | The peace activists hope to stop a nuclear convoy leaving the base , and say they are prepared to go to jail for their cause . |
| 10 | Sensations of white , for instance , are classed together , not because we can take them to pieces , and say they are alike in this , and not alike in that , but because we feel them to be alike altogether , though in different degrees . |
| 11 | ‘ However well acted and directed they are , Americans find they hold back on the emotions . |
| 12 | I often think of your grandchildren and hope they are flourishing . |
| 13 | ‘ This is a moment for the governors to take hold of things and show they are running the BBC . |
| 14 | Usually there is a section of the report which lists the initiatives taken by the voluntary sector and says they are generally admirable and deserving of continued support . |
| 15 | When you are all up and going they are all for it , but then you arrange a meeting and only six people turn up . ’ |
| 16 | We will set performance targets for the Post Office and ensure they are published in all offices , together with results achieved . |
| 17 | Additionally , the activity will need to initiate data generating and checking processes internally to establish model boundaries and ensure they are not violated . |
| 18 | COCA-COLA took over sponsorship of the League Cup in a £2.25 million deal yesterday and confirmed they are the ‘ real thing ’ for football . |
| 19 | Beside the total rewards such men expected and obtained they are minute . |
| 20 | Most people want to be special and know they are special to their loved and chosen partner . |
| 21 | Low and rumbling they are , like the threat of an earthquake or hurricane . |
| 22 | It is this that bears on my father 's second question-how to contain the uncontainable : producing these extremes and then controlling and containing them are the problems . |
| 23 | We consider for the moment only the case where His non-negative and D is positive , and assume they are of such a size that overflow does not occur ( see problem 2.4 ) . |
| 24 | Attempts to rescue and re-evaluate them are apt to be less rewarding than making a fresh start . |
| 25 | On longer journeys , the gas turbine cuts in to take the strain off the batteries and to ensure they are charged up ready for when the car next drives into a city . |
| 26 | Work needs to be done to agree how these forms of communication will operate , and to ensure they are maintained and followed , despite crises and other pressures . |
| 27 | If an asylum claim that is not justified under the United Nations convention is to be the means of obtaining settlement in the United Kingdom , we need at the very least to explain , particularly to the minority communities legitimately settled here , why their friends and relatives who would like to come and join them are not allowed to do so because they told the truth when they made their applications , whereas others who are prepared to make an unfounded asylum claim can remain indefinitely . |
| 28 | As a member of an organisation yourself , you will have come to realise how complex and varied they are . |
| 29 | DELE FADELE meets our friends eclectic , and finds they are n't afraid to show their feminine side . |
| 30 | He said : ‘ We are bound to face criticism from both sides , from people saying we should be locking up thousands of juvenile offenders and throwing away the key and others throwing up their hands and saying they are like the old approved schools and will be universities of crime . ’ |