Example sentences of "on [art] [adj] [noun pl] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thus the leading wheels ( the outer pair ) begin to move over the curve on the outside rails at the same time as the trailing wheels strike the curve , and the tank remains correctly orientated . |
| 2 | There was a banging on the great doors at the far end of the room . |
| 3 | The phase of this variation is arbitrary , depending on the small disturbances at the time the flow commenced . |
| 4 | Her wet feet burned on the hot stones at the edge and she walked across the grass to the shade where he stood jubilant , beckoning . |
| 5 | The gentlemen 's titles did not appear on the hand-painted signs at the foot of the staircase ; in certain other Oxford colleges such practices were countenanced ; not , Mr Bullins thought proudly , in Magdalen , which , in his opinion , was not only the most beautiful college in Oxford but also the only one of any consequence . |
| 6 | Well I think that message is getting across to the P L P and we 've seen more women coming into the House of Commons , sitting on the Labour benches at the last general election , but there also is a sense that the progress , although it 's being made , needs to be speeded up , because when you have profound social changes outside the House of Commons , with a change in women 's role in society , a change in women 's role in the Labour force , and a change in women 's role in the family as well , you ca n't allow your parliament to lag behind . |
| 7 | Kwa languages were an important influence on the Caribbean Creoles at the time of their formation ( and subsequently while slaves continued to be imported from West Africa ) . |
| 8 | Example 4:6 Rent geared to subrents receivable YIELDING AND PAYING THEREFOR by equal quarterly payments in advance on 1 January 1 April 1 July and 1 October in each year per cent of the net rents which the tenant is entitled to receive for the whole or any part of the demised property and calculated in accordance with the schedule hereto SCHEDULE ( 1 ) In this schedule the following expressions have the following meanings : ( a ) " full rack rental value " means the best rent at which the demised property ( or as the case may be the part of the demised property in question ) might reasonably be expected to be let in the open market by a willing landlord to a willing tenant ( i ) in the case of property falling within paragraph ( 2 ) below on the terms ( other than as to rent or other pecuniary consideration ) upon which it is actually occupied ( ii ) in the case of property falling within paragraph ( 3 ) below on the terms ( other than as to rent or other pecuniary consideration ) of this lease ( iii ) in the case of property falling within paragraph ( 4 ) below on the terms ( other than as to rent or other pecuniary consideration ) upon which it was last occupied and in any case disregarding the matters set out in paragraphs ( a ) and ( b ) of section 34(1) of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 ( as amended ) and on the assumption that the rent so determined will be revised every five years ( b ) " qualified accountant " means a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales or the Association of Certified Accountants ( 2 ) If the tenant lets or permits to be occupied the whole or any part of the demised property in return for any pecuniary consideration other than the full rack rental value thereof as at the date of such letting or permission or in return for no pecuniary consideration then he shall be deemed for the purposes of this schedule to be entitled to receive the full rack rental value thereof determined as at the date of such letting or permission and redetermined as at every fifth anniversary thereof ( 3 ) If the tenant himself occupies the whole or any part of the demised property then he shall be deemed for the purposes of this schedule to be entitled to receive the full rack rental value thereof determined as at the date on which he went into occupation and redetermined as at every fifth anniversary thereof ( 4 ) If the whole or any part of the demised property remains vacant for three months or more then at the expiry of such period of three months the tenant shall until the same is next occupied be deemed to be entitled to receive the full rack rental value thereof determined as at the date upon which the said period expired and redetermined as at every fifth anniversary thereof ( 5 ) The tenant shall one month before the beginning of each quarter ( time being of the essence ) deliver to the landlord a certificate signed by a qualified accountant showing a true summary of : ( a ) the gross amount of all rents and licence fees which the tenant is entitled ( or deemed to be entitled ) to receive in respect of the demised property and each part thereof for that quarter and ( b ) the amount of any sum included in ( a ) above which the tenant is entitled to recover from any subtenant or occupier of the whole or any part of the demised property either by way of VAT or by way of service charge in respect of services or works performed or to be performed ( 6 ) Subject to paragraph ( 7 ) below the net rents shall be the difference between the two amounts shown in the said certificate ( 7 ) The net rents shall be determined by a single arbitrator to be appointed by the President for the time being of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors if : ( a ) the tenant fails to deliver a certificate in accordance with paragraph ( 5 ) above ( in which case the tenant shall pay interest on the net rents at the rate of … per cent from the quarter day in question until payment ) or ( b ) any dispute or difference arises between the parties in connection with the calculation of the net rents ( in which case the arbitrator shall determine the amount of interest if any to be paid by the tenant ) ( 8 ) The tenant shall permit the landlord or his agent to inspect and take copies of the tenant 's books or account or any other document or record ( and if necessary the tenant shall procure any computer print-out ) which in the opinion of the landlord or such agent is relevant to the calculation of the net rents and shall bear the costs of such inspection if there shall be any material discrepancy between the certificate delivered by the tenant under paragraph 5 above and the results of such inspection . |
| 9 | The High Court ruled on June 30 , however , that a pardon conferred on the Black Moslems at the time in return for the release of hostages and signed by the President of the Senate and the then acting head of state Joseph Emmanuel Carter , absolved them of any crimes . |
| 10 | He was standing on the exposed rocks at the highest point of the headland ; the ground fell away steeply from here , mostly bare rock and scrub , with just a narrow shelf of land that was almost a beach down at the water 's edge . |
| 11 | Opposition leaders called on the two ministers at the ministry of justice to resign . |
| 12 | She yanked upwards on the two rings at the bottom of the window . |
| 13 | She clerks patients , organises and attends ward rounds , requests investigations , draws up theatre lists , liaises with anaesthetic and nursing staff and general practitioners , helps in theatre , and does all of the other tasks undertaken by the medical house officers on the other firms at the hospital . |
| 14 | It had dawned on me that not only was I leaving the comfortingly familiar surroundings of primary school but that I no longer had any influence whatsoever on the other pupils at the school which I had had before but I was to be demoted to ‘ the annoying first year ’ . |
| 15 | The grade of the degree is assessed on the basis of the overall performance on the written papers at the end of the third year , the thesis , and the results from a viva voce examination . |
| 16 | We sit on the dead leaves at the foot of the vent , backs against the stone . |
| 17 | She rolled her eyes , then sobered , tapping respectfully on the double doors at the end of the passage . |
| 18 | Much would depend on the particular circumstances at the time either in the context of a planning application or a local plan proposal . |
| 19 | Houses on the outskirts of West Bromwich approach close on the right beyond long grass while more wild vegetation on the left stands at the top of a high embankment with a stream , pond , college and school at the foot , the land gradually rising again to Church Hill at Wednesbury . |
| 20 | But the CTCs have been criticised by opponents who say the Government has lavished money on a few pupils at the expense of others throughout the country . |