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 ? |