Example sentences of "if they be be " in BNC.
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| 1 | And then sometimes you need to put commas in if they 're are long lists . |
| 2 | They 've got somebody who 'll teach them the what if they 're are n't they ? |
| 3 | But I 'm not gon na c I 'm not gon na administer if they 're been done or not and double check every model . |
| 4 | Erm even tapestries like the Devonshire hunting tapestry which you may have seen at the V and A. Er the tops look as if they 're been eaten by mice because they 're been so often snagged onto tenterhooks and moved and moved round and onto other tenterhooks , they just do n't seem to have had the same view of this kind of thing as we do . |
| 5 | always gon na see , to feel as if they 're being |
| 6 | feel as if they 're being extorted and they will look to them and say well this is obviously the , the case whether this particular guy who is , who is our erm leader is , is erm |
| 7 | and in the same way , if if they 're being given that example , |
| 8 | Number three , do you encourage energy efficiency in your home and in the work place ? er becoming aware energy efficiency at home turning down the heat so that we do n't live in a it 's hardly appropriate today is it ? — er we do n't live in hothouses : spins off from their place of work , and if they 're being energy efficient at work , they 're being energy efficient with our money . |
| 9 | With no approved test in place , no sign of compensation and the property market blighted by nervous lenders , Cornish houseowners wonder if they are being fairly served . |
| 10 | Tree-nesting species , if they are being approached by a predator , have little hope of concealing their nests . |
| 11 | So if they are being slightly overfed they may occasionally rebel and leave a new dish of food untouched . |
| 12 | It may be done through their general practitioner , or , if they are being discharged from hospital and obviously need help in the home , it may be arranged by the hospital social worker . |
| 13 | Children and young people have a right not to be mistreated , and are entitled to expect that adults will intervene to help them if they are being abused or neglected . |
| 14 | It is still more usual for the husband 's name to come first when signing Christmas cards , eg John and Jane rather than Jane and John , and the surname should be added if they are being sent to slight acquaintances . |
| 15 | This is to make it clear to whom the letter is intended , to ensure that the recipient has an address for further correspondence and to provide the address for window envelopes if they are being used . |
| 16 | Frozen chicken livers are already cleaned , so if they are being used the only preliminary required is the thawing-out process . |
| 17 | Field men , however , are constantly reminded that industrialists and farmers work on a principle of equity : they can readily discover the standards which their competitors must observe and may complain if they are being handicapped . |
| 18 | This makes it possible to study subtle processes of coordination : for example , when words are repeated they are generally pronounced less clearly after the first time , but only if they are being used to refer to the same thing . |
| 19 | If they are being fooled now by many other countries , is it not right that we must seek a strong , new , international non-proliferation treaty containing vigorous verification provisions backed by United Nations sanctions ? |
| 20 | Shareholders need to be told enough to judge if they are being ripped off |
| 21 | Remember that the staff are the key part of any operation , and if they are being prevented from doing their best because of the poor standards of their tools , then the business will suffer overall . |
| 22 | I agree about the idiot bit … but on the whole people who have degrees at least tend to know if they are being completely dense , so would not advertise their problems with ATM 's . |
| 23 | The University will assume that it is free to approach referees at any stage unless the candidate 's application stipulates otherwise ( i.e. candidates who wish a referee or referees to be approached only with their specific permission and/or if they are being called for interview on the final short list or are in receipt of a conditional offer , are asked to state such requirements explicitly alongside the details of the relevant referee(s) ) . |
| 24 | Frazer also mentions a sanctuary whose mephitic area contains only ‘ the eunuch priests of the Great Mother Goddess ’ , who have ‘ a look on their faces as if they were being choked ’ . |
| 25 | You see the children happily following the Captain , as if they were being led through the streets of Hamelin . |
| 26 | I have had gill flukes ( not personally ! ) and my fish did n't scratch ; they acted as if they were being poisoned ( heightened colour , loss of control of movement ) , possibly because of oxygen depletion due to gill damage . |
| 27 | ‘ Run ! ’ he yelled to Lou , and the two boys , acting as if they were being pursued by the evil agents of an alien warlord , fairly streaked along the road . |
| 28 | Around the catafalque are some of his most powerful magical items , which lie scattered around in a strange quasi-circular pattern as if they were being drawn to the catafalque in a spiralling motion and suddenly stopped . |
| 29 | Ingrid watched in amazement as the eggs disappeared as if they were being sucked into quicksand , and looked up to see every man 's eyes riveted upon Ilse 's gaping crack . |
| 30 | These two look as if they were being careful not to disturb things too much . |