Example sentences of "[vb infin] the royal [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He replied that an army of 5–6000 men might still successfully evade the Royal Navy and descend anywhere on the coast , so that the nation needed a minimum of 18,000 under arms , one-third to protect London , another third distributed throughout the country to crush any supporting rebellions , and the final third to provide a strategic reserve — an admirable analysis of the problem . |
| 2 | He was at times ordered to aid and supervise the royal huntsmen by leading them to those parts of the forest where the game was most plentiful , o supplying them with trained hounds , and seeing that they did not drive the deer out of the forest or continue their hunting longer than their instructions warranted . |
| 3 | Okay , how do you think the Royal Mail could encourage mor children to get involved ? |
| 4 | Does she think the Royal divorces of the Nineties will hit business ? |
| 5 | Mr. Heseltine stressed the sale would n't affect the Royal Mail or Post Office Counters . |
| 6 | For his contempt in abetting such an action his temporalities were distrained until he did prefer the royal clerk — such a humiliation that it was said to have occasioned his death . |
| 7 | They were in the suburbs and she replied that she would prefer the Royal Avenue Hotel in the centre of the city . |
| 8 | Booksellers could translate the royal favour into profit for themselves . |
| 9 | The programme is currently under discussion , but after the opening at Palazzo Grassi in Venice in September it will probably include the Royal Academy in London , the Museo Nacional Reina Sofia in Madrid , the Museum of Fine Art in Montreal , the Metropolitan Museum in New York or the National Gallery in Washington , two museums in France including Rouen museum , and one or two Japanese museums . |
| 10 | Other lenders will include the Royal Collection , the National Gallery , the British Museum , the Louvre , and the Museums of Caen and Cherbourg . |
| 11 | We begin by drawing up a huge ‘ A ’ list of all the stars that everybody recognizes , and that would always include the Royal family and such people as Paul Newman , Robert Redford , Jackie Onassis , and so on . |
| 12 | You 're over here to help organize the royal visit . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ There was a formal denial that she had taken part in anything which would discredit the Royal Family . |
| 14 | The Queen must give the royal assent to all legislation . |
| 15 | We fly backwards , retracing old tribal routes — dreamed up , or remembered — and into a city walled with honey-coloured stones , where the sage Hanina sends demons home to Hell with their putative tails between their legs , and where King Solomon outwits mighty Ashmodai , Duke of the Underworld , and makes him do the royal bidding like any human flunkey . |
| 16 | For a regiment which has its headquarters at Edinburgh Castle and which recruits its officers largely from the city , the appointment of Rifkind , the member for Edinburgh Pentlands , will do the Royal Scots ' ( motto : No one may touch me with impunity ) case no harm at all . |
| 17 | At some point soon Direct Line could provide the Royal Bank with immensely handsome capital profits . |
| 18 | He said the country had been ‘ stunned ’ last week by the prospect of a government which on the one hand said Parliament would make the decision on ratification , but on the other that the Government would use the Royal Prerogative ‘ to avoid any voice , any vote , and decision by Parliament ’ . |
| 19 | There would seem to be little doubt that Parliament could , by passing an Act ( which would , of course , necessitate the Royal Assent ) establish a republic . |
| 20 | In the years 1100 to 1102 , Henry was in a much weaker position than Rufus to refuse any reasonable request of Anselm which did not infringe the royal rights , and Anselm , newly returned from contact with Hugh of Lyons , was equipped with knowledge of papal theory and practice to a much greater extent than in the years before his exile . |
| 21 | Although there was a sort of mediaeval corporation it did n't have the royal charter , and so in the end of the seventeenth century it was somewhat subverted and really there was no proper town government to speak of until the beginning of the nineteenth century with the borough commissioners and then later on with the Mayor and Corporation which was set up in 1881 . |
| 22 | Where he received his training is not known — an apprenticeship in a professional architect 's office away from Kendal seems likely — but as he did not attend the Royal Academy Schools it was probably elsewhere in the north rather than in London . |
| 23 | ‘ Sir — You are an Anti-Reformer — and therefore we have a few words to say to you — When the news reached Glasgow of the defeat of the Reform Bill , did you attend the Royal Exchange Rooms ? |
| 24 | Though their functions were only 200 yards apart , the thorny issue of who will attend the royal wedding has caused a huge gulf between them . |
| 25 | Alternatively you can call the Royal Mail International Helpline on 0345 585820 for further information about our services . |
| 26 | And the two who come up with the best reasons will join the Royal gathering . |
| 27 | If anyone had told her then that one day she would join the royal family she would have run a mile . |
| 28 | For that extra special celebration why not take the Royal Suite arrangement at the SAS Royal Hotel . |
| 29 | The shire and hundred meetings did not simply serve the royal will . |
| 30 | Thus far it can be argued that , if and in so far as the objection to the validity of a pretended Act of Parliament is purely procedural , there is no objection to any court ( and not merely the House of Lords ) making such minimal inquiries as are consistent with Parliamentary privilege in order to ensure that the instrument in question was consented to by the two Houses and did receive the Royal Assent . |