Example sentences of "a [noun sg] [to-vb] [prep] the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There an Investigation Officer will consider the documentation and decide whether the solicitor about whom the complaint has been filed has a case to answer within the powers of the SCB . |
| 2 | We 're walking back from the shops — me and Marie — and we stop for a bit to look at the lights in the electric shop . |
| 3 | They are given a budget to spend on the drugs they prescribe for their patients . |
| 4 | Cecil Parkinson told Sue MacGregor that he no longer had a part to play in the affairs of the Tory Party . |
| 5 | 5.6 makes it obligatory ( with certain exceptions ) for a person conducting building operations or changing the use of a building to apply to the buildings authority for a warrant authorising the proposed works . |
| 6 | He is a retired reverend , and I thought that , as he had made the effort , it might be nice to ask him to say a prayer to round off the proceedings . |
| 7 | ‘ In the meantime everyone in the party has a responsibility to stick to the rules agreed by the party conference . ’ |
| 8 | It 's a privilege to meet with the students as they seek God 's direction for the future . |
| 9 | I 'm enjoying the challenge and regard it as a privilege to share in the lives of others . |
| 10 | The reaction cause 's a gel to form around the stones . |
| 11 | I know , but you could have a , yes but you could have a jumper to go with the trousers , lilac 's nice |
| 12 | Up to nine people were killed in violent disturbances in the capital , San'aa , on Oct. 19 ; the next day there were a number of arrests at a demonstration to protest about the authorities ' failure to find the killers of opposition figure and rural development official Hassan Huraibi , who had been murdered on Sept. 10 . |
| 13 | If she herself was at a loss to cope with the perplexities it wrought , what chance would this tender spirit stand before it ? |
| 14 | It is normal for a partnership to trade under the names of the partners . |
| 15 | The fire was discovered at 3 a.m. by a master working late , and together with two boys — one of whom climbed a waterspout to get to the juniors ' bedroom via the roof and the other operated a hand-pump in dense smoke — managed to raise the alarm . |
| 16 | Rabbits have been known to live on the edge of a wood and regularly swim a brook to feed in the fields beyond . |
| 17 | In Western Australia it is an offence to cultivate blackberries in your garden , and it is also your duty as a citizen to report to the authorities any sightings of sparrows or starlings . |
| 18 | By analogy , therefore , where the refusal of planning permission makes it impossible for a defendant to comply with the terms of a nuisance order , this could be regarded as a reasonable excuse . |
| 19 | Which is a pity , because the Primera is too good a car to suffer in the sidelines . |
| 20 | In this way each partner can build up a capacity to contribute to the workings of an interlinked system . |
| 21 | However Mr Garnett can also supply a hopper to go with the CTS for an extra £150 . |
| 22 | It seems a shame to call off the droids . |
| 23 | As already mentioned , a refusal to enter into the merits of business judgment has been an important feature of the courts ' attitude towards directors ' negligence , and it is suggested that the basis of this refusal is , to an extent , well-founded . |
| 24 | While a failure to adhere to the provisions of this Code by an individual registrant may not necessarily amount to negligence or a breach of an implied contractual term by that registrant , such a failure may evidence an infringement of the Council 's Rules of Conduct which could lead to disciplinary proceedings . |
| 25 | It is clear from the authorities that for these reasons a failure to comply with the requirements of Ord. 29 , r. 1(5) of the County Court Rules 1981 is fatal to the lawfulness of the committal . |
| 26 | The rule of law which seems to have evolved , or at least to be evolving , is that ‘ a failure to comply with the requirements of Ord. 29 , r. 1(5) of the County Court Rules 1981 is fatal to the lawfulness of the committal ’ ( see Howes v. Howes , 142 N.L.J. 753 ) and that in contempt cases the court 's powers under section 13(3) of the Administration of Justice Act 1960 will be used only in exceptional cases . |
| 27 | ( 3 ) For the quarterly meetings of a licensing board , see s.4(1). 5.13(2) enables a hoard , if it thinks fit , to adjourn an application where there has been a failure to comply with the requirements of the Act , or where an applicant has died . |
| 28 | To enable a business to buy in the shares of retiring directors or other shareholders who wish to realise their holding . |
| 29 | The service standards could have been just circulated internally , but making them public meant everyone would know what level of service they had a right to expect from the police . |
| 30 | The Directive permitted a right to apply to the courts against decisions by the relevant national authorities without restricting the exercise of discretion by those authorities . |