Example sentences of "[conj] [pos pn] [noun sg] [vb mod] [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Last week it agreed in principle that Switzerland could take part in projects where its participation would strengthen the research effort . |
| 2 | ‘ Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding article , the judicial or administrative authority of the requested state is not bound to order the return of the child if the person , institution or other body which opposes its return establishes that — ( a ) the person , institution or other body having the care of the person of the child was not actually exercising the custody rights at the time of removal or retention , or had consented to or subsequently acquiesced in the removal or retention ; or ( b ) there is a grave risk that his or her return would expose the child to physical or psychological harm or otherwise place the child in an intolerable situation . … |
| 3 | ‘ Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding article , the judicial or administrative authority of the requested state is not bound to order the return of the child if the person , institution or other body which opposes its return establishes that — … ( b ) there is a grave risk that his or her return would expose the child to physical or psychological harm or otherwise place the child in an intolerable situation . |
| 4 | Where the object is on loan to a public collection , the Inland Revenue considers that the owner or his or her agent should provide the curator 's address or telephone number . |
| 5 | A detailed history from the service user and , where possible , those who know him or her well will indicate the hierarchy of problems : whether alcohol problems or the mental health difficulty came first , and whether heavy drinking was present before the development of mental health difficulties . |
| 6 | If tax is owing and payment on the due date is impossible , the Inland Revenue will discuss payment over a period of time to meet the liability ; and any taxpayer who is in difficulty in paying his or her tax should contact the Inland Revenue at the earliest opportunity to discuss how the difficulty might be resolved . |
| 7 | ( a ) Unregistered title When the title 's unregistered , a schedule of documents will be a standard requirement and can be prepared now , unless the title deeds are in the hands of the seller 's mortgagee for whom you do n't act , in which case his or her solicitor will prepare the schedule , not you , and you can strike it out of your own agenda . |
| 8 | The lessee in a lease — the defendant so covenanted in this case — covenants in effect that he or his assignee will perform the covenants and observe the conditions contained in it ; and when , as in the present instance , the defendant sets up no performance by himself of the covenants sued on , his defence must be either that his assignee has performed them or that his assignee is in some way as between himself and the lessor absolved from performance . |
| 9 | On the provincial commissions the provincial governor or his deputy would take the place of the Interior Ministry official . |
| 10 | If service of the demand has been acknowledged by the debtor himself or by someone authorised to accept service on the debtor 's behalf , the creditor or his agent must make the affidavit of service , exhibiting a copy of the acknowledgement ( r 6.11(4) ) . |
| 11 | If instalments are offered , or your debtor does n't return his section of the summons to the court , you or your agent must complete the minute book at the court no later than 24 hours before the calling date or your call will be dismissed . |
| 12 | I apologise for my temper and any inconvenience I have caused you , and I assure you that my grandmother will adore the things you showed me today . |
| 13 | Boy-wonder karate expert , I thought , and I hoped that my sister would get the hill and the record collection ; some of the Goodman discs were valuable . |
| 14 | So that was the last And I do n't think if he went back after that I think it had kind of frightened him , least so my father used to tell the story . |
| 15 | My father told me one evening that neither he nor my mother would think the worse of me if I did not go . |
| 16 | Rousseau 's blueprint for the education of Sophie is directed at this end , and if it is truly successful , she will internalise the lesson until neither her behaviour nor her demeanour will demand the acknowledgement . |
| 17 | It is therefore advisable to delete clause 9.1.6 , or if that fails , at least ensure that it is amended to refer to the distress or execution being levied at the premises ( 5 ) Consider adding the following two provisos : PROVIDED HOWEVER that in the event that this Lease is mortgaged at the time of the proposed re-entry and the Landlord has been given notice of the existence of the mortgage then prior to such re-entry or proceedings therefor the Landlord will serve a notice of such proceedings and proposed re-entry on the mortgagee at the mortgagee 's last known address AND PROVIDED FURTHER that if the Tenant ( being an individual ) becomes bankrupt or ( being a company ) enters into liquidation ( whether compulsory or voluntary save for the purposes of amalgamation or reconstruction of a solvent company ) or has a receiver appointed the Landlord shall not exercise the right of re-entry by virtue of such bankruptcy liquidation or receivership unless neither the Tenant nor its mortgagee shall pay the rent hereinbefore reserved on the days and in the manner provided or there shall be any breach or non-performance or non-observance of any of the other covenants or agreements on the part of the Tenant herein contained |
| 18 | Information about the target 's position passes automatically to the computer , which calculates where the gun should point so that its shell will hit the target . |
| 19 | York seems to have hesitated over raising men , probably for this reason since it decided that its contingent should wear the city 's badge until they reached Pontefract , and then Gloucester 's as well . |
| 20 | York seems to have hesitated over raising men , probably for this reason since it decided that its contingent should wear the city 's badge until they reached Pontefract , and then Gloucester 's as well . |
| 21 | ( iv ) Development of oesophageal ulceration after emergency sclerotherapy delayed randomisation as it was felt that its pressure would increase the hazards of oesophageal transection in patients randomised to this arm of the trial . |
| 22 | it is a non-adjusting event of such materiality that its non-disclosure would affect the ability of users of the accounts to reach a proper understanding of the financial position |
| 23 | Several women felt too vulnerable or exposed to remain ; another left dramatically , announcing that her anger would destroy the group . |
| 24 | For a moment she w anted to say that her husband would run the order up to the farm in his van , but something else quickly stepped in and said no . |
| 25 | Mr Evans-Lombe said that it was plain that Mrs Wordingham had intended that her husband should receive the income under her 1989 will , and that its omission was the result of a mistake by the solicitor in carrying out his instructions . |
| 26 | She noticed the girl 's apparent excitement , her shining eyes and lightness of step as she made ready for the adventure ; and again she wondered , surprised that her charge should give the appearance of a damsel in love , one shortly to be reunited with her bridegroom . |
| 27 | Those who predicted that her reign would see the end of the British monarchy have been proved stoutly wrong . |
| 28 | However , I am not hopeful that her example will force the institution to reassess its attitude to the critical account , for even the fears of someone like Stead , which came from a central location of police power at the Staff College at Bramshill , seem to have largely fallen on stony ground . |
| 29 | Yet as far as we know , these pinpricks to the memory that she was queen of Scots did not seriously upset her ready assumption that her mother would do the job for her . |
| 30 | One of the prettiest of this troupe was Bella Pilling ; she was thrilled that her mother could buy the movie magazines that featured numerous publicity shots of the troupe . |