Example sentences of "deprive [pers pn] of the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The national brewers , whose attitude to staff and tenants would bring a blush to the face of the average Victorian mill owner , object to new legislation that would deprive them of the right to evict tenants and their families at a moment 's notice . |
| 2 | You deprived me of the chance to be there for him , and for my mother , when he was dying , because there were n't any jobs going in radio in Johannesburg at the time , so I had to go to Durban . |
| 3 | As the hon. Member for Uxbridge ( Mr. Shersby ) pointed out , the courts and the public receive very confused and contradictory messages from the Home Office and from Ministers , whose words suggest that the police and the magistrates must be backed up , but whose actions have on occasion deprived them of the support that they need . |
| 4 | Some of the more militant resisters complained that they were being ‘ diddled ’ by the ‘ ingenious , tolerance of a state which deprived them of the opportunity , welcomed by Clifford Allen twenty-five years earlier , ‘ for the young men or our generation … [ to bear ] witness to the faith that [ was ] in them . ’ |
| 5 | But since she had wrecked Luke 's plans for a country weekend with Lexy , and deprived him of the possibility of replacing her from the ranks of his unofficial harem , perhaps it was hardly surprising that he should demand that she herself should fill the gap . |
| 6 | ‘ Those words , read literally , might be taken to indicate that the order for possession in itself deprived him of the protection of the Act . |
| 7 | Conflicts with his superiors deprived him of the prospect of promotion , and at the age of twenty-five he found himself on the retired list , reduced to half pay in 1812 . |
| 8 | The date on which they were re-charged was in 1973 and was used as a pretext to deprive them of the right to be tried by a jury . |
| 9 | ‘ You deprive me of the start of my son 's life , of his babyhood , and you say you 're sorry ? ’ |
| 10 | You have the intention permanently to deprive me of the petrol . |
| 11 | As for companies from other member states , which by virtue of the first paragraph of article 58 are equated to natural persons for the purposes of the application of the provisions on the right of establishment , the Act of 1988 deprives them of the right to establish themselves in the United Kingdom through the intermediary of agencies , branches or subsidiaries , since it provides that only companies set up under the laws of the United Kingdom may be owners and operators of fishing vessels , and restricts their right of participation in the capital of companies or firms , as the corresponding right of natural persons is restricted by the Act . |
| 12 | Anglo-Welsh is attempting to deprive you of the opportunity to benefit from our excellent prospects . |
| 13 | FAIR WEATHER ON THE FAIRWAYS Do n't let Britain 's winter climate deprive you of the game . |
| 14 | Another observation was of the isolation which can be experienced by the housewife , despite a close and happy marriage , when a move of residence deprives her of the company of friends . |
| 15 | It would be sad if ill-health were to deprive him of the chance to become the first democratically-elected president of South Africa . |
| 16 | When Annie Besant was prosecuted with Charles Bradlaugh for publishing The Fruits of Philosophy , a book of contraceptive advice in 1877 , she faced public abuse and insinuations about the immorality of her private life , culminating in the successful attempt to deprive her of the custody of her young daughter . |
| 17 | Most of us are labouring under beliefs which limit our potential , or create personal trauma and suffering , or which deprive us of the magic and joy of being alive . |
| 18 | The lack of coins deprives us of the evidence to form any assessment of their dynastic histories or tribal boundaries . |
| 19 | Taking them back to Orkney , they felt , would have deprived them of the privacy they needed . |
| 20 | Unless she felt it because her dismissal from that job had deprived her of the sight and sound of Luke Scott ? |
| 21 | ( g ) one disadvantage with convertible loan stock is that there can be a tendency for stockholders to convert when profits and share prices are rising ( thus diluting the equity profit of existing ordinary shareholders and depriving them of the advantage of the cheaper gearing which such stock provides ) and to retain the stock when profits and share prices are falling , thus maintaining the debt burden of the company at a time when it may be least able to service it ; and |
| 22 | When parents are so concerned for the children 's safety that they prevent them from exercising choice and making decisions , they are depriving them of the experience they need in order to cope with life as mature adults . |
| 23 | Several Cabinet ministers were reported to be outraged that she had failed to consult them , depriving them of the opportunity to try to persuade her to step down in favour of a more plausible ‘ unity ’ , or ‘ stop Heseltine ’ , candidate from within the Cabinet . |
| 24 | Their lack of commitment to extending their own professional knowledge and understanding , and their rampant anti-intellectualism , tended to infect the whole professional climate of their schools , depriving them of the spark of lively discussion about issues which is essential to educational progress , and dampening the enthusiasms of those staff who were otherwise inclined . |
| 25 | ‘ For three years the Government has been cutting help to the unemployed , depriving them of the training they need and reducing their ability to find their way back to work . |
| 26 | His hatred of the Empress , whom he never forgave for producing a male heir and thus depriving him of the succession to the throne , together with his inveterate hostility to what he considered to be the ‘ reactionary powers ’ , led him at times into very deep waters indeed . |
| 27 | If this is our approach , we force a work of art to last beyond its time , depriving it of the freedom to disintegrate , become a piece of junk , or just an old paint stain . |