Example sentences of "[be] [vb pp] these " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Lord Chancellor 's Legal Aid Advisory Committee had already indicated that the Law Society should be given these powers , but it , and the Law Society , were then frustrated by the failure of successive governments to bring this part of the Act into force . |
| 2 | An expert must therefore be given these powers by the expert clause ; otherwise his jurisdiction will be severely limited . |
| 3 | The Brahman Centre for learning mental skills is in Provence and you 'll be one of a select few at a time to be taught these techniques . |
| 4 | Corporations may be granted these devices , but they are normally permitted only to counties , cities and councils of standing ; and companies and institutions of an important national nature . |
| 5 | If our expectations are to be upheld these four should either have low OBS scores and be able to manage a good part of their own care , or they should have good support from other sources . |
| 6 | People need to be told these things , after all , and without asking , so that a few clear social indicators are a simple necessity in life and not , in themselves , a matter for regret . |
| 7 | And to be anticipated these should have a capability of fulfilment , if only as fantasy . |
| 8 | Virtually any piece of equipment you care to name can be hired these days — from access towers and cement mixers , to drain cleaners , wallpaper strippers and the humble stepladder . |
| 9 | Wo n't be too many places he 'd be remembered these days , all those who could remember him are dead , or trying to die . |
| 10 | But there was worse to come , with Angela Rippon ( the outdoor girl who wishes to be known these days as an incisive reporter ) giving free , uncritical publicity to somebody called Di Francis who has written a book about mysterious , leopard-sized felines roaming Britain . |
| 11 | Or do n't girls wait to be asked these days ? ’ |
| 12 | It is only right for men to be admitted these days . |
| 13 | Fonts are supplied in cartridges at specific sizes and while custom fonts can be obtained these tend to be expensive . |
| 14 | And I think if , and I know it was agreed at group leaders meeting , that if we could find a way that Mr could be paid these erm , allowances , it would be important to allow him to pursue the work which is being done on that committee , and I would hope that we might all agree to the recommendation , and that is when he 's on the steering group , it 's attendance erm , full attendance and er travelling , but on the others , travelling and subsistence . |
| 15 | Though felt rugs are more likely to be traded these days than silk , a number of other commodities are on offer from wicker baskets and wooden cabinets to horses and , in the food line , even doughnuts and bagels . |