Example sentences of "they [vb mod] be [vb pp] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 31 | They might be considered likely to feed on flowers at a time , such as the dry season , when there is a scarcity of fruit . |
| 32 | Aquifers could be used as carbon stores , if they could be made gas-tight . |
| 33 | But we are aware that many ex-shipyard workers are engaged in some very routine work , and that many of them feel they could be made redundant at any moment . |
| 34 | It came as some surprise to the board when they were informed that , although it seemed unreasonable for them to have to know what was going on , they could be made liable for the damage . |
| 35 | It would be usual in this connection for partners to be expressly permitted to act as solicitors for their own families free of charge except for any disbursements or out of pocket expenses incurred by the firm ( Clause 13.05 ) ; ( 3 ) requiring each partner to be responsible for the prompt discharge of his separate obligations and to indemnify his co-partners should circumstances ever arise in which they could be made liable for the same . |
| 36 | As this subject could well come up again during the current academic year , the pages were downloaded on to disk , so that they could be consulted off-line without incurring further expense . |
| 37 | Or they could be extended strophic pieces developed from the old principle of the ‘ conventional ’ basses , the romanesca and the rest , as some of d'India 's are . |
| 38 | Claims that the English tests had not been properly prepared were dismissed as being ‘ without any validity at all , ’ and he stressed the importance of the tests in identifying pupils with reading difficulties at an early age so they could be given extra help . |
| 39 | they could be let loose , free as birds . |
| 40 | I did n't realize that they could be got ready in such a short space of time . |
| 41 | Workers had to push hard to win these advances , but they could be won short of revolution . |
| 42 | Paul lay still and silent till the doctor came ; a burly , bearded man who examined him after making sure that they could be left undisturbed . |
| 43 | The implication of this line of reasoning was that if they could be left alone , insulated from the capitalist global reach , Third World countries would be better off , and would actually be able to develop themselves . |
| 44 | ‘ Although it seemed natural to expect that some word match scores should be good enough that they could be considered correct , thereby eliminating attempts to find alternatives to them , in fact all attempts to implement such an intuition seemed to have led to at best indifferent results and usually to positive degradation . |
| 45 | Alternatively , they could be had ready-printed with blanks in the text for completion by the funeral furnisher . |
| 46 | Similarly , in medieval Europe , it was ‘ common sense ’ that one could determine the guilt or innocence of an accused person through ‘ trial by ordeal ’ , e.g. accused people carried a red-hot iron bar for ten paces , and if their wounds were healed after x days they would be declared innocent — again , this method is noticeably absent in modern trials ! |
| 47 | If members would accept the additional resolution which stands in my name erm which reads this is what we 'd copied to all district councils and they would be made aware of the county council 's views on the matter . |
| 48 | In return for paying a small weekly contribution the contributor and his dependants acquired a presumption that they would be treated free without a means test though this was never a legal right . |
| 49 | I could only see him when they said I could , and they would be stood right next to me , watching me all the time . |
| 50 | They would be rendered powerless — there was no way they could do anything with him . |
| 51 | The present publishers , John Horbury & Associates , had quoted with an increase of only five per cent and they would be retained due to their reliability and flexibility . |
| 52 | Now , they would be thought obscene public perception has changed and understood that animals are sentient beings and that we demean our humanity if we are cruel to them or permit cruelty . |
| 53 | Not only did they get a promise from the secretary of the men 's union that they would be paid full wages by the union if they came out on strike ( unusual , if not unprecedented for non-members ) but the agreement subsequently signed with Neill 's management included some improvements in their piece rates . |
| 54 | ‘ Since they will be given preferential treatment this time around , it 's likely many of them will want to put more into it . |
| 55 | ‘ Since they will be given preferential treatment this time around it is likely many of them will want to put more money into it . ’ |
| 56 | Where the differences between the classes relates to financial entitlement , i.e to dividends and return of capital , the likelihood is that they will be given distinguishing names , though these may be no more informative than ‘ preference ’ and ‘ ordinary , ’ ( perhaps , in the case of the former , preceded by ‘ first ’ or ‘ second ’ where there are two classes of preference shares ) . |
| 57 | Foreign oil workers have been assured by their Libyan employers that they will be given full freedom of movement . |
| 58 | It tells disabled job applicants that they will be given fair consideration based on their ability . |
| 59 | A number of female applicants have already applied for service , and they will be given special weapon training and share in other duties along with male members of the Irish Army Reserve . |
| 60 | Council officers have told them they will be found alternative housing if the plan goes ahead . |