Example sentences of "before [coord] [prep] the [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The terms of a contract are settled either before or at the time of making the contract . |
| 2 | By a notice of appeal dated 7 July 1992 the husband appealed on the ground that a copy of the committal order had not been served on him either before or at the time of the execution of the warrant as required by Ord. 29 , r. 1(5) ( a ) of the County Court Rules 1981 ( as amended ) and that in consequence the order was invalid and/or defective and should be set aside . |
| 3 | ‘ If a committal order is made , the order shall be for the issue of a warrant of committal and , unless the judge otherwise orders — ( a ) a copy of the order shall be served on the person to be committed either before or at the time of the execution of the warrant ; or ( b ) where the warrant has been signed by the judge , the order for issue of the warrant may be served on the person to be committed at any time within 36 hours after the execution of the warrant . |
| 4 | ‘ A person is guilty of robbery if he steals , and immediately before or at the time of doing so , and in order to do so , he uses force on any person or puts or seeks to put any person in fear of being then and there subjected to force . |
| 5 | Thirteen patients in group A ( 57% ) and seven in group B ( 18% ) had associated cholecystolithiasis , diagnosed either before or at the time of diagnosis of sclerosing cholangitis ( p=0.002 ) . |
| 6 | By s.8(1) of the Theft Act 1968 : [ a ] person is guilty of robbery if he steals , and immediately before or at the time of doing so , and in order to do so , he uses any force on any person or puts or seeks to put any person in fear of being then and there subjected to force . |
| 7 | The force must be used " immediately before or at the time of " the theft . |
| 8 | This phenomenon can also be seen in trading stamp transactions so that s4(1) of the Trading Stamps Act 1964 ( substituted by s16(1) of SOGIT 1973 ) provides : In every redemption of trading stamps for goods , notwithstanding any term to the contrary on which the redemption is made , there is — ( a ) an implied warranty on the part of the promoter of the trading scheme that he has a right to give the goods in exchange ; ( b ) an implied warranty that the goods are free from any charge or encumbrance not disclosed or known to the person obtaining the goods before , or at the time of redemption and that that person will enjoy quiet possession of the goods except so far as it may be disturbed by the owner or other person entitled to the benefit of any charge or encumbrance so disclosed or known ; ( c ) an implied warranty that the goods are of merchantable quality , except that there is no such warranty ( i ) as regards defects specifically drawn to the attention of the person obtaining the goods before or at the time of redemption ; or ( ii ) if that person examines the goods before or at the time of redemption , as regards defects which that examination ought to reveal . |
| 9 | This phenomenon can also be seen in trading stamp transactions so that s4(1) of the Trading Stamps Act 1964 ( substituted by s16(1) of SOGIT 1973 ) provides : In every redemption of trading stamps for goods , notwithstanding any term to the contrary on which the redemption is made , there is — ( a ) an implied warranty on the part of the promoter of the trading scheme that he has a right to give the goods in exchange ; ( b ) an implied warranty that the goods are free from any charge or encumbrance not disclosed or known to the person obtaining the goods before , or at the time of redemption and that that person will enjoy quiet possession of the goods except so far as it may be disturbed by the owner or other person entitled to the benefit of any charge or encumbrance so disclosed or known ; ( c ) an implied warranty that the goods are of merchantable quality , except that there is no such warranty ( i ) as regards defects specifically drawn to the attention of the person obtaining the goods before or at the time of redemption ; or ( ii ) if that person examines the goods before or at the time of redemption , as regards defects which that examination ought to reveal . |
| 10 | This point is sensibly picked up in the Vienna Sales Convention , which provides in article 1(2) that : The fact that the parties have their places of business in different States is to be disregarded whenever this fact does not appear from the contract or from any dealings between , or from , information disclosed by , the parties at any time before or at the conclusion of the contract . ’ |
| 11 | Negative reinforcement is something unwelcome that happens before or during the behaviour in question has occurred . |
| 12 | Yet between the recognition of a dispute which may end in a trial and its actual arrival before the judge lies a lengthy period of negotiation before or during the operation of the formal pre-trial procedure . |
| 13 | One is where an adjournment is sought before or during the course of a summary trial . |
| 14 | Both would have seen all the relevant documents either before or during the course of the trial . |
| 15 | ‘ So , sometime before or during the course of Thursday evening , a ceremonial sword is taken from its place in the Infantry chapel , sharpened and applied to the head of a priest . |
| 16 | Parentheticals can usually be lifted out , and placed either before or after the sentence in which they are embedded , then connected with their original context by a suitable linking expression ( for discussion of links between sentences , see Chapter 5 , pp. 100 – 5 ) . |
| 17 | From this they concluded that a rogue suitcase could have been ‘ sent to Pan Am 103 either before or after the unloading of Air Malta 180 ’ . |
| 18 | It was agreed that any club invited to the Glenfiddich will be paired with a local side to allow them to play the fixture in midweek either before or after the trip to Glasgow . |
| 19 | She asked if he had left the boardroom before or after the altercation with his wife at the party . |
| 20 | There is no mention of Marleasing SA v. La Comercial Internacional de Alimentacion SA , in which the Court of Justice of the Communities held that a national court is bound to try to interpret national legislation so that it will comply with the requirements of Community law whether the legislation was passed before or after the creation of the Community obligation . |
| 21 | The further problem then arises as to whether the Commission 's confirmation is to be obtained before or after the entry into force of the national measures . |
| 22 | In this and in section 35 below — ‘ maintenance agreement ’ means any agreement in writing made , whether before or after the commencement of this Act , between the parties to a marriage , being — |
| 23 | 19 ( 1 ) In all leases whether made before or after the commencement of this Act containing a covenant condition or agreement against assigning , under- letting , charging or party with the possession of a demised premises or any part thereof without licence or consent , such covenant condition or agreement shall , notwithstanding any express provision to the contrary , be deemed to be subject — ( a ) to a proviso to the effect that such licence or consent is not to be unreasonably withheld , but this proviso does not preclude the right of the landlord to require payment of a reasonable sum in respect of any legal or other expenses incurred in connection with such licence or consent ; … |
| 24 | Section 4(6) provides : ‘ Subsection ( 1 ) above shall have effect notwithstanding any decision of a court ( whether before or after the passing of this Act ) purporting to have a contrary effect . ’ |
| 25 | They can select a time before or after the passing of property . |
| 26 | This often creates a confusion in estimating the number of school age mothers , as a sixteen-year-old can be counted both in the school age group and in the sixteen to nineteen-year-old group , depending on whether her birthday falls before or after the end of the school year . |
| 27 | Creevey was there during Napoleon 's ‘ Hundred Days ’ and left a vivid account of his experiences before and during the battle of Waterloo . |
| 28 | Agreement on the protocol was facilitated by announcements before and during the conference by the Netherlands , Germany and Japan to the effect that they would support a prohibition of mining . |
| 29 | Police arrested 12 Belgians and nine Germans before and during the game on Wednesday which Bremen won through goals by Marco Bodo and Manfred Bockenfeld . |
| 30 | There was crowd trouble before and during the match at Old Trafford , where Liverpool lost 2-0 to Manchester United ending an unbeaten run of 18 games . |