Example sentences of "[prep] a [adj] [noun pl] [noun] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | By the Family Proceedings Rules 1991 , coming into force on the same day as the Act , that is to say 14 October 1991 , applications under the Act are to be found under rule 4.4 , and under paragraph ( 4 ) there is set out the way in which ex parte applications can be made under section 8 in respect of a prohibited steps order or a specific issue order , and then in respect of emergency protection orders and recovery orders . |
| 2 | The name Alnasr Alwasheek somehow just does n't roll off the tongue like that of a 2,000 Guineas winner and would rank high among a long list of awkward names of Arab-owned horses . |
| 3 | Erm obviously the borough council strongly advocates the the principle of a strategic exceptions policy and I think there there is some difference between what Professor Lock is advocating and what the borough council is advocating . |
| 4 | It 's in response to Mr Allenby 's question we seem to be patiently waiting for I think he posed it some time ago about the county council 's view on whether in the absence of a strategic exceptions policy or whatever you call it , a major exceptions policy in the structure plan , whether the county council would object to it being pursued in the in the local plan . |
| 5 | He added : ‘ We 're in the midst of a critical floods situation but from what I hear we 're getting the better of it . |
| 6 | It tells of a young offenders institution where five inmates have made a pact that if one commits suicide the other four can be freed ‘ for psychological reasons ’ . |
| 7 | No man could have been more gracious in victory ; champagne for the journalists ; a special bottle to the sports editor of the Surrey Herald who saved him from being disqualified when he mistook his first round starting-time ; personal thanks to the Royal and Ancient Secretary ; even a tip at the airport of a new sports shirt because he had spent all his pounds . |
| 8 | Tithonus also gives us an amazingly depressing view of a human beings life and its pathetic uselessness . |
| 9 | 1967–8 saw the merger of the EEC , Euratom and ECSC , and the achievement both of a full customs union and CAP , but these represented the fulfilment of past agreements rather than new departures . |
| 10 | But this modification may be more of a public relations coup than a genuine therapeutic improvement . |
| 11 | In December 1989 the following security developments were reported : ( i ) the seizure by the police on Dec. 5 of a large arms cache and the arrest of five people suspected of being members of a white extremist assassination squad ; ( ii ) the acquittal of 12 police officers and a soldier on Dec. 11 by the Cape Town Supreme Court in South Africa 's first private prosecution for murder , arising from the 1985 " Trojan Horse " ambush in which three people were killed , and brought by the father of Shaun Magmoed , 16 , one of those killed in the attack ; and ( iii ) the setting aside on Dec. 15 of the convictions against all 11 defendants in the " Delmas " treason trial , which had ended in December 1988 [ see p. 36913 ] . |
| 12 | In fact , the whole programme had an unsually philosophical undercurrent ( quoting , for example , philosopher Mary Midgeley ) — so much so that it sometimes seemed less like a current affairs report than an enquiry into a fundamental shift in Western attitudes to nature . |
| 13 | The scenery was beautiful and even though there was snow on the ground it was like a hot summers day and if I had the chance to go back I would . |
| 14 | I stumbled off to be sick behind an armoured personnel carrier as he started on Marius . |
| 15 | He sensed my curiosity about how much the twins were worth , and for a few seconds reticence and candour fought across his face , but then he shrugged . |
| 16 | It is therefore a good ideas to make copies from fairly early on of all language and anthropological materials , and to keep them in other places , such as a technical studies department or headquarters office . |
| 17 | I 'm not a great rhythm player , I do n't look at myself as a great chops dude and arranging is definitely not my forte . |
| 18 | The meeting with Mr Terreblanche — ‘ ET ’ as he is popularly known — is seen more as a public relations gesture than a meaningful initiative . |
| 19 | Linguistics may be studied either as a single honours degree or as part of a joint honours degree . |
| 20 | Students specialise in either Danish , Norwegian or Swedish and the chosen area may then be studied as a single honours course or part of a joint honours course in Modern European Languages and with Scottish Ethnology or Linguistics . |
| 21 | But with a lower costs base and 6 p.c. rise in advertising revenue expected this year , the company is dipping into reserves to lift the dividend total 11 p.c. to 16p , with a 13⅛p final on June 8 . |
| 22 | Bosnia-Hercegovina and Macedonia favoured a third option ; a " community " of republics with a federal police force and army , a single currency and full monetary union , but with each member of the community also retaining its own army , and holding an equitable proportion of the federal offices and services . |
| 23 | Pat Nevin 's signing has given them balance with a two wingers system that is committed to attacking . |
| 24 | With a few exceptions labourers and servants in Rutland were men whose assessments were below £2 , which in turn were virtually identical with subsidy assessments based on wages . |
| 25 | The proximal duodenum was anastomosed to the recipient duodenum end-to-end with a running all-coats layer and interrupted seromuscular sutures . |
| 26 | The inside of two large lorries had been converted into a special effects roadshow that allows visitors to get the sound , sight , taste , smell and feel of Guinness — and win prizes as they go . |
| 27 | The bewilderment of civilians herded into an armoured personnel carrier when they are ‘ relocated ’ to another village , and their homes destroyed is painfully evident . |
| 28 | And with a history of political stability , business freedom and international competitiveness ideal for business to grow and prosper , Singapore has established itself as an excellent telecommunications hub and global business centre . |
| 29 | Investors in futures will not normally require authorisation provided that they deal as principal and with or through an authorised futures broker or dealer . |
| 30 | Eighteen places are reserved for an Industrial Relations Course and the same number for a Junior Management Course , maintaining the training initiative as an important policy within the company . |