Example sentences of "they have been subject " in BNC.

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1 Hitherto , they had been subject to largely servile pieces , containing five paragraphs of biographical detail , three to describe the speed of the music ( with at least one simile ) and two humorous asides from Gedge .
2 As Poles they had been subject to St Petersburg 's longstanding attempts to interfere in relations between Polish nobles and non-Polish peasants .
3 Anyone who believes they have been subject to unfair dismissal can complain to an industrial tribunal .
4 They fit the animal 's information-gathering equipment to particular problems and , presumably , they have been subject to natural selection during evolution .
5 Recently , they have been subject to many what one might call ‘ extraordinary audits ’ , which have been concerned with these matters .
6 By s.24 goods are stolen for the purposes of handling if any one or four conditions is fulfilled : ( a ) they have been stolen contrary to s.1 ; ( b ) they have been obtained by deception contrary to s.15 ; ( c ) they have been obtained by blackmail contrary to s.21 ; ( d ) they have been subject to an act done in a foreign country which was both a crime in that country and had it occurred in England , would have been theft , obtaining by deception , or blackmail in this country .
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