Example sentences of "[vb mod] be [prep] these [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The insurance valuation of the contents was probably lower than it should be in these days of rising prices , but if it could be taken as a guide and the amount split in two it might be regarded as fair . |
| 2 | It may be in these circumstances that moderation rather than liberation is more likely to achieve results , but it is a matter of interpretation whether the results achieved by good behaviour are worth the energy required . |
| 3 | There is , however , one way in which A's intentions can be given validity at least in part , and it was this route which was followed : the senate ruled that a provision of this sort could be interpreted as a trust on B to make over A 's estate to C. The wording A actually used would be along these lines : fidei tuae committo ut Titium heredem instituas . |
| 4 | One possible answer , which might be given where the relevant legal system remains close to the classical approach of the civil law tradition , would be along these lines : ‘ The court , having reviewed the written minutes containing the evidence as to the facts of the case , hears submissions on behalf of the parties as to the conclusions to be drawn in the light of the applicable law . ’ |
| 5 | If the Mujahideen divide up the country among themselves it is likely that the big divide would be along these mountains , which would then become the new division between Central Asia and the Indian sub-continent . |
| 6 | In his memoirs Acheson lays much stress on the impact of the House vote and sought to play down criticisms of his own speech of 12 January ; the latter criticisms had focused on Acheson having given encouragement to a North Korean attack by not making clear what the American reaction would be in these circumstances . |
| 7 | Just how extensive a lord 's rights would be in these circumstances would depend partly upon local custom and partly upon the relative power of lord and vassal . |
| 8 | If so , then the response to a question about job satisfaction will be in these terms . |