Example sentences of "be they [prep] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Who 're they with ? ’
2 ‘ What 're they like ? ’
3 ‘ What 're they like ? ’
4 Do tell me , what 're they like ?
5 He says that 's what you want but I said yeah but there ai n't no bloody fit I reckon it ought to be them on legs maybe .
6 Firstly , if the argument is that any of the suggested markets — be they for products , corporate control or managerial talent — at present actually operates to constrain corporate managers , this is not something which is empirically demonstrated , and given the present nature of these markets it seems an implausible claim .
7 Gloucestershire County Council wants more peopl like Jack to visit all their homes … be they for children , the elderly or disabled people .
8 Shifting this sense of entitlement , making distinctions between parents suspected of abuse and parents who are not , are crucial issues for feminists — be they in the voluntary or statutory sectors .
9 Are they off his bike , or what ?
10 The issues are not about inappropriate use of authority nor are they about the display of heroics .
11 Are they about what the new settlement should be like , if so is that an appropriate consideration for the structure plan .
12 As opposed to are they about where the new settlement should be generally located ?
13 Are they of no consequence to you ? ’
14 The raft of policies that the Opposition are putting before the British people would be devastating to job prospects , and so ashamed are they of the consequences of their policies that four Labour members of the Select Committee on Employment last week voted down a proposal to hold an inquiry into the effects of national statutory minimum wage because they wanted to hide the truth about that policy from the British people .
15 Are they for your camp ? ’
16 ‘ Hitler and Mosley , what are they for ? ’ chanted the anti-Fascist crowds , ‘ Thuggery , buggery , hunger and war ! ’
17 " What are they for ? " he asked again .
18 Well what are they for then are they
19 What are they for ?
20 Are they for sale ? ’
21 And er then I would see the two two or three cleaners coming out and going on to the coach and cleaning them , and I would say to them , What are they for ?
22 Whatever numbers there are what are they for ?
23 Are they for show ?
24 What are they for ?
25 are they for ?
26 What are they for then ?
27 Are they for men ?
28 Zoe said are they for your little said which little fun are you talking about Zoe ?
29 Are they for you yeah ?
30 What are they for ?
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