Example sentences of "[noun sg] [prep] a [adj] [noun] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | To take a somewhat unlikely example , if application were made to the Secretary of State for an order under this procedure to give planning permission for a single project the response would be that there is a complete planning code of public legislation to cover that requirement , and in the absence of exceptional circumstances recourse should be had to that code . |
| 2 | The claim is disputed … but it 's still a good excuse for a ballooning festival.So the lawns of the Chase Hotel were busy this evening as the fist arrivals for the weekend event prepared for their ascent.We took up the offer of a flight with Ian Ashpole , who told us he planned to jump out of the balloon when we reached full height : |
| 3 | In the general confusion of a heady battle the German F3 champion demoted Schlesser to third . |
| 4 | The removal of the Barre regime may be the end of a tyranny ; it could also be the begining of a tribal war the horrors of which we have so far only glimpsed . |
| 5 | The only way to reach the bottom rung is to jump from the roof of a wooden hut the builders occasionally use for storing things . |
| 6 | Karen took something from her handbag and slipped it into her mouth like a communicant self-administering the host . |
| 7 | Antonio Cafiero , governor of Buenos Aires province , resigned as chairman of the ruling Justicialist Party ( the official title of the Peronists ) on Aug. 6 following his emphatic defeat in a provincial referendum the previous day . |
| 8 | It would , however , be proper for a circular letter to indicate that in the absence of any contrary indication within a specified period the client 's affairs would be acted upon in accordance with instructions previously given to the acquired firm . |
| 9 | I did n't see it but when I was presented with the job advert from a local newspaper the words leapt out at me : ‘ Lecturer : Special needs ’ in the college in the borough where I used to teach before becoming a peripatetic home teacher for pre-school children . |
| 10 | Another defeat , this time by Wigan , was the 13th of the season at Feethams , with Bury scoring a second half winner to finish the away programme on a sad note the 16th on tour . |
| 11 | In cases of noteworthy personal achievement such as the award of a swimming trophy to a disabled pupil the governors may consider it entirely fitting to mention the name , but care must be taken not to introduce an undesirable element of competition or rivalry . |
| 12 | However , to fall within the category of a public company the company must satisfy the following criteria : |
| 13 | As part of a larger system the interface between the other modules is also of importance . |
| 14 | Er as we know round about July August time , the remaining nine P C's will be er turned into civilians wave of a magic wand the biggest problem there is the total loss of our skills base overnight effectively , the second thing is it 'll take a long long time to get them trained particularly in relation to A L O work . |
| 15 | By advocating the building of a national coalition the Communists were able to attract sections of the Socialist Party . |
| 16 | In affording to them immunity from suit if they have acted in good faith in compliance with a legal or moral duty or in protection of a legitimate interest the law must take them as it finds them . |
| 17 | Whilst under the protection of a sympathetic government the balance of power had unquestionably shifted perceptibly towards the lower classes , landlords and employers remained sufficiently strong and confident to be poised for a counter-attack should the political climate change . |
| 18 | And in the course of a few hours the softly spoken , silver-haired woman had made her feel as though they had always been friends . |
| 19 | Myxomatosis first shows as a swelling of eyes , ears and vent , and in the course of a few days the eyes fill with pus and the rabbit loses its sight . |
| 20 | In the course of a short time the farmer was sufficiently restored to relate his own story , as already recited , and in gratitude for his miraculous escape ordered a silver collar to be made for his friendly protector , as a perpetual remembrance of the transaction . |
| 21 | In the course of a 24-hour drama the kidnapper , Orlando Ordoñez Betancourt , successfully demanded that they be flown with him to Honduras , where after an airport siege he was granted safe passage to Mexico . |
| 22 | From a leafless high branch of a dead tree the huddled heap of a kite regarded them thoughtfully . |
| 23 | ( b ) If the death takes place after 12/11/74 and before the passing of the Finance Act , 1975 , any estate duty is to be claimed under the said Section 2 ( 1 ) ( b ) ( i ) or ( ii ) , but the duty is payable at CTT rates , any agricultural relief is given on full estate duty terms , there is no timber relief but taper relief can be claimed , and in the case of a surviving spouse the exempting provisions of Section 5 ( 2 ) of the Finance Act , 1894 , can apply ; and the persons accountable for the duty in terms of Section 44 of the Finance Act , 1950 , can pay such as relates to qualifying property by instalments . |
| 24 | In the case of a floating charge the relevant date for quantifying the preferential debts is the date of the appointment of the receiver by the debentureholders . |
| 25 | In the case of a salaried partner the position may be rather less clear . |
| 26 | Otherwise there shall be an election in the House of Commons beginning within twenty-eight days of the opening of each new session of Parliament , except that in the case of a new Parliament the election shall be held not earlier than three months nor later than six months from the date of assembly of that Parliament . |
| 27 | It may well happen , however , that the users of a hierarchy ( in the case of a lexical hierarchy the speakers of the language ) have positive intuitions concerning which items belong together at a given level ; and these intuitions may conflict with the level assignations according to technical criteria . |
| 28 | In the case of a written contract the sale will be by sample only if that is included in the writing . |
| 29 | In the case of a bridal couple the ideology is that during the initiatory phase of their marriage the groom and his bride are playing out the roles of a god and a goddess ; when they resume their life as ordinary mortals their dangerous divinity must be removed . ) |
| 30 | In the case of a contested bid the offeror can expect little co-operation from the target or its directors . |