Example sentences of "this be [vb pp] at [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | should this be done at all ? |
| 2 | And you mentioned , then , how a floppy disk — that 's a sort of disk storage device — can be used to get a book printed , is this being used at all in practice , or is it just a daydream ? |
| 3 | Is this being used at all in practice , or is it just a daydream ? |
| 4 | I would support the Chairman 's suggestion that if this is done at all , that it be done exactly on that basis as , as if they were a local member allowed to speak on that specific item , but not to vote on , but not to have a vote on anything . |
| 5 | Maintaining teacher credibility and teacher self-respect is important but often this is done at some cost but if apologies to children and parents are justified then they should be made handsomely . |
| 6 | It is obvious that company output and projects must reflect the man-power and its performance level , but , if this is acknowledged at all , it is only in brief verbal terms within , for example , the chairman 's annual report . |
| 7 | Very often the period is much longer and securing the requisite number of ratifications may take a decade more , if , indeed , this is achieved at all . |
| 8 | This is reflected at both ends of the settlement hierarchy in Table 4.4 , not only in the reduction in the growth rate of the remoter , mainly rural districts but also in the marked fall in the rate of population loss estimated for Greater London and the principal cities of the Metropolitan Counties . |
| 9 | Usually this is aimed at those who can already fly fairly competently and want to perform circuits , or even aerobatics , which means that some amount of negative pitch is required . |
| 10 | Obviously this was challenged at some point . |
| 11 | A return to work was negotiated under the conditions prevailing before the strike had begun so the union had prevented a further round of wage reductions ; but this was achieved at such a cost as to convince the leadership of the impossibility of organizing effective strike action in agriculture . |
| 12 | The business included the waiving of subscriptions for members joining after June 13th , although this was modified at some later unspecified date . |