Example sentences of "[vb pp] [art] [noun sg] [prep] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although at the time of his discovery Priestley could not have foreseen the use of oxygen in aeronautics as Vital Air for the aeronauts to breathe when the atmosphere became too thin , such use was suggested as early as 1784 . |
| 2 | Those who formulated the rules for admission to the College , who were afraid they might deter men from coming forward to train for membership of a still infant profession , limited the requirement for admission to an ability to read and write well — quite a severe restriction at the time — plus personal recommendation . |
| 3 | ( The pope may have been influenced by the fact that three years earlier the Spanish government had limited the right of asylum in Madrid , where it had also been quite unjustifiably extended , to the houses of foreign ambassadors . ) |
| 4 | This met with opposition from representatives from civil-law jurisdictions on the ground that it was incompatible with the possession vaut titre principle and had implications going beyond the field of leasing , and the Study Group eventually concluded that no progress could be made on this issue and limited the statement of priority to conflicts between the lessor and the lessee 's general creditors , subject to perfection of the lessor 's title in accordance with any public notice requirements of the applicable law . |
| 5 | He had witnessed the death by hanging of two members of the Al Daawa al Islamiya who were believed connected with the attempt on the life of the Chairman . |
| 6 | Be that as it may , we have more than once witnessed the potential of legspin in limited-overs cricket . |
| 7 | Namely , he will be inviting your Lordship to er look at whether or not the business the plaintiff 's would have failed in any event er because it is the defendants case relying er extensively upon the opinion of their expert Mr er that even if the plaintiffs had had the finances which were originally anticipated and had completed the deal in accordance with that , the probabilities are that this business would have failed in any event and that they would have incurred the losses they did er so I anticipate there is going to be a dispute between us as to the basis in which your Lordship is to determine compensation in this case . |
| 8 | By this time the C C P had almost completed the destruction of feudalism in the countryside in the north of China . |
| 9 | Cambridge , Massachusetts-based Spinnaker Software Corp has now completed the acquisition of Power Up Software Inc for $18.5m in cash , plus the assumption of some debt : the acquisition was financed through the purchase of preferred stock by Harvard Management Co , which bought $23m of series B preferred stock redeemable at the company 's option and convertible into shares of common stock at a rate of $1.50 or $2.25 per share . |
| 10 | On 2 July 1987 her husband had stopped the car in front of her and insisted that she should sign , but she refused . |
| 11 | Financial problems aside , the company had already received the kiss of death in that , two years ago , the Department of Trade and Industry chose to feature it as a prime example of the Enterprise Initiative . |
| 12 | The move has been welcomed by pollution campaigners in Britain , who have criticized the Department of Environment for its alleged failure to issue sufficient pollution warnings . |
| 13 | All those who were familiar with the works of Kerschensteiner knew that the task of the schools was to educate their pupils to serve their fellow citizens ; they were to be taught the value of joy in work as service . |
| 14 | So far , we have calculated the yield to maturity on the basis of semi-annual discounting of semiannual coupon payments . |
| 15 | Technological change since the war has undoubtedly altered the pace of work on the farm , but it has barely affected its rhythm . |
| 16 | A fundamental challenge had been levelled at the settlement made at Troyes which had altered the line of succession to the crown of France . |
| 17 | Er , I do n't physically have to type out the labels , but I have physically have to be in the office , to initiate the computer sorts , because under something called personal job insurance scheme , I 've layered the sort of routine under a lot of security codes and I 'm only , the only person who knows where they are . |
| 18 | A superlative development of 2 , 3 and 4 bedroom houses by Higgs & Hill has redefined the meaning of life on the waterfront . |
| 19 | The liquidator of the sole company in liquidation indeed assigned the cause of action to him . |
| 20 | The only company in the case , Lionhope , was in liquidation , and the liquidator had assigned the cause of action to Mr Crawley . |
| 21 | APROPOSED US ban on the most widely used fungicides has plunged the Ministry of Agriculture into another safety review . |
| 22 | The Swiss company Acher Partners admitted its involvement , but claimed that it had simply arranged the contract on behalf of Progresso of Italy , while the latter denied any involvement in illegal activities . |
| 23 | Acher claimed that it had merely arranged the contract on behalf of Progresso , but representatives of the latter denied involvement in illegal activities . |
| 24 | Health Promotion has arranged the exhibition as part of National Smile Week . |
| 25 | It provides a rather more formal learning structure , and given the price of beer over a session can probably be had at a similar cost . |
| 26 | Peter of Corbeil was recommended for a prebend in York , given the bishopric of Cambrai in 1199 and then translated to the archbishopric of Sens in 1200 . |
| 27 | Given the lack of expertise amongst members of the Senior Management Team in the teaching of Art , he regretted that it was not possible to involve the LEA Art Inspector in the review . |
| 28 | Given the lack of development in many rural areas it is not surprising that the dependency of rural workers on agriculture for employment has remained , nor that so many school-leavers take a job on the land even though they have no intention of remaining there if the choice to leave should present itself . |
| 29 | He is aware that the BMA has expressed considerable reservations about the enforcement of the levels and about the legislation , particularly given the lack of experience of the transport police in administering the law in respect of railway staff . |
| 30 | In case you thought that the Mark 2 Project had died quietly in a corner somewhere ( given the lack of information on it recently ) it is in fact still very much alive and is making slow but steady progress . |