Example sentences of "the [noun] or a [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The following are chargeable events : ( i ) the removal or a variation of a restriction to which the shares are subject ; ( ii ) the creation or variation of a right relating to the shares ; ( iii ) the imposition of a restriction on other shares in Newco or the variation of a restriction to which such other shares are subject ; or ( iv ) the removal or a variation of a right relating to other shares in Newco . |
| 2 | The following are chargeable events : ( i ) the removal or a variation of a restriction to which the shares are subject ; ( ii ) the creation or variation of a right relating to the shares ; ( iii ) the imposition of a restriction on other shares in Newco or the variation of a restriction to which such other shares are subject ; or ( iv ) the removal or a variation of a right relating to other shares in Newco . |
| 3 | Section 11(1) of the 1968 Theft Act provides : … where the public have access to a building in order to view the building or a part of it , or collection or part of a collection housed in it , any person who without lawful authority removes from the building or its grounds the whole or part of any article displayed or kept for display to the public in the building or that part of it or in its grounds shall be guilty of an offence . |
| 4 | Section 15 of the Act states that , unless the contract fixes the payment or a method of calculating payment , the supplier will be paid a reasonable amount . |
| 5 | One of a family of six and me elder brother was me bro me dad had a little business in the keys in and er they were hard times and me elder brother we used to go and work for him because me dad said he must and er from , after school I used to go and perhaps do the errands or a bit of filing , the odd jobs and all that sort of thing and I grew up with locks and keys and files from twelve , even before I left school . |
| 6 | Test matches from Lord 's live only to those with a dish on the roof or a cable through the wall ? |
| 7 | ( 5 ) No indemnity shall be payable under this Act in any of the following cases : — ( a ) where the applicant or a person from whom he derives title ( otherwise than under a disposition for valuable consideration which is registered or protected on the register ) has caused or substantially contributed to the loss by fraud or lack of proper care ; … ( 6 ) Where an indemnity is paid in respect of the loss of an estate or interest in or charge on land the amount so paid shall not exceed — ( a ) Where the register is not rectified , the value of the estate , interest or charge at the time when the error or omission which caused the loss was made ; ( b ) Where the register is rectified , the value ( if there had been no rectification ) of the estate , interest or charge , immediately before the time of rectification . |
| 8 | Measured as the rate at which fluids pass through cores of the rock or a bed of sand , the permeability is calculated according to Darcy 's Law and the unit relevant in most natural sediments in the millidarcy . |
| 9 | A dwelling for the living or a tomb for one 's ancestors should be sited only where it harmonizes completely with the forces of nature . |
| 10 | Its replacement by ‘ a sharp blow on the back of the neck or a blow from a mallet to the forehead ’ is relatively humane if administered skilfully . |
| 11 | I 'm not sure if I 'm meant to send a sharp note of warning to the Princess or a letter of sympathy to her step-mother . |
| 12 | If the sauce requires thickening , boil it quickly in the casserole or a saucepan on the hot-plate until it has reduced sufficiently — it should be thick but moist . |
| 13 | The products are good enough to need little in the way of revamping and apart from the odd addition to the range or a change of packaging little of any interest happens to the product . |
| 14 | Friends kind enough to offer to do the ironing or a bit of hoovering could be alarmed by cries of , ‘ No , no ! |
| 15 | The idea was a pleasant trip through beautiful countryside , talking the while about railways and in particular this line , then an hour in the pub or a walk round Llandrindod , and then the return trip . |
| 16 | They are also hoping to boost the town 's tourist trade with a new accommodation brochure which says Darlington is the perfect venue for a foray into the Dales or a trip across the North York Moors . |
| 17 | I walked the length of the main street twice , looking for the inn or a place of refreshment . |
| 18 | The liquidator or a creditor of the company is able to apply to the court to decide upon any question arising in the winding up and to exercise those which the court might exercise in a winding up by the court . |
| 19 | The policy covers theft from any building in which the Policyholder or a member of his family is living or employed . |
| 20 | The notion of giving up one 's rights to a ‘ whole community ’ or of submitting to a decision forthcoming from the community or a portion of it would be a strange and abhorrent idea to them ( Overing , in press ) . |
| 21 | ( b ) the offer must be recommended by all the directors of the target company other than any director who is the offeror or a director of the offeror ; |
| 22 | Depending on the likely cost of redundancies and the scale or likelihood of claims by the vendor 's employees relating to their past relations with the vendor , the purchaser may wish to negotiate a contribution from the vendor or a reduction in the price . |
| 23 | A decision by a court to refuse costs , in whole or in part , to a mortgage litigant may be a decision in the exercise of the section 51 discretion or a decision in the exercise of the power to fix the terms on which redemption will be allowed or a decision as to the extent of a mortgagee 's contractual right to add his costs to the security or a combination of two or more of these things . |
| 24 | Examples of the last of these are , consumption of the goods by the seller or a resale of them by the seller when he has no right to re-sell . |
| 25 | It is possible to tell you — broadly — what ought to appear in an ad , except that you can leave out ( for good reasons , of course ) such apparently essential details as the name of the product or a picture of the pack . |
| 26 | When choosing a containment system , AEA has helped companies with design — establishing the containment objective and determining the order of priority when protecting an operator from the product or a product from an operator . |
| 27 | However , the therapist will benefit from being able to discuss the case with other members of the team or a supervisor in order to be given support and guidance . |
| 28 | High purpose was something that could be recognized in someone , like a gleam in the eye or a tone of voice ; it meant that even when that person dabbled in something doubtful , they undoubtedly had good reason for doing so . |
| 29 | Even if your usual practice is to use handwritten notes there will be times when typed notes are preferable such as a difficult telephone conversation that you want on the record or a list of action points arising out of the meeting . |
| 30 | This reflection lights up the eyes in the rays of the moon or a lamp to such an extent that some native peoples believe that the tiger 's eyes actually generate their own light at night . |