Example sentences of "they be [vb pp] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The governing body of the agency is the board of directors consisting of eleven members , all appointed by parliament , but five of them are appointed pursuant to the recommendation of the following bodies , namely : the organizations dealing with the environment , one by the trade unions , one by the employers ' organization , one by Social Security , and one by the various organizations presently dealing with state assets . |
| 2 | These three big creatures dominate the composition , but around them are introduced small figures . |
| 3 | Again the stone walls are dark and streaked with rain and age , and along them are ranged carved figures , many badly worn and now almost unrecognizable . |
| 4 | Negative , extremist , in them are fused sectarian party orthodoxy and individual self-deliverance . |
| 5 | Neither had they been given extra hay the night before . |
| 6 | That said , the Scottish backs have also been looking extremely sharp all year , and it would have been a criminal offence had they been left starved of passes . |
| 7 | Rarely had they been left alone together for any length of time , but one thing now seemed certain . |
| 8 | There are of course many aspects of language usage that depend on these relations ( see e.g. Brown & Levinson , 1978 , 1979 ) , but these usages are only relevant to the topic of social deixis in so far as they are grammaticalized Obvious examples of such grammaticalizations are " polite " pronouns and titles of address , but there are many other manifestations of social deixis ( see Brown & Levinson , 1978 : 183-92 , 281-5 ; Levinson , 1977 , 1979b ) . |
| 9 | Hence they are pronounced illegal unless the parties to an agreement can set aside the presumption by " proving " to the satisfaction of the Restrictive Practices Court that the agreement operates in the public interest . |
| 10 | They are fed artificial diets , and to counteract the spread of infection caused by overcrowding , they require courses of antibiotics . |
| 11 | In the course of this book I have argued that , despite its unyielding appearance , the problem of holism can indeed be resolved : the stalemate between individualists and holists stems from their failure to perceive a number of dimensions which , once they are made explicit , point toward a solution . |
| 12 | They are made available directly to you — with no bookstore mark-up and no distribution excesses . |
| 13 | When we judge that additional resources are needed , they are made available . |
| 14 | Unless they are made available for further research , data which have often been collected at great expense and with significant effort may later exist only in a small number of reports which analyse only a fraction of the research potential of the data . |
| 15 | A conceivable solution to the problem might be to redraft the guardian angels when they are made redundant from Underground trains and deploy them in parish churches . |
| 16 | Nevertheless , multiple persons and entities , such as ‘ shipowners , ’ ‘ charterers , ’ ‘ possessors of property shipped , ’ ‘ masters of the vessel , ’ their ‘ agents , ’ and even ‘ ships ’ are referred to as carriers in bill of lading law and practice once they are made responsible for loss or damage to cargo . |
| 17 | While for some this is a welcome development , for many others this structural change in the labour market reduces the income and the company welfare benefits of those concerned to such an extent that they are made inferior to their colleagues in the primary labour market . |
| 18 | The people who do these jobs lose the power they once had , their work is closely regulated , and they are made aware of their subordination . |
| 19 | By giving young children the opportunity to create the more " dangerous " characters themselves , they are made safe ; the elements of pretend are made clearer . |
| 20 | To be told that animals are treated cruelly when they are caused unnecessary or unjustified pain is of little use unless we are told what counts as unnecessary or unjustified pain . |
| 21 | Firstly , if they are isolated unusual events , risky situations may be well remembered because of their distinctiveness in a way which is analogous to a von Restorff effect . |
| 22 | It may be that the ban will in due course be struck down , or at least restricted in its scope by the European Court : a total prohibition on television and radio appearances by representatives of a lawful political organisation , for example where they are elected local councillors speaking about domestic issues , can hardly be justified on the grounds of national security or the prevention of public disorder . |
| 23 | It has been known for many years that neurons , like other cells , can be maintained alive and well under such conditions for periods of many days or even weeks , provided they are kept warm , aerated and well fed with glucose and other essential molecules . |
| 24 | They retain their foliage through the winter if they are kept moist . |
| 25 | Even on dry days they are kept moist , ready to dissolve and transmit the perception of interesting molecules . |
| 26 | Often wall mounted in or near the working area they can be a useful provision provided they are kept clean , emptied after use and operating temperatures are maintained . |
| 27 | So long as they are kept busy in Port-au-Prince until the morning , we can continue with only minor alterations . ’ |
| 28 | However , quite small areas of land can be used successfully for conservation programmes , provided they are kept free of pesticides and contain the plants on which butterflies feed , such as clover , thistles and stinging nettles . |
| 29 | They are taught rural crafts and how to make products , such as foot rollers and Christmas cards , which are sold in The Body Shops . |
| 30 | Just as they are taught other subjects , they should increasingly be taught about such topics as mental handicap so that they do not grow up with the prejudices that their parents may possess . |