This section is from the book "The Science And Art Of Phrase-Making", by David Wolfe Brown. Also available from Amazon: The science and art of phrase-making.
410. The phrase they are is frequently expressed by doubling, in the same manner and under the same restrictions as in the case of there or their. Illustrations:
I know they are done
I think they are able

411. In the following exercise, the phrase they are is to be expressed by doubling:
although they are seen
for they are chosen
for they are known
for they are said
I am sure they are now
I am sure they are (to) be
I know they are decided
I know they are just
I know they are not
*I say they are necessary *I say they are right I think they are sent if they are guilty if they are jus(t) now if they are seen if they are sensible so they are right when they are decided
*See Paragraphs 214-216.
when they are discussed when they are done when they are seen whenever they are sent whenever they are suggested wherever they are known
wherever they are seen why they are many times
(tms) why they are ready why they are received why they are sometimes why they are (w)illing
 
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