Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] [art] [noun] [unc] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Gnomes had gone to considerable trouble ; Culdub and Bith had sat up long hours and consulted books and chronicles and there had been much burning of late candles and worried scurryings to and fro between the Gnomes ' houses in the little mountain village . |
| 2 | We wo n't be able to nod off as news presenters drone on about the world 's woes and mother-in-laws ring with the latest family crisis . |
| 3 | But if it had been Edward IV who wanted the immediate accession of his heir , the events after his death say relatively little about the Woodvilles ' intentions . |
| 4 | But if it had been Edward IV who wanted the immediate accession of his heir , the events after his death say relatively little about the Woodvilles ' intentions . |
| 5 | The first is to The North : From the Aare to the Rhine Falls discover that it has two gates , and to find out why , it is necessary to learn a little about the town 's origins and early history . |
| 6 | Food passes only slowly through the ruminant 's guts because ruminating , digesting the hard parts , takes time . |
| 7 | As well as the names of cities , coin inscriptions can tell us much about a city 's institutions and individuals . |
| 8 | Some of the neighbours , however , do n't care much for the spotters ' activities . |
| 9 | For the time being I 'll continue to rely on knowing enough about a bird 's habits to be able to track it down . |
| 10 | In the middle ages Margaret had had a wonderful time ; women had understood then that it was not to other mothers that you turn in childbirth , it is to those women who have lived it , who have been down between the dragon 's teeth , have travelled the dragons ' pathways and have lurked in the dark and boiling belly of pain , have been chewed and digested and emerged . |
| 11 | Lyons selects the very finest beans for the World of Coffees range , only after the company 's experts can be satisfied that quality is assured . |
| 12 | It comes only after the group 's members in Chicago broke into boarded-up houses and occupied them . |
| 13 | ‘ With the intention of permanently depriving the other of it ’ briefly means treating the property as his own regardless of the other 's rights , e.g. giving the property away , selling it , or painting it , etc . |
| 14 | ‘ 6(1) A person appropriating property belonging to another without meaning the other permanently to lose the thing itself is nevertheless to be regarded as having the intention of permanently depriving the other of it if his intention is to treat the thing as his own to dispose of regardless of the other 's rights ; and a borrowing or lending of it may amount to so treating it if , but only if , the borrowing or lending is for a period and in circumstances making it equivalent to an outright taking or disposal . |
| 15 | ( 2 ) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection ( 1 ) above , where a person , having possession or control ( lawfully or not ) of property belonging to another , parts with the property under a condition as to its return which he may not be able to perform , this ( if done for purposes of his own and without the other 's authority ) amounts to treating the property as his own to dispose of regardless of the other 's rights . |
| 16 | Section 6(1) introduces a deemed intention of permanently depriving the owner of his property when the person appropriating the property ‘ for the time being , ’ as one might say , intends ‘ to treat the thing as his own to dispose of regardless of the other 's rights ; … |
| 17 | The concept is explained in s.6(1) : A person appropriating property belonging to another without meaning the other permanently to lose the thing itself is nevertheless to be regarded as having the intention of permanently depriving the other of it if his intention is to treat the thing as his own to dispose of regardless of the other 's rights ; and a borrowing or lending of it may amount to so treating it if , but only if , the borrowing or lending is for a period and in circumstances making it equivalent to an outright taking or disposal . |
| 18 | An example of intending to treat the thing as one 's own regardless of the other 's rights is Chan Man-sin v A-G of Hong Kong [ 1988 ] 1 All ER 1 ( PC ) . |
| 19 | Section 6(2) states : … where a person , having possession or control ( lawfully or not ) of property belonging to another , parts with the property under a condition as to its return which he may not be able to perform this ( if done for purposes of his own and without the other 's authority ) amounts to treating the property as his own to dispose of regardless of the other 's rights . |
| 20 | A parent may interpose in or dominate his or her child 's marriage to satisfy personal need regardless of the child 's feelings . |
| 21 | The Recorder held that since the bottles would be returned to the company , the defendants did not intend to treat the bottles as their own to dispose of regardless of the company 's rights . |
| 22 | One set of reactions is concerned with our acceptance or rejection of the book , regardless of the author 's hopes and intentions . |
| 23 | Was the accused treating the goods as his own to dispose of regardless of the owner 's rights because the owner could get the machinery back only by giving in to the demands ? |
| 24 | It was held that he was treating the property as his own to dispose of regardless of the shop 's rights contrary to s.6(1) . |
| 25 | She plans to emblazon each badge correctly and hopes one day to have done all of the RAF 's badges , Squadrons , Groups , Wings , Commands , Stations — in all a staggering 2,500 plus ! |
| 26 | For those who want a complete directory' not only of the world 's railways but also of manufacturers of railway equipment of every kind , from coaches to couplings , then Jane 's is your book — provided you have £50 to spare , which is £7 less than a second class return from London to Newcastle . |
| 27 | It is not permissible for some only of the partners ' names to be shown on business stationery . |
| 28 | There the young ladies ' brother found me , when he returned home a few minutes later , and he insisted , much against the housekeeper 's wishes , on bringing me into the house . |
| 29 | I think that normally there is a cheque sent through with the notification , which we put in against the COUP 's fees code , but there is n't one this time . |
| 30 | He has guarded fiercely against the band 's tapes being made public but listening to them years on , it is difficult to understand his uneasiness and it seems a loss to fans . |