Example sentences of "which [be] [vb pp] [prep] local authority " in BNC.

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1 About 250,000 people live in residential homes , which are run by local authorities , charities or private companies .
2 I express the hope that there will be a lessening in the number of challenges which are mounted against local authorities who are endeavouring , in extremely difficult circumstances , to perform their duties under the [ Homeless Persons Act with due regard for all their other housing problems .
3 Pre-school children may also attend day nurseries , which are provided by local authority Social Services Departments , and regulated by the Department of Social Security .
4 That was the first of many abscondings from establishments which were run by local authorities .
5 The speech of Lord Lowry , with which the other members of their Lordships ' House agreed , is a salutary reminder that the protection from action in the ordinary courts which is conferred on local authorities and others by the rule in O'Reilly v. Mackman must not be carried too far .
6 Yet the circular as published is a considerably milder version of one which was circulated among local authority associations in July 1980 .
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