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

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1 That means that the reduction in the rent applied throughout the years down to the end of 1944 , but early in 1945 it is plain that the flats were fully let , and , indeed the rents received from them ( many of them not being affected by the Rent Restrictions Acts ) , were increased beyond the figure at which it was originally contemplated that they would be let .
2 In the meantime , database designers can strengthen the chances of protection by retaining copies of layouts and specifications for databases on the basis that anyone copying the structure of their database indirectly infringes the copyright subsisting in these materials , subject to them not being dictated by function .
3 They want somebody here from the for half an hour and them not being served first
4 Since I 've recently had my car radio stolen I 'm quite in favour of them not being sold at the car boot sales perhaps somebody would like to returns it to me but erm , the , you know , I 'm er you know they do need some restr , some legislation but I would n't want them to be legislated out of existence .
5 These certainly were not in the box when it arrived in England and I fear were purloined from you either at Perth or Sydney , the tin box where in all probability you intended to put them not being opened at the Docks .
6 Layers of rock that are porous and permeable enough to store water and let it flow through them easily are called aquifers .
7 But to most morel fanatics the best way to serve them up is sautéd in butter with a hint of salt and fresh ground pepper .
8 Authority to carry them out is given to the officials in charge , and rules and regulations are established in order to ensure their achievement .
9 In other words , the repatriations of the Yugoslavs should continue ; the methods being used to carry them out were found to be " satisfactory " as an alternative to the " use of force " , and this was now a matter of full agreement between Eighth Army and AFHQ .
10 When the Iraqis invaded Kuwait , the decision to drive them out was made for him .
11 Even so , it was necessary that a recommendation to buy them out was written into the report as part of the financial arrangement for Club improvements , otherwise without this clause members would not support any ventures calling for capital .
12 Before leaving randomizing algorithms , it should be made clear that the treatment of them here is based on the assumption that the file size , once created , can only be altered when the file is reorganized .
13 At West Bromwich in the west midlands the Dissenters defended their meeting-house with guns and swords , some of them even being mounted on horses .
14 Some two hundred years after Descartes had formulated his concept of mechanical laws , a proven capacity to discover the laws of nature and to express them mathematically was taken by the first systematic historian of science , William Whewell , as evidence of an affinity between human and the divine mind .
15 ‘ Our dynamic legislative leaders drank coffee and occasionally took notes , but they rarely were given a chance to say anything . ’
16 Should they necessarily be restricted to electoral variations , or even to activity around state institutions such as local government ?
17 The Yasa provided for the settlement of disputes and affairs of honour only between the races of the True People , for they alone were equipped with the talons with which the kanly — formal mortal combat — was fought .
18 And we went to one temple and it got dark whilst we were there , it was called the Monkey Temple , and it 's just so many monkeys around , and they just are allowed to run wild , but by the time we got back to our bikes it was dark and we had to cycle back in the dark without any lights on these unlit , unmade roads and that was quite frightening really .
19 Should we , or should they just be rounded up and locked up ?
20 In order to make this analysis meaningful we have used the findings reported in Chapter Four in order to make a prediction about whether or not clients would have been at home had they not been supported by the Home Support Project .
21 The local councils in Birmingham , Bristol , Liverpool , Manchester and Sheffield , among others , denied this charge and pointed to several joint ventures with business , arguing that had they not been denied the resources , more co-operation would have been possible .
22 Yet he was also obstinate , even perverse ; his translations would have been less likely to have been seized by the authorities had they not been accompanied by the contentious marginal comments .
23 This is not easy to achieve , however , since like that of Meadow House Caravan Park , the sites in question often occupy positions along the coastline which , had they not been established before the advent of full planning control , would never have obtained planning consent , even for the ostensibly ‘ temporary ’ location of static caravans .
24 However , the majority of teachers who were interviewed claimed that they had not done anything different from what they would have done were they not being observed , but that they had probably prepared lessons more carefully and thought things through more .
25 Now howsoever the procuration of funeral , the manner of buriall , the pompe of obsequies , bee rather comforts to the living , then helpes to the dead ; and although all these ceremonies be despised by our parents on their death-beds , yet should they not be neglected by us their children , or nearest of kindred , upon their interments .
26 Yes but could they not be brainwashed if you like into thinking well there 's nothing much wrong there is n't such a thing as evil
27 Why should they not be aired on the Floor of the House ?
28 Surely these workers are provided with Health and Safety equipment and should they not be made to wear them by someone in authority ?
29 Of his specific criticisms , he cautioned , ‘ It 's absolutely vital that they not be taken out of context ’ and that every ‘ significant ’ matter was ‘ satisfactorily resolved ’ and that he consistently blessed IBM with clean audit opinions .
30 If resources are to be used to increase pensions , should they not be used to target those in greatest need , rather than spreading across the board and benefiting both rich and poor ?
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