Example sentences of "[noun] do [vb infin] a [noun sg] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nevertheless the OECD cautions that principles of equity do impose a limit to the possibilities for charging . |
| 2 | Though it does not deny that subjects do have a duty to God to obey their ruler , it insists that rulers are not absolute , and themselves have duties to their subjects . |
| 3 | Suppose a judge then announces , in the style of law as integrity , that the precedents do establish a right to damages because that reading of the precedents makes them in retrospect morally sounder . |
| 4 | ( vi ) Conveyance or transfer by husband to wife , not within s83 , with element of gift — no monetary consideration Although hardly within the circumstances mentioned in this book , such a conveyance does avoid a charge to stamp duty by virtue of the Regulations and provided that it is a conveyance or transfer of property operating as a voluntary disposition inter vivos for no consideration in money or money 's worth nor any consideration referred to in s57 of the Stamp Act 1891 ( conveyance in consideration of a debt etc ) . |
| 5 | Employers , therefore , had less reason to associate for defensive purposes since although trade unionism did represent a challenge to employers ' power to manage ‘ it was manifest as a threat to specific employers in specific industries at specific times and places rather than as a general threat to employers as a class ’ ( Adams , 1981 , p. 286 ) . |
| 6 | But , as at Pittodrie a fortnight ago , the Kilmarnock defence held firm , and even on the rare occasions when Rangers did find a route to goal , veteran goalkeeper Bobby Geddes was on hand to snuff out any danger . |
| 7 | Of course , style does add a bit to costs , so our self catering apartments are popular with those on a budget . |
| 8 | The objective is not to report on an individual teacher , but appraisals have highlighted teachers whose performance does leave a lot to be desired . |
| 9 | There can be no doubt that the heliocentric astronomy of Copernicus did pose a challenge to a cosmic geography that Christian theologians had largely taken for granted . |
| 10 | In a sense , evacuation did provide a shock to public consciousness and a ‘ throwing together of social classes ’ ( though it must be remembered that most hosts , like most evacuees , were working-class ) . |
| 11 | The Qur'an does recognise a right to private property but it is subject to important limitation , as indicated in the next extract . |
| 12 | When , however , a statute provides that compliance with its provisions shall be enforceable by civil proceedings by the Crown for an injunction , and particularly if this is the only method of enforcement for which it provides , the Crown does owe a duty to the public at large to initiate proceedings to secure that the law is not flouted , and not simply to leave it to the chance that some relator may be willing to incur the expense and trouble of doing so . |