Example sentences of "be they [adv] [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Casual workers are rarely paid when absent because of sickness , nor are they normally entitled to paid holidays or other paid time off . |
| 2 | the speaker frequently repeats the same syntactic form several times over , as this fairground inspector does : I look at fire extinguishers + I look at fire exits + I look at what gangways are available + I look at electric cables what + are they properly earthed + are they properly covered |
| 3 | the speaker frequently repeats the same syntactic form several times over , as this fairground inspector does : I look at fire extinguishers + I look at fire exits + I look at what gangways are available + I look at electric cables what + are they properly earthed + are they properly covered |
| 4 | Are they properly protected ? ’ |
| 5 | These problems in the collection of data , like the question of sample representativeness , are not endemic to large sample research , nor are they magically solved by the use of a smaller sample . |
| 6 | So why are they not fitted to all new pedal cycles during manufacturing ? |
| 7 | What are the human requirements which the new product or process is intended to meet and how far are they not met by those already available ? |
| 8 | But source critics , prompted by the recurring refrain " And the rest of the deeds of King X , are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah/Israel ? " , have concluded that much of the early material in the book has in fact been taken from royal annals and other trustworthy contemporary records . |
| 9 | The obvious question is : If both verbs denote causation , why are they not followed by the same version of the infinitive ? |
| 10 | Yeah she is , are they not engaged or anything ? |
| 11 | Whatever difficulties individual parties may have with resuming talks , are they not put well into the shade by the stark reality of events on the streets ? |
| 12 | Are they not allowed ? |
| 13 | What are these convictions , and why are they not articulated ? |
| 14 | To whom or what are they primarily committed ? |
| 15 | Are these to be learned all at once and how are they best learned ? |
| 16 | Only when employees own part of their company are they justifiably entitled to a share of the profit . |
| 17 | Note that there is no reason for anyone to restrain their thoughts or their reflections on the reasons which apply to the case , nor are they necessarily debarred from criticising the arbitrator for having ignored certain reasons or for having been mistaken about their significance . |
| 18 | This title is rather an exaggeration : the resultant theories are not all that grand , nor are they fully unified , as they do not include gravity . |
| 19 | Nor are they fully explained — although less efficient digestion in general is probably a reasonably accurate explanation . |
| 20 | And , to the best of our knowledge , that is still valid though er of course to answer the second part of your question , are they fully locked in . |
| 21 | Are they fully satisfied with their standard of living and the quality of their lives ? |
| 22 | Are they legally entitled to say that in fact ? |
| 23 | Check recently planted trees and shrubs — are they securely staked against the winter winds ? |
| 24 | Is it possible to get tickets for the Kop or are they usually sold out ? |
| 25 | Not only are they usually paid below the legal minimum — a study in 1984 showed three quarters of homeworkers in Britain were earning 1 or less an hour — but they also have to carry the overheads of heating and lighting . |
| 26 | Which of you is responsible for the long periods of separation , or are they merely dictated by your careers ? ’ |
| 27 | Are they totally replaced ? |
| 28 | How are they culturally empowered ? |
| 29 | Why are they never used then ? |
| 30 | ‘ And are they much discussed by the people up there ? ’ |