Example sentences of "they be [verb] [conj] [adv] [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Other noxious substances may be very good drugs too if they are understood and properly used . |
| 2 | It must enable farmers to continue to do the job that they are trained and best qualified to do , which is producing essential food for the nation , at a price that the taxpayer is prepared to pay . |
| 3 | ‘ They are loved and well looked after . ’ |
| 4 | It is possible however to structure plans so that they are responsive to change , particularly when they are formed and later adjusted with the help of a suitable management information system . |
| 5 | They are condemned as signs of unclear or lazy thinking — and , indeed , when they are overused or inappropriately used ( as in a wall of political hedging erected by a defensive politician ) — they are widely and justifiably attacked . |
| 6 | I asked her what on earth happens to people who do n't live in a small town where they are known and therefore helped . |
| 7 | The decision came after a year-long test to ensure that packaging made from pulp mould was strong enough to protect cameras should they be dropped or roughly handled during transport . |
| 8 | In the execution of their duties the foresters often had to contend with armed bands of desperate men ; in many cases they were beaten and even killed while attempting to arrest Forest offenders . |
| 9 | If so , it was very successful , for the incensed Bishop of London reported the matter to Charles I , who had the offenders brought before the Court of High Commission , where they were reprimanded and heavily fined . |