Example sentences of "[prep] [art] [noun] [verb] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the creditor knew that the surety , whilst understanding the nature of the liability he or she was accepting , was in fact acting under the influence of the debtor , then it would not be safe for the creditor to rely upon a document executed in these circumstances , unless it believed on reasonable grounds that the surety had in fact received independent advice . |
| 2 | And perhaps secondly erm there is not a body of information which has been submitted to er this examination public which advises you in detail on the various issues that we think need to be addressed leading to the erm proposal occasions and I would have thought it would have been difficult for the panel to come to a a conclusion but I may be wrong on that . |
| 3 | The vocational stage for the barrister consists of a year at the Inns of Court Law School followed by Bar Finals . |
| 4 | It is rare for the scene to shift to a setting of higher status , in a castle , manor or abbey , etc. , though some such examples can be found . |
| 5 | Moreover , the ability of state enterprises to maximize business objectives depends on the nature of the political pressures on them , and indeed , a greater ‘ business ’ rather than ‘ political ’ orientation ( Zif 1981 ) may flow from clear directives of the political authorities ; in other words the dominant political objective may be for the enterprise to behave in a ‘ commercial ’ manner , so that the maximization of business objectives may be a reflection of greater dependence on political authorities . |
| 6 | But support for the Americans came from a wider section of the English people than the intellectuals : the presence of discharged and wounded soldiers created a loathing of war itself on humanitarian grounds . |
| 7 | After the court refused a stay , lawyers for the investors agreed to a settlement which puts them on an equal footing with other unsecured L&H creditors . |
| 8 | The value of land is estimated by comparison with the value of similar land in the locality , provided there is sufficient evidence from recent sales for the valuer to use as a base . |
| 9 | Atrophic gastritis and superficial gastritis were more often seen in the alcoholic patients , which accounted for the hypochlorhydria seen in a group of these patients . |
| 10 | Erm , and I also understand that this is the first time you 've actually had someone from the private sector , er , whose been invited to er , address your A G M so , I 'd like to thank you for the privilege , and for also for the opportunity to speak on a subject which I personally er , find of of great interest . |
| 11 | Mr Hurd said there was an increased tendency for the critics to hunt as a pack . |
| 12 | This is especially noticeable at cocktail and dinner parties , and it is still not unusual for the ladies to move to a separate room after dinner . |
| 13 | By Edward 's reign it was usual for the monarch to extract from a newly elected bishop or abbot a pension of about 3 or 5 marks for a royal servant until such time as the prelate could promote him to a suitable living . |
| 14 | Such reformers usually saw themselves as making it possible for the Masai to survive as a race : getting obsessed with the Masai was not inherently a passive occupation . |
| 15 | The shadow home secretary , Tony Blair , last night offered Labour 's own blueprint to reduce crime , for the Government to use as a basis in the battle against youth crime in particular . |
| 16 | One way to avoid selective cover only would be for the government to insist on a compulsory levy on all commercial insurance policies , and this has been suggested by the Association of Insurers and Risk Manager in Industry and Commerce ( AIRMIC ) which represents about 300 UK insurance buyers . |
| 17 | Could she really have been reading that ? he wondered , looking around for the novel stuffed behind a cushion . |
| 18 | He might have had to explain why he 'd put a Fax machine out here for the sheep to use on a quiet day . |
| 19 | The national survey for the equivalent period shows that Scotland 's exports for the year rose to a level of £8.574 billion , an increase of 11.9% , in current prices , on last years figure . |
| 20 | It might have ordered the Serbs to remove their heavy artillery , by threatening to use counter-force ; it might have arranged for the Muslims to move to a safe haven elsewhere in the country . |
| 21 | By the last decades of the seventeenth century a much heavier emphasis than ever before was being placed on the need for honesty , for the diplomat to behave in a way which inspired confidence in those with whom he dealt . |
| 22 | He also angrily denounced the changes sweeping Eastern Europe , saying that Israel would be the " main beneficiary " and called for the Arabs to unite in a holy war " as long as time " against Israel . |
| 23 | Rothstein deemed that the Act violated the First Amendment 's guarantee of freedom of expression , and stated that " in order for the flag to endure as a symbol of freedom in this nation , we must protect with equal vigour the right to destroy it and the right to wave it " . |
| 24 | It was during the filming of the opening titles for the last ‘ Marti ’ series for the B.B.C. Dressed in a red chiffon evening gown , high heels and lead-weighted knickers , I had to sit on a rock at the bottom of a tank full of sharks , smiling and brushing my hair , while Duncan swam past with a plywood plaice bearing the immortal words ‘ End of Part One ’ ( it could have been the end of several parts ! ) . |
| 25 | Henry Calverley , a friend of the family , asked for the arrow to use as a trophy and it was given to him on condition he solemnly promised not to reveal its origin . |
| 26 | The result is that ‘ there is no economic incentive for the union to act as a moderating influence on its members and so induce a settlement . ’ |
| 27 | One fox was caught , too far away for the riders to see in a day of little incident . |
| 28 | While it is probably advisable for the church to aim for a low profile in the small , stable , face-to-face village community , the opposite is almost always the case in the urban and suburban scene . |
| 29 | The Romantic enthusiasm for the wilderness co-existed with a more practical attitude in which Nature was seen as something to be explored and catalogued . |
| 30 | Not only may there be difficult in persuading contributing members of the company to pay a suitably enhanced price but also it may be difficult to satisfy the conditions for the company to qualify as a ‘ family company ’ for the purpose of obtaining Capital Gains Tax Retirement Relief . |