Example sentences of "[vb pp] to be take " in BNC.
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1 | STUART CANVAS PRODUCTS produce traditional wooden sightscreens , designed to be taken down at the end of the season for service and storage . |
2 | It is designed to be taken by people who are on a weight-loss diet , in order that they get the correct daily balance of vitamins and minerals . |
3 | ‘ That dress was designed to be taken off . ’ |
4 | The final decision is expected to be taken at a special ministerial meeting in July of this year . |
5 | Two thousand more workers are expected to be taken on and the local economy should get a £100 million boost once production reaches capacity . |
6 | Two thousand more workers are expected to be taken on and the local economy should get a £100 million boost once production reaches capacity . |
7 | With just over two months still to go before the opening of the fair , 517 of the 540 stands available have been sold , and the remaining 23 are expected to be taken up shortly . |
8 | Sabine had half expected to be taken round to some tradesman 's entrance , but Marie-Christine led the way to the main door , chattering nineteen to the dozen , clearly relieved that her mission was almost accomplished . |
9 | By mid-February only 47 thrifts had been closed or sold , another 300 were under the management of the Resolution Trust Corporation ( RTC ) and 200 more were expected to be taken over soon . |
10 | He was expected to be taken to hospital by air ambulance . |
11 | Thus there is enormous difficulty both in defining precisely what we mean by expertise and in marking out what decisions will be considered to be taken for personal or other non-organizational ends . |
12 | Some fear that the statement could catch ‘ innocent ’ schemes as well as any that clearly defeat the purpose of the legislation , and discussions are reported to be taking place between the Revenue and the profession as to how exactly the statement will be implemented . |
13 | The soldiers in the north were reported to be taking orders from a de facto " joint high command " of members of the gendarmerie , republican guard and police , headed by a Capt. Baraje and based in Agades . |
14 | Drug cartels and terrorists are reported to be taking over the counterfeit clothing business . |
15 | When starting out in the aircraft spares business , twenty Tiger Moth wings were acquired , which after a period in storage were deemed to be taking up too much space , so reluctantly they were taken out into the back yard and burnt . |
16 | A non-competitive literacy test ( in Sesotho ) is recommended to be taken at the end of the first cycle or any time thereafter prior to the final examination since mastery of literacy skills is seen as the first priority in primary school education in Lesotho — ‘ if learners are to profit from further opportunities for education in or out of school . ’ |
17 | ‘ The stories of my people go beyond oppression and the degeneration of society , ’ Mr McKay added , citing recent occasions in Canada when aboriginal communities have asserted their rights over ancestral land which was destined to be taken over by local developers . |
18 | Furthermore , they were less likely to have applied to be taken on by the firm 's main competitor , which took over its order book , or to look for another job before leaving the firm . |
19 | Therefore the said Justice Depute by the mouth of Duncan McIlvory Dempster of Court adjudged and ordained the above named to be taken upon the twelfth day of this instant month of June being Monday next to the ordinary place of execution and then and there be hanged upon a Gibbet till he die the death and his right hand to cut off and to be affixed to the most conspicuous place of the tollbooth of Killvorow in Ila there to continue till it rot or wear away , and ordained his moveables to be confiscated . |
20 | The brief suggested a paper with sixty-four pages , ‘ strong on photographs , highly readable and written to be taken seriously ’ . |
21 | And of a truth vile Epicurism and Sensuality will make the soul of man so degenerate and blinde , that he will not only be content to slide into brutish immorality , but please himself of this very opinion that he is a real Brute already , an Ape , Satyre , Baboon ; and that the best of men are no better , saving that civilising of them and industrious education has made them appear in a more refined shape , and long inculcate precepts have been mistaken for connate Principles of Honesty and Natural Knowledge , otherwise there be no indespensible grounds of Religion and Virtue , but what has hapned to be taken up by overruling Custome . |
22 | Are our ethical values ( the Principles of Honesty and Natural Knowledge ) connate , that is " known to us instinctively by virtue of our divine origins " , or are they no more than " long inculcate precepts " which depend simply on " what has hapned to be taken up by overruling Custome " ? |
23 | Six UK licencees include the Prudential Building Society , the Post Office and Swiss Bank — North West Water is said to be taking a look . |
24 | The new French government is said to be taking a fresh look at the matter . |
25 | HOG members stress the group is concerned only with generic definitions , and whilst OSF is said to be taking a lead role in new work , HOG members have already agreed to endorse those previously established by the Network Management Forum . |
26 | At the same time the West German government stated its suspicions that the Chilean government was concealing deeds occurring in the colony and that it thus shared responsibility for " the reported tortures , maltreatment and denial of personal liberties " said to be taking place there . |
27 | The generic and common names of mint are said to be taken from the Greek myth of the nymph Minthe , who was being pursued by Hades , the god of the Underworld . |
28 | Nevertheless , many argued that , once again , Mr Yeltsin was not seen to be taking charge when most needed . |
29 | The school does need to be seen to be taking a sensible and fairly consistent line or doubts will be raised about the strength of school management and accusations of double standards will fly . |
30 | Television is therefore seen to be taking the moral high ground , the side of the punter against the forces of evil . |