Example sentences of "[det] [noun] [to-vb] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Such a duty of confidence is subject to , and overridden by , the duty of any party to that contract to comply with the law of the land . |
| 2 | The wife may be unable to get a job and may have little opportunity to work in the house especially if it is customary for servants to do all cooking and housework . |
| 3 | Leave five minutes before each interview to look at the candidate 's application form/letter , and any particular questions noted down while first reading it . |
| 4 | If the concentration of production and distribution units becomes a major force in the transition to the SEM , there will be an inevitable tendency for that concentration to occur in the core regions which will probably not only contain relevant headquarters and production units , but will also guarantee proximity to markets and immediate access to a range of supporting service functions . |
| 5 | I cut a path through the rushes which allows enough space for two rods , and room each side to wade to the water 's edge . |
| 6 | Sir Derek will resist pressure from some shareholders to resign in the belief that this is largely a minority view . |
| 7 | He noticed that he was almost out of them and fumbled in his jacket pocket for some change to feed into the cigarette machine . |
| 8 | I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Basildon ( Mr Amess ) on taking this opportunity to raise in the House the granting of trust status to the Basildon and Thurrock hospitals and on providing the House with the opportunity to mark the granting of trust status . |
| 9 | It is important that we have this opportunity to concentrate on the Bill as it affects Scotland . |
| 10 | It is clearly for the mother in this case to establish to the court that the interests of the children lie in their remaining in England , and that their future can appropriately be determined here so that it would be proper to allow those matters to prevail over the purpose and philosophy of the Convention . |
| 11 | It is clearly for the mother in this case to establish to the court that the interests of the children lie in their remaining in England , and that their future can appropriately be determined here so that it would be proper to allow those matters to prevail over the purpose and philosophy of the Convention . |
| 12 | Adjusting this income to allow for the rise in prices , it seems that the real income fell by more than one-third . |
| 13 | Please could I ask you to find a few minutes to write to the Secretary of State for Wales , Welsh Office , Cathays Park , Cardiff CF1 3NQ , urging him to persuade his cabinet colleagues of the importance of finding time for an Environment Bill which includes these measures . |
| 14 | It took only a few minutes to run to the kitchen and request Agnes Diggory to take Lady Merchiston 's luncheon tray straight upstairs when it was ready , and then Theda passed out of the house into the early warmth of a sunny April day , Hector charging ahead . |
| 15 | Penny went shopping with Rowan , into one of those very expensive boutiques shops , yeah , and between them they bought this dress , and when they got it home , Rowan 's mother would n't let her have it because it was too revealing and so Penny was stuck with it and then her mother would n't let her have it either , but the shop would n't refund , it would only give them credit so she 's got all this money to spend in the shop . |
| 16 | Lord Gardiner regarded him as being well qualified by this experience to advise on the renewal of another , even more antique , part of the national heritage : the hallowed courts of justice . |
| 17 | this experience to get on the course |
| 18 | A two shift system was introduced in this department to coincide with the shift working in the underframe shop . |
| 19 | It was beyond the scope of this study to enquire into the way by which urethane inhibits mucosal repair processes . |
| 20 | Not surprisingly , considerable pressure was put on the Conservative government to take some action to cope with the problem , though it was neither clear nor agreed what the basic problem was . |
| 21 | Another crime to add to the register . |
| 22 | It is not the purpose of this chapter to speculate on the degree of roof venting but it is necessary to consider the means by which roof venting is controlled . |
| 23 | The terms were used in some LEAs to identify children on Statements of Special Educational Needs , and they were adopted by some authors to talk about the curriculum ( Gulliford 1985 ) . |
| 24 | In respect of the proposed problems , I think we have come forward with clear , simple and positive recommendations and therefore I would like to support the acceptance of all recommendations in this report and finally , though it 's not my place not being a member of this Committee to comment on the budget you have agreed earlier . |
| 25 | Yes , well , I had things to think about and some work to finish in the office . |
| 26 | ‘ No , I had some work to do in the kitchen and I left them here . ’ |
| 27 | This usually entailed placement at a very tender age , because it would be difficult for some parents to deal with the issue of race and colour if the child had developed a sense of racial identity and pride in his or her heritage . |
| 28 | After 1986 , therefore , interest in EMU revived and in 1988 the Hanover summit set up another committee to look at the idea . |
| 29 | It requires newspapers who wish to publish stories about a matter some aspect of which is affected by an injunction against another publication to apply to the court for guidance on whether their story trespasses upon the order in existence — a procedure calculated to give High Court judges a good deal of experience in editing newspapers . |
| 30 | Meanwhile , the choir will visit LLangollen , in Wales , this July to compete in the chamber section of the International World choir contest . |