Example sentences of "[be] [vb pp] [noun] they " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Where children are given responsibility they are placed in situations where it becomes important for them to communicate — to discuss , to negotiate , to converse — with their fellows , with the staff , with other adults .
2 Genetic engineering has reached a point of such sophistication that there are clear benefits to be gained by releasing from the laboratory living organisms upon which have been conferred characteristics they could never have acquired through the normal processes of evolution or selective breeding .
3 While existing premium products were considered adult they were , says Bartle , thought to be all about formal occasions , badge values and impressing others .
4 At night they were lit by chandeliers and when the seats were converted beds they were covered in silk sheets and fine woollen blankets .
5 But the council now says it 's made Castlemeads safe and it 's told women they must start using it again .
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