Example sentences of "[prep] [art] [noun pl] of [noun] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Furthermore , by the doctrine of vicarious liability , if Y is employed by X , X will be vicariously liable for the actions of Y. The essence of occupancy therefore is ‘ occupational control ’ . |
| 2 | But for the donations of Louis the Pious in 817 and of Otto I in 962 we ave texts , the Ludovicianum and the Ottonianum , which have been accepted as genuine . |
| 3 | Though intimidation was not discussed in the case it can not be that B could have avoided the binding nature of the contract by the simple device of counterclaiming for damages for intimidation and it seems therefore that for the purposes of intimidation the plaintiff should be required to show unlawful coercion at least of such a degree as would enable him to avoid a contract . |
| 4 | For the purposes of calculation the term will then run from the date on which it is expressed to begin , although the tenant 's interest will not vest until the date on which the lease is actually executed ( Cadogan ( Earl ) v Guinness [ 1936 ] Ch 515 ) . |
| 5 | For the purposes of analysis the children who received adenotonsillectomy were grouped with those receiving adenoidectomy alone . |
| 6 | ( c ) If the death takes place after the passing of the Finance Act , 1975 , but within seven years of the advance or determination , then in ascertaining for the purposes of CTT the value of the deceased 's estate immediately before his death there is to be included the value of any property which would have been chargeable with estate duty had Section 2 ( 1 ) ( b ) ( i ) of the Finance Act , 1894 , still been in force ( ie , after the application of any taper relief ) , unless the deceased was the surviving partner of a marriage which had been terminated by the death of the other spouse before 13/11/74 and the exempting provisions of Section 5 ( 2 ) of that Act would have applied had they still been in force ; and the persons accountable for the tax are those who would have been accountable under Section 44 of the Finance Act , 1950 , for any estate duty that would have been chargeable . |
| 7 | Similarly , she explains , for the Bororos of Brazil the normal pattern is to refer to a participant by using a noun several times in succession before eventually shifting into a pronominal form . |
| 8 | In Mexico , during the Wars of Independence the Virgin of Guadalupe protected the nationalist forces while the Spaniards placed their trust in the Virgen de los Remedios . |
| 9 | During the hours of darkness a lone torpedo-bomber attempted a daring attack on the battleship ‘ Queen Elizabeth ’ , which was sailing with Force ‘ H ’ but was destined as reinforcement for the Mediterranean Fleet . |
| 10 | During the days of Herod the Great and his successors , Palestine was a troubled province of the Roman Empire . |
| 11 | " It 's terribly important to get the balance right between the levels of plants the height of the trees , shrubs and ground cover plants and the main areas of shade and sunlight , as well as the seasons at which each plant will be at its best . " |
| 12 | Moreover , the findings challenge conventional assumptions about the amounts of time the different subjects should be allocated . |
| 13 | The gamble is that the more people know about the workings of behaviour the more they will use it skilfully to benefit themselves and others . |
| 14 | Through the fruits of office a significant proportion of the payments imposed on the taxable population flowed to the nobility . |
| 15 | In the development through the years of adolescence the number of foreclosure pupils will diminish , hence the recruitment of boys into science would be cut . |
| 16 | Right : An unusual Doctor Johnson ‘ association ’ item : a manuscript ink and watercolour chart ( much reduced ) of the armies of Frederick the Great , drawn by an English soldier serving in the Emperor 's Body Regiment and purchased in Berlin by Hester Piozzi ( formerly Thrale ) , immortalised by her friendship with Doctor Johnson . |
| 17 | I had been wept on by so many boyfriends that , had Home Sister known , she would have warned me of the dangers of pneumonia every time I went out on a date . |
| 18 | In the generation of the inventors of red-figure the Lysippides ( Andokides ) Painter and a companion of Psiax , the Antimenes Painter , head the principal workshops , specialising in neck-amphorae and hydriai , shapes not much used in early red-figure . |
| 19 | The Hellenistic age dates from the time of the victories of Alexander the Great ( PLATE 39 ) . |
| 20 | His appointment was in part a result of the amicable Anglo-French gathering which took place at Paris and Poissy in June july 1313 for the knighting of the sons of Philip the Fair . |
| 21 | He may have made his name with a story from British history , but that was simply calculated opportunism as he showed by following with similar , though less amusing and successful , treatments of the lives of Catherine the Great ( 1934 ) and Rembrandt ( 1936 ) . |
| 22 | Shortly after the English army 's murderous assault on Berwick , in 1296 , Bothwell fell into English hands and for the remainder of the Wars of Independence the castle passed to and fro between the opposing forces . |
| 23 | It is now only a short step to think of comparing ‘ local ’ specific mortality patterns ( m a ) with a standard ( m s ) by means of a weighted average over the age groups of the ratios of m a to m s , using as weights the deaths that would be expected locally if the standard specific mortalities were to apply , i.e. m s x P a This is called the standardized mortality ratio ( SMR ) . |
| 24 | Upon receipt of the proceeds of sale the trustees must invest them for the tenant for life and that person 's successors in title . |
| 25 | These are voluntary statements of the standards of business the trade association expects from its members . |
| 26 | He held the audience spellbound for over two hours with his own work and his interpretation of the classics of Van the Man , Bob Dylan et al . |
| 27 | Whereas the young hamadryas baboon males move in the periphery of the bands of harems the geladas establish groups of consistent membership , close bonding between individuals , and reciprocal collaborations in several aspects of life . |
| 28 | Section 241 lists some of the types of orders the court may make under section 238 or section 239 . |
| 29 | ‘ There shall be transferred to and vested in the Keeper of the Registers of Scotland the whole functions of the Keeper of the Registers and Records of Scotland with regard to the framing of the General Register of Sasines , the Register of Hornings , the Register of Inhibitions and Adjudications , the Register of Entails and the Register of Deeds , together with the powers and duties transferred to the said Keeper from the Director of Chancery under section seven of the Reorganisation of Offices ( Scotland ) Act , 1928 . ’ |
| 30 | This will give you a clearer idea of the kinds of problem the individual children have ; and anyway , it may be right ! |