Example sentences of "[conj] they be [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I ca n't tell you who to love , or how to love : those school courses would be how-not-not-to as much as how-to classes ( it 's like creative writing — you ca n't teach them how to write or what to write , only usefully point out where they 're going wrong and save them time ) . |
| 2 | where a special area in one housing estate has been set aside for problem families , where they are given daily supervision combined with training and instruction designed to teach them the elements of home craft and mothercraft so that in due course , when they have proved they can manage their affairs , domestic , financial or otherwise , they can return to a better house in a more desirable neighbourhood . |
| 3 | Two of them are still in prison , where they are serving 18-month sentences . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Lift and transplant bulbous plants where they are becoming overcrowded . |
| 6 | And as if on cue , reports have just come in of tracks and sightings of live rhinos in two Sumatran reserves — Way Kambas and Berbak Game Reserve in Jambi — where they were believed extinct . |
| 7 | Or they 're doing single |
| 8 | Although they were playing stereotyped conspirators , innocents , prostitutes , courtiers and lackeys each role had a personality of its own and thus a semblance of reality . |
| 9 | It is noticeable that managements are more willing to give responsibility to the project leader than they are to delegate commensurate authority . |
| 10 | Many constitutional authorities , like the New Right , seem to be keener on securing economic freedoms for particular individuals than they are to secure broad social freedoms for the mass of the population against the freedoms of the few . |
| 11 | So are they looking for it to lead to a , sort of getting back to last week 's terminology , a restoration or , or are are they actually , do they know that they 're getting involved in a revolution ? |
| 12 | The advancing good management project again , has prioritised certain kinds of disadvantage organisations , to ensure that they 're getting funded , and that 's also reflected in the representation on the Committee . |
| 13 | For instance , in American factories ( I visited Peavey a couple of years ago and many , if not most of Yamaha 's processes apply there , too ) there 's a far higher proportion of musicians involved — people who know why guitars work and who are actively interested in the fact that they 're producing musical instruments and not simply ‘ product ’ . |
| 14 | So many have been released in the wild that they 're threatening native species . |
| 15 | So as long as you you 're thinking that they 're doing okay and meeting the market demand . |
| 16 | Whether or not they consider it appropriate to enter the European Eco audit systems when it appears , using the new standard will certainly give a company ( and its other clients and audiences ) confidence in the knowledge that they 're tackling environmental concerns in a systematic and integrated way . ’ |
| 17 | They may persuade themselves that they are eating large quantities of food even though the low calorie count ensures continued weight stability or loss . |
| 18 | Regulations , directives , and decisions have in common that they are binding legislative Acts . |
| 19 | There is only one proviso ; the programs have been tested and used a number of times , but we can not say with certainty that they are bug free . |
| 20 | Environmental audits are certainly not cheap , so how can companies ensure that they are getting good value for their money ? |
| 21 | The promoter is able to purchase such merchandise in bulk and thereby pass savings on to the customers who feel that they are getting good value for money . |
| 22 | I would say however , that it 's not been tested whilst , and whilst there is n't a a clear expression of local preference in terms of the population , I think my elected members who represent that particular area would say that they are expressing local views when they have spoken against the new settlement . |
| 23 | The shortage of regular staff is exacerbated and employers might begin to find that they are filling permanent positions on a temporary basis . |
| 24 | Rules governing investor protection seek to ensure that the investing public is not subjected to fraudulent or manipulative practices and , moreover , that they are given sound advice by competent professionals . |
| 25 | Perhaps she does not realise that they are buying private water which is in competition with other private water . |
| 26 | The aim is to identify companies which can show that they are taking positive steps to improve their ways towards the environment , as well as to raise the level of debate about green issues . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | In the explanation of their cataloguing criteria , the authors admit that they are concealing confidential information ‘ so as to guarantee and protect the artist 's name , image and market ’ . |
| 29 | His truly phenomenal and technique and poetic incandescence prompt even the most blasé listener to feel that they are hearing familiar works for the first time . |
| 30 | Current members seem satisfied that they are receiving good value for money , and are signing up for the second membership year which starts in May . |