Example sentences of "[noun sg] [subord] a person " in BNC.
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| 1 | The potentially harmful beings may be described by the adjective yabud ( bad , harmful , ugly ) , but whenever thus designated , the speaker will invariably qualify this by saying that they are not ‘ truly bad ’ because they only cause harm if a person breaks a rule , or inadvertently falls into a trap . |
| 2 | Medical evidence at present available points to the conclusion that odours per se are unlikely to have any direct toxic effect unless a person is allergic to a particular odour . |
| 3 | In the case of s 48(2) ( h ) the argument outlined above , that the use of the word " enabling " impliedly authorises modification of the common law duty of disclosure since a person can not be enabled to do that which he is free to do , may nevertheless prevail . |
| 4 | ‘ If so ’ , he continues , ‘ the question whether a person is ‘ male ’ or ‘ female ’ is not to be resolved ( as it was in the Corbett case ) solely by reference to rigid tests of biological sexuality . ’ |
| 5 | Rangers rarely respond to their outcry when a person is trampled to death by the same beasts . |
| 6 | The major reasons for a care order are that the children have themselves committed an offence , they are in need of care , protection and control , or they or another child of the same family have been victims of an offence or are in the same household as a person convicted of a serious offence such as manslaughter , cruelty or suchlike . |
| 7 | It will rarely be possible to establish non est factum when a person has signed a document containing standard terms in a commercial context . |
| 8 | It is a perfectly good contract if a person accepts an offer to supply goods if he ( a ) does something of value to the supplier and ( b ) pays money : the consideration is both ( a ) and ( b ) . |
| 9 | The use of earplugs can simulate the effect , and help one to appreciate the implications for safety if a person does not hear the whistle of the boiling kettle , or the sound of a pot of food boiling over , or the noise of approaching traffic . |
| 10 | At the point when a person has no more pressing desires and needs and he is contented and feels fulfilled , then he is ready for the most wonderful experiences and the real joy of life . |
| 11 | There may come a point when a person with HIV infection who is ill should tell the GP treating them otherwise there may be a dangerous delay in making an accurate diagnosis . |
| 12 | Without this element , there would be no way of excluding planned revenge killings , and the argument is that they should be excluded from the defence because a person who plans a response to an affront or a wrong ought to ensure that the response conforms with the law . |
| 13 | For example if a person who has £3,000 capital receives a monthly pension of £200 paid into their bank account , this should not be assessed as an increase in savings unless it remains unspent at the time the next payment is due . |
| 14 | ( a ) Dealing as consumer Whether a person acts in the course of a business is a key element in establishing whether a person " deals as consumer " . |
| 15 | Under the 1976 Damages ( Scotland ) Act , relatives have a claim when a person dies from injuries sustained through someone else 's negligence . |
| 16 | Under the 1976 Damages ( Scotland ) Act , relatives have a claim when a person dies from injuries caused by someone else 's negligence . |
| 17 | Goods are in consumer use when a person is using them , or has them for use , other than exclusively for business purposes . |
| 18 | At common law , it was an affray where a person armed himself with ‘ dangerous and unusual weapons , ’ so that displays of force were technically affray . |
| 19 | In this respect it is to be contrasted with section 6 of the Bail Act 1976 , which does create an offence where a person who has been released on bail fails without reasonable cause to surrender to custody . |
| 20 | It moves me playing it and it upsets me playing it , it 's very upsetting to play Alfie , because A he 's such a disastrous man as a person d you know you think oh god I do n't really wan na be playing this man for sixteen weeks but the part is so wonderful and the play is so rich that you ca n't help s sort of s submitting to it and putting yourself in the position of being a masochist I suppose . |
| 21 | The case highlighted the difficulty facing a mortgagee when a person other than its borrower lives at the mortgaged premises , for such person , as confirmed by this case , may have rights or interests in that property ( although the principles of the case are not being so strictly applied as was first thought — see Bristol & West Building Society v Henning [ 1985 ] 2 All ER 606 and Midland Bank Ltd v Dobson ( 1985 ) NLJ 26 July , 251 ) . |
| 22 | order payments out of the Compensation Fund where a person has lost money as a result of a solicitor 's dishonesty ; |
| 23 | The mouth may be in need of care if a person has suffered from one or more of the following : |
| 24 | However , anti-viral drugs , such as zidovudine , do benefit people with AIDS , and the use of this and other therapies could influence the course of HIV infection before a person develops AIDS . |
| 25 | To prevent uncertainty about the ownership of property when a person dies without having made a will , Parliament has decided how the property is to be dealt with . |
| 26 | Mode of dress can communicate such diverse information as a person 's ethnic origin , religious affiliation , occupation or social group and Helman ( 1984 ) cites examples of even self-mutilation to the body to indicate ‘ group ’ membership such as the insertion of large ornaments in the lips or earlobes in Brazil , East Africa and Melanesia . |
| 27 | It will also show this combination when a person reads a single sentence and when a person reads a long passage of prose . |
| 28 | By s. 2 of the 1986 Act the court may make a disqualification order where a person is convicted of an indictable offence in connection with the promotion , formation , management or liquidation of a company . |
| 29 | It was held that he was properly indicted with stealing from the company because a person or company in control of the site is deemed prima facie to have control over things on the land . |
| 30 | Thirdly , it is often impossible to tell from the inventory whether a person was poor or whether he was living in comfortable retirement , having already passed on most of his estate to his children ; a yeoman with very few possessions is likely to have been in the latter category . |