Example sentences of "[prep] [art] [noun sg] [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 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | Could she really have been reading that ? he wondered , looking around for the novel stuffed behind a cushion . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 " . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | 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 . ’ |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | As Geoff parked the van in a safe haven for the night belonging to a garage mechanic , the back offside tyre developed a puncture . |
| 22 | This demand remained a precondition for the North agreeing to a non-aggression declaration with the South . |
| 23 | The questionnaire for the survey began with a few brief factual questions about personal details , and a second , more important part of the schedule contained batteries of questions aimed at measuring an individual 's standing on the scales mentioned earlier . |
| 24 | This makes it easier for the customer to move to a larger model in the range as his requirements increase , and eases the manufacturer 's problem of providing software for a number of different computers . |
| 25 | Afterwards , he felt it had been as if each of them had been waiting for the other to touch on a delicate subject . |
| 26 | Tutors will be paid an honorarium for the work done at a rate to be determined annually . |
| 27 | Anyone designing a television projector faces the problem of generating enough light for the system to work with a flat screen and wide viewing angle . |
| 28 | Quite simply , I lost the magazine ! — the distribution is so sophisticated these days that there is a period of two weeks or so when our publication is in hands other than ours and all it needs is a breakdown in communications for the system to come to a halt with all parties oblivious to the standstill , which is what happened with the Autumn edition . |
| 29 | In particular , it would be difficult for the structure to function with a large staff . |
| 30 | It can be seen that these two main goals overlap to a considerable extent , but that emphasis for the end-user lies within a subject area and is therefore closely dependent on subject knowledge , whereas emphasis for the intermediary lies on breadth of knowledge — on the coverage and organization of many databases and the operation of a number of processing systems . |