Example sentences of "they [be] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The USSR , as before , remained ready to further its own interests wherever it could , and those interests were not always in agreement with those of Western governments — nor had they been in tsarist times . |
| 2 | Hm , there see , they are over staffed , there 's no doubt about it , are n't they ? |
| 3 | We think they are about right , they would provide for an appropriate level of development . |
| 4 | They are into philosophical time , producing work once a year or less . |
| 5 | They are beyond earthly intercession and in the everlasting arms of God . |
| 6 | Is this because they think they are without inhumane behaviour ? |
| 7 | Student nurses , other than those on Project 2000 , with apprentices and YT trainees , will be able to claim council tax benefit if they are on low incomes . |
| 8 | There is no difference , either , between what we have under the community charge and under the rates in respect of identifying people who are entitled to help through social security benefit , if they are on low incomes . |
| 9 | Hence , their views , based as they are on personal first-hand experiences , form an important body of evidence about whether or to what extent Britain lives up to its reputation as a liberal democratic country . |
| 10 | The win was particularly timely for Ford assembly line workers John Hobson , 52 , and Kenny Berwick , 49 , as they are on short-time . |
| 11 | This can be most effective if this device can be dedicated to the file , but is still useful in normal multi-programming ; there is certain to be constant arm movement if the file and its high-level indexes are stored on the same device , while this is less likely if they are on separate devices . |
| 12 | If the authorities do not respond to the opinions of the players then they are on dangerous ground and their motives might be questioned . |
| 13 | According to Berkeley Systems Design International 's Peter Collinson , based at the company 's Canterbury , Kent subsidiary in the UK , BSDI ‘ are relying on the Berkeley statement ’ that there is no AT&T code within BSD Networking Release 2 , the basis of its BSD/386 product ( UX No 370 ) , and as such they feel they are on solid ground ( see front page ) . |
| 14 | We have just heard the hon. Member for Dagenham ( Mr. Gould ) dismiss the argument that people pay more income tax and VAT if they are on high incomes . |
| 15 | And , if you do believe in the continuation of the spirit , you have the added comfort of knowing that there is no such thing as ‘ never ’ and that people do not stop loving one another just because they are on different planes . |
| 16 | It is fun to dig out a nice long briar stem from the hedgerow for this purpose , but how can you be sure about what you are getting or whether two identical buds will behave the same as each other when they are on different stock stems ? |
| 17 | Many patients with substantial deformities remain asymptomatic , but they are at increased risk of neurological damage with the passage of time . |
| 18 | Surely all seats should be numbered and tickets allocated for individual seats as they are at other sporting and entertainment events . |
| 19 | Their shells provide them with valuable protection but like all armoured species they are at certain disadvantages — they are nearly always less mobile , less flexible , and suffer the consequences . |
| 20 | It is not critical in this design , where supply requirements are not very demanding , but it is not a bad habit to use wide ( say 2.5mm ) track for main power conductors , even though they are at low current . |
| 21 | When the snake 's mouth is shut they lie flat , but when the jaws are opened wide to strike , the two upper teeth that supply the venom are pivoted down through about go degrees , so that they are at right angles to the top of the head . |
| 22 | Lie flat , bend the knees then straighten the legs upwards so that they are at right angles to your body . |
| 23 | Council house rent arrears amounted to over £1m , though they are at long last being reduced . |
| 24 | They are at maximum capacity , optimum power . ’ |
| 25 | On one side they are at full height . |
| 26 | Last nights looks good tho … having said that they are at full strength … ‘ cept for Barnes . |
| 27 | Now , when they are at pensionable age , their pension is much below that of people who were fortunate enough to keep their jobs . |
| 28 | Basically there are two academics in this country who consider themselves the countries expert in the singular on Corpus building and they are at different ends of the spectrum . |
| 29 | ONLY a few days after the fourth Conservative victory in a row , it is slightly depressing to read that health authorities have allocated millions and millions of extra pounds to a campaign to persuade family practitioners to hand out free condoms to their patients , whether or not they are at high risk of contracting the new American disease . |
| 30 | At low river flows the effects of pollution are greater than they are at high flows , and , if there is any contamination that is likely to affect textile processing , this will show up more in samples taken at such times . |