Example sentences of "[coord] [prep] [art] [adj] [noun] ['s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( 2 ) Provided that where after a partner 's death the partnership business is continued in the old firm-name , the continued use of that name or of the deceased partner 's name as part thereof shall not of itself make his executors or administrators estate or effects liable for any partnership debts contracted after his death . |
| 2 | Few teachers are appointed for only one of the three tasks and even if their hands are full with teaching or with a senior teacher 's responsibilities or a large clutch of pastoral duties in their early days , they will know from the head what kind of organization they are joining . |
| 3 | People who were involved in voluntary work , or community work , or with the unemployed workers ' centre , were also sort of being taken out of themselves more , and these things are important in and of themselves . |
| 4 | Erm whilst I 've not been able to produce an audited er set of accounts I do have er a set of figures for you erm and as you said at the the beginning of your opening er speech Mr Chairman that erm we had one or two losses during the year , those er in actual fact did n't erm affect us in thi this particular financial year as they were aimed at the September December period , but therefore they will be reflected in next year 's figures not or in the current year 's figures or the next annual general meeting 's figures . |
| 5 | If you are a reasonably good rider and can get experienced help , you may enjoy bringing on a just broken four-year old — though youngsters with potential ( whether obvious or in the current owner 's imagination ) can carry big price tags . |
| 6 | The final goal of all the Waldens , Dimblebys , and Days is to hit the headlines on the news broadcasts ( or in the next day 's papers ) by tripping up their interviewee or extorting an apology from him , or convicting him of a contradiction . |
| 7 | Anthony Scrivener QC , for Hammersmith and Fulham , was presenting the council 's case on the fifth day of a hearing in which the district auditor is seeking to have the transactions declared ultra vires , or beyond the local authority 's legal powers . |
| 8 | the charging of time-based fees by a participating member either to an initiating member or to the initiating member 's client ; or |
| 9 | A man of immense physical vigour , intellectual confidence and moral force , as naturally extrovert as was Paul painfully introvert , his decisive experience was not that of the Council ( which he did attend ) , nor of the Western Christian 's attempt to reshape the gospel when faced with the blandishments of agnostic affluence , still less was it any deep experience of the struggles of the third world ; instead , it was that of the Church 's singularly successful , no-nonsense resistance to communism in Poland : a combination of old-fashioned pieties , unquestioned doctrinal certainties , down-to-earth preoccupation with basic human rights , and a dose of sheer populism . |
| 10 | Prize for the Best First Novel went to James Hamilton-Paterson for Gerontius ( Macmillan , £12.95 ) ; and for the Best Children 's Novel to Hugh Scott for Why Weeps the Brogan ? |
| 11 | Opposition also began to mount among concerned citizens of the area , an opposition which manifested itself both individually and through the Ringaskiddy Residents ' Association , formed two years previously , which had not involved itself in any controversy over previous planning applications for industrial projects in the area . |
| 12 | And after a long day 's walking , what better way to end it than with a glass of cider in one of St Ives ' treasures — The Three Ferrets . |
| 13 | Fabia saw no point in butting in to comment that she had in fact come very close to doing that very thing , and after a few moments ' pause Ven went on , ‘ I knew I 'd bruised your pride , but that had been necessary when my desire for you had threatened to blot out reason . |
| 14 | James , Earl of Douglas , raided Northumberland , laying siege to Newcastle , and after a few days ' inconclusive skirmishing , the Scots army retreated into the Cheviot Hills . |
| 15 | The Committee declared that the decree infringed the powers of the Moscow soviet and of the Russian Federation 's legislative bodies , and ordered its immediate suspension . |
| 16 | As we have seen , attitudes had been changing regarding the corporate nature of chapel life and of the individual Christian 's duty concerning social ills . |
| 17 | Some recent interpretations of Greek history , and of the Greek historians ' versions of it , have suggested that there was , in fact , a gap between such ideals and the actual practice and that we should not take their own statements too literally . |
| 18 | A parliamentary commission of inquiry into arms sales to Iran was set up on Sept. 27 and its report , presented on April 2 , 1990 ( without SPÖ agreement ) , contained serious criticism of senior politicians and of the Voest-Alpine group 's decision to manufacture howitzers and other weapons . |
| 19 | Two monuments are common to the cemeteries : the Cross of Sacrifice , usually on an octagonal base and with a reversed Crusader 's sword on its shaft , and , in the larger cemeteries , the Stone of Remembrance upon which is carved ‘ Their Name Liveth for Evermore . ’ |
| 20 | And with a short night 's sleep behind him and a miserable hour ahead of him before he could get away to the hospital , the day would be spoiled before it started . |
| 21 | The newspapers themselves leaped on the parallel with Raskolnikov and his crime and with the innocent Nikolai 's declaration of guilt . |
| 22 | I was bored between stops , but when we came to Santa Barbara I fell in love with the lovely cove , with the village — and with the local farmer 's son . ’ |
| 23 | It had a large central quadrangle entered from the south side , flanked by the offices and with the Foreign Secretary 's residence on the north side . |
| 24 | We are not in the business of giving handouts to the Duke of Westminster because he happens to move out of the present matrimonial home and into a single person 's flat . |
| 25 | On winged feet Virginia was beside her , slipping her arm beneath Lucy 's and round the other girl 's back , and giving her a reassuring hug , ‘ Come on , come and lie down in my room ; I 'll ring Dr Newne … ’ |
| 26 | The sequel arises from Hook 's Barrie-esque determination to usurp another man 's family , and from the modern man 's fear of the child within himself . |
| 27 | He resigned from the Justice Ministry in November 1988 and from the Prime Minister 's Office in March 1989 after accusations that he received a US$1,300,000 " reward " from the Bank of Crete 's then chairman George Koskotas for his effecting the passage of legislation to shield the bank from investigation [ see pp. 36527 ; 36562 ] . |
| 28 | And from the Prime Minister 's chair , a word for the loser . |
| 29 | It can expect to pick up a lot of support both from mainstream Solidarity and from the squabbling peasants ' parties . |
| 30 | I 'm lucky , she told her reflection , and in a few days ' time I 'll be far away from this place , and without Piers around I 'll be able to put things back into perspective . |