Example sentences of "they [vb base] be [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Whatever the reticence of archaeologists on the matter — perhaps they fear being thought fanciful by their academic colleagues — excavations have begun to confirm the details in legends and myths . |
| 2 | Almost all the information they gain is given freely and with the tacit or blind approval of Western governments . |
| 3 | he believes that the issues have been oversimplified and that , for example , caterers should start thinking hard about how the food they sell is produced . |
| 4 | The issue they raise is charged with the heaviest moral and political overtones : did de Gaulle at any point give the go-ahead for Operation Resurrection ? |
| 5 | The most startling illustration of how things can stay the same while they change is found in one of Stein-am-Rhein 's many excellent restaurants . |
| 6 | And the adaptations they make are made on several different levels erm they might become more alike in their language , in their pronunciation , their rate of speech , their pause or utterance length and their vocal intensities . ? |
| 7 | This process whereby financial intermediaries lend for longer periods of time than they borrow is known as maturity transformation . |
| 8 | Brief details of the operative procedures they undergo are provided . |
| 9 | These essays , say the publisher , intend to challenge the view that Kollwitz ‘ reputation relies on the ‘ social content of her work ’ ; a notion which they suggest is perpetuated ‘ often at the expense of her remarkable artistic skills ’ . |
| 10 | Furthermore , almost all of the residential care they supply is provided under contract to local authority social services departments . |
| 11 | An important aspect of Piaget 's approach is his claim that , since children the world over are very similar physiologically and neurologically , and since the world they explore is regulated by the same laws of nature , progress , in terms of their ability to make sense of the world , will be broadly consistent across all children . |
| 12 | These satellites are in geostationary orbit and the images that they provide are used primarily in weather forecasting applications . |
| 13 | The organisers hope their movement , which they say is supported by many Muslim organisations , will persuade the Government to order an inquiry into the Rushdie affair . |
| 14 | ‘ Richmond 's complaint is based on what they say was shown up by the video . |
| 15 | They oil was discovered in Kuwait . |
| 16 | After starting with a general description of deformation , relations between the forces involved and the deformations they cause are derived . |
| 17 | Any commission they receive is added to the money being put in the scheme or plan so benefiting the client . |
| 18 | The drafter should ensure that he/she has all the information necessary to decide if those matters are relevant to the client 's needs , and , if so , how they hould be dealt with . |
| 19 | The difference remains when the age at which they die is taken into account . |
| 20 | The notions of excellence they embody are used to fortify and legitimize the sacred and profane dimensions of authority while at the same time denoting official executants by means of appropriate insignia . |
| 21 | They fry were fed on baby brineshrimp and although not fast growers they seemed to do well . |
| 22 | Visitors look around and find themselves at a party , surrounded by chatting people , but their journey takes on a new twist as they glass is tipped , a face looms over the rim and they are poured into the drinkers throat . |
| 23 | The RSPB is ever on the alert , ever vigilant , for estuaries are constantly under threat — which means that the thousands of wintering birds they support are threatened , too . |
| 24 | However , the ultimate aim of the legislation — to shed labour and alter workers ' consciousness so that they accept being sacked — remains the same . |
| 25 | They party was conducted by mounted YUGOSLAV troops . |
| 26 | I think that the districts there possibly given the exception of Selby have taken a rather cautious approach as to what they anticipate being built in their areas within the Greater York area itself er over the next thirteen years . |
| 27 | Even when they apply themselves to understanding the effects of social relations on individual cognition , as with work on social identity and social representations , the patterns they describe are assumed to be based on universal properties of the human mind . |
| 28 | Those they select are passed up to Waugh 's desk whether they are lost in the plethora of paper that almost obscures the wood . |
| 29 | So too are your gestures , and the overall message they give is known as body language . |
| 30 | People who foresee airplane disasters before they happen are said to have this gift . |