Example sentences of "[coord] [verb] [verb] [art] [noun] [to-vb] " in BNC.

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1 Where the court has made an order for the public examination of the bankrupt ( under s 290 ) or has issued a summons to appear under s 366 , the court may also order an Inland Revenue official , on the application of the official receiver or trustee , to produce to the court the relevant accounts or assessments submitted to the Inland Revenue ( s 369 ) .
2 Support refers to anything which is said or done to help the offender solve or mitigate their personal or social problems : surveillance to anything which is said or done to induce the offender to conform to socially acceptable standards of behaviour .
3 The payer ( unless issuing a summons ) should produce the plaint note or summons to enable the court to identify the plaint number of the case .
4 ‘ It is , I think , obtaining goods by false pretences where the owner , being induced thereto by a trick , voluntarily parts with the possession , and either intends to pass the property , or intends to confer a power to pass the property .
5 If you ca n't use a credit card the next best options are a crossed cheque , a postal order , or try to persuade the company to take cash on delivery , once you 've had time to inspect the goods , of course .
6 If you are able to balance straights yourself or have asked a nutritionist to do it for you all well and good , but for the horse owner with little or no experience in feeding , compound feeds are the answer .
7 As walnut was both an exceedingly expensive and difficult wood to work , few if any coffin-makers would have kept it in stock or have possessed the expertise to fashion it .
8 Some licensees have seen catering as a profitable sideline and invested their own cash and other resources into developing it , while others have either not been interested or have lacked the capital to do so , and have accordingly only provided minimum facilities .
9 His views were later confirmed by SWWA 's own non-executive director John Lawrence who commented in his own report : ‘ There seems to be a culture in which the public are told as little as possible and expected to trust the Authority to look after their interests . ’
10 Within several days she had forgotten her bad habit and her anxiety , and ceased to require an inducement to let someone climb on her back .
11 This prevents any stitches becoming snagged and broken causing the filling to shift from its proper place .
12 Hydro-Quebec , the state-owned electricity company which is undertaking the James Bay project , has undertaken to comply with all environmental rulings made by the provincial or federal governments , and has invited the IWT to take part in environmental assessment .
13 Unfortunately , for the traditional printing and graphic arts industries , the desktop publishing ‘ revolution ’ has taken place largely outside their control and has placed the capability to generate complex artwork directly in the hands of anyone with access to a computer and around £1,000 or less for the necessary software .
14 The Institute felt that such a panel would have to have legal powers to enforce standards if necessary , as the UK panel does , and has asked the government to take the appropriate steps .
15 As a result , Warrington Borough Council has agreed to spend £3,100 on safety work and has asked the police to keep a close watch on the area .
16 China plans to build 12 nuclear power stations by the year 2000 and has indicated a willingness to join the International Atomic Energy Agency and abide by US safeguards and inspection conditions .
17 It said the effective date of introduction will remain 1 July and has advised the BHRCA to inform all members .
18 One such occasion will be when the adult is brought to hospital unconscious after an accident , and has had no opportunity to signify whether she consents to treatment or not .
19 The Commission is outside a sensible structure of democratic accountability and has shown a tendency to impose a Euro-synthesis at micro-level — silly proposals for the nooks and crannies of our life that antagonise the man and woman in the street .
20 The West has been grateful to Kundera , extravagantly so at times , and has shown an impulse to beat itself with his playful fictions .
21 TIME ON SIDE AFTER three Premier League games Manchester United are still without a win — but Fergie refuses to panic and has told the players to keep plugging away .
22 The virus is most effectively passed on through blood or semen , and has to enter the bloodstream to become established .
23 The Westminster government refused to negotiate with the strikers and proposed to use the army to maintain essential services .
24 The Central Authority were extremely worried about the transfer of lump sums to municipal coffers , or rebates paid to consumers , and tried to persuade the Government to act to prevent such abuses pending nationalisation .
25 The sink was squared-off and old fashioned , with a white splashback and a tilting mirror ; Forester switched on the fluorescent shaving light and tried to tip the mirror to look at himself , but it would n't stay in place until he found out how to tighten a chrome-plated hexagonal nut on the hinge .
26 They went to erm a number of cities in Europe , of all the countries in Europe , and tried to gather the data to compare the quality of water in their countries , to the quality in ours .
27 I was on my knees by the time we unpacked the sandwiches and tried to find the energy to chew , and I recall making small high-pitched squeaking noises in reply to any attempt at a chat .
28 Pamela also appeared angry and seemed to wish the therapist to speak for her , which the therapist resisted .
29 Manchester United wait on Bryan Robson 's decision on his fitness for the Rumbelows Cup Final against Nottingham Forest today , and hope to use the match to launch them on the final leg of their title procession .
30 In situations where the mental state of older counsellees appears to be important , for example in depression , extreme social loss or grieving , and excessive emotional stress , counselling can be a means of determining the origins of this mental state , and seeking to help the individuals to face and come to terms with their feelings .
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