Example sentences of "[subord] [conj] a " in BNC.

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1 Many are apocryphal , although where a thatcher makes use of straw which contains a few ears of grain , rats may be a problem .
2 Except where a delay or derogation was allowed under the Directive — and the UK had now also accepted that its grounds for derogation had all along been invalid — ‘ all supplies of drinking water in the United Kingdom were required to be in compliance with the Directive by 20 July ’ .
3 A new extra-statutory concession has also been published to the effect that the Board of Inland Revenue will accept group relief claims signed by a person the company has authorised to make the claim , except where a liquidator has been appointed .
4 Except where a quotation states otherwise , all quotations based on a tonnage rate shall apply to the gross weight unless :
5 For Carolingian royal rights had applied everywhere except where a grant of immunity blocked them ; but Capetian royal rights were respecters of strongly entrenched vested interests .
6 The decree of 1274 henceforth banned the holding of two or more cures of souls simultaneously except where a papal licence to do so had been obtained .
7 Except where a certificate for summary administration has been issued , as soon as practicable in the twelve week period after the making of a bankruptcy order , the official receiver must decide whether or not to summon a meeting of creditors for the purpose of choosing someone to be the trustee of the estate in his place ( s 293(1) ) .
8 Copies of judgments are to be sent in all cases except where a warrant of execution is issued straight away ( Ord 22 , r 1(3) ) .
9 If the costs are not paid then , except where a defence to costs has been filed , the plaintiff may enter judgment in default for them .
10 It was agreed to incorporate most of the alterations , except that a compromise was reached on the Craft subjects .
11 In that , it is rather like an achene , except that a nut is derived from two or more carpels while the achene comes from a single carpel .
12 No decision was taken at the meeting except that a further meeting on the subject would take place in the New Year .
13 The next move is blind … one committing lunge … into the fire … except that a piece of sturdy tat winks at you .
14 Thereafter till the end of the century Cyrene virtually disappears from the record except that a Cyrenaean individual helped Athenian survivors of the Sicilian disaster of 413 ( IGi 3 125 ; Dem .
15 Where a company or group has more than one pension scheme , disclose details on a combined basis , where possible , except that a deficiency of funding in one scheme should not be offset against a surplus in another scheme .
16 Documents containing both text and simple graphics can be created using much the same equipment except that a graphics screen will now be essential in order to see the charts and graphs .
17 Except that a lot of the information we have both lost was about the Lucy Ghosts .
18 2.2 Section 1(2) ( c ) of the 1934 Act expressly stated before amendment that where the act or omission that gives rise to the cause of action results in death the damages are to be calculated without reference to any loss or gain to the deceased 's estate consequent on his death , except that a sum in respect of funeral expenses may be included .
19 And if national sentiment in the other , France , was initially a response to the threat from England , just as it was in Scotland , there was no doubt of France 's position by the end of the fifteenth century ; the dazzling army and glittering artillery train which Charles VIII led down through the length of Italy in 1494 — for no good reason other than that a young king , with a well-stuffed treasury , would naturally use his wealth to win military renown — symbolized in the most spectacular manner what this kingdom , so recently weakened by war and internal dissension , had now become .
20 This is not an argument against abortion , but the legitimacy of this procedure needs to be based on a concept other than that a woman may choose how she wishes to use her body .
21 This means no more than that a statement to that effect will be included in the order paper .
22 . Whatever opinions may be entertained concerning Mosley and his movement , there could be no graver stigma on the so-called freedom of expression said to prevail in Britain than that a body of Englishmen should be prevented from expressing their views by an Oriental confectioner .
23 I think that ha has to be in on if you 're on a slightly longer course than that a day you
24 First , the ‘ hard look ’ test is contrasted with the ‘ kid glove ’ standard of review within the United Kingdom under the Wednesbury test which is said to demand no more than that a decision be not so unreasonable that no reasonable body could make it .
25 It may appear that we consider that every problem with a legal component requires legal assistance , for we have not proposed any other criterion for the provision of legal services than that a legal problem exists .
26 A couple of quid in those days , most blokes do n't get much more than that a week did they ?
27 Visits may well be in private , except if a specific procedure is undertaken — eg , taking blood for identification purposes , which needs to be witnessed .
28 If a lexicon contains many words which occur rarely or never in the input material , this will introduce costs of storage and search , although if a lexicon is too small , words will be rejected .
29 They 're proud of their DIY achievements , which they often find better — and a lot more satisfying — than if a professional had done it for them .
30 There were no street lights any more and cars could n't use their headlights , and it was being said that more people were being killed this way than if a real war had come upon them .
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