Example sentences of "[be] [verb] they [modal v] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We are improving what the employment service has to offer in the new integrated offices , as all hon. Members who have been to see them will know . |
| 2 | Although there are several reasons why passive sentences can be useful for the writer , then , it is worth noticing that if passives are overused they can produce writing that is unappealingly arid . |
| 3 | Thereafter , he says , if the stirrings of the old image are felt they may disturb the peace but will not radically contaminate the knowledge and love of God , the image of Jesus , conceived now in contemplation as a shadow of ultimate reality . |
| 4 | A new round of fare increases on British Rail have come into force , and commuters are warning they could force people off trains and into their cars . |
| 5 | If the bigger societies feel their savings are threatened they would raise their mortgage rates to compete . |
| 6 | A majority of the EC , in which the Georgian Menshevik I.G. Tsereteli had emerged as a leading figure , had by this time adopted ‘ revolutionary defencism ’ , accepting that until peace had been secured they must uphold the front . |
| 7 | Now he says that someone who does n't hold much property can prove that they 're educated they should get the extra votes too , but you do n't seem , you do n't have to prove that you 're er educated if you 're rich you just get the votes anyway because that 's a good . |
| 8 | All they w all they 're saying they would do is restore it back to what it was . |
| 9 | You 're assuming they 'll let me go . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ And you 're assuming they 'll believe that about you ? |
| 11 | He says they need alot of financial support , but they 're hoping they 'll get it from supporters and will be able to save the rink . |
| 12 | Welch believes that if regional theatres are to grow they will have to learn from his example , and seek the backing of local businessmen as well as the more traditional sources of commercial theatrical managements . |
| 13 | She stood on the steps of the court , and told the crowd gathered there that the parents had been told they would have to wait to hear whether the Place of Safety orders had been confirmed , or whether their children would be returning home . |
| 14 | Lifelong Swindon Town football fans have been told they 'll miss one of the biggest games in the club 's history — because they 're disabled . |
| 15 | The jury has been told they 'll have to decide who 's telling the truth . |
| 16 | More than a hundred workers at a computer company have been told they 'll have to move to Germany — or lose their jobs . |
| 17 | Stefan Holland and Teresa Brain have been told they 'll get just two hundred and ten pounds to make the place habitable . |
| 18 | He said : ‘ I 've been told they will drop the charges against me for £15 , as it is not a serious offence . |
| 19 | Parish churches have been told they will receive less money from investments made by the Church of England in property and businesses , and St Cuthbert 's is asking its congregation to start making ‘ realistic ’ donations to make up the shortfall . |
| 20 | Hospital administrators at South Cleveland and Newcastle have also been told they will receive linear accelerators which are used in the treatment of cancer . |
| 21 | We might say it is galling for people to hear such things when they have been told they will die in the wilderness , but at least the promises of God remain very much in force for their children . |
| 22 | And because all these things will begin to happen … exactly as I have been told they will happen … more and more rapidly … powerfully … and completely … |
| 23 | Many still fear for their lives , but have been told they can stay here until it 's safe to return . |
| 24 | The problem has got so bad in one town that councillors have been told they should pray for rain . |
| 25 | Drivers have been told they should use the A167 route instead . |
| 26 | He wondered if they had been primed to talk to him , and how far they had been told they could go . |
| 27 | They were allowed out to the ground-floor cloakroom under tactful escort , and had been told they could telephone home from the library . |
| 28 | Last week dentists were celebrating being awarded a pay rise , but this week they 've been told they could face a £6,000 pay cut instead . |
| 29 | Last week dentists were celebrating being awarded a pay rise , but this week they 've been told they could face a £6,000 pay cut instead . |
| 30 | A family who moved into a derelict house thirty years ago have been told they must move out so it can be demolished . |