Example sentences of "be [verb] [prep] [art] [noun] [unc] " in BNC.

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1 A bankruptcy petition , put before the court and registered on the court file , can not be withdrawn without the court 's permission , so presentation of this kind of application should not be undertaken lightly .
2 This can not be applied directly in international law , for treaties can be amended by the parties ' unanimous agreement , and there is no over-riding regulation of international organisations .
3 Two weeks after the premature birth of her fourth child , Eleanor Adams-Robinson , Britain 's finest female , ultra-runner , is back on the road and expects to be competing at the European 100K Championships in Holland in September .
4 The salesperson 's voice may be competing for the buyers ' attention with the flashing lights and noise of the equipment .
5 Oh no er necessarily not , because er depending on the details of the er formula that all the words that er come out of the discussions today , er it 's got to be discussed by the members at grass-roots level , and if we 're not happy with it , we will be sticking to the action er certainly up until when the ballot is taken and if it is voted against er any deal that is struck at the moment , we will continue the action , and I think this will be not only in Oxfordshire , but up and down the country , the strength of feeling nationally is very strong .
6 There is also a further appeal before the court in relation to an application by the plaintiff for disallowance of interest upon the defendant 's bill of costs and er it is claimed that if interest is to be disallowed on their bill , interest should also be disallowed on the defendant 's bill of costs .
7 Is it beyond imagination , in these days of biological engineering , to conceive of a time when embryos will be implanted in a man 's body , and develop , and be born — perhaps by caesarian section ?
8 The transponders can sound an alarm if the animal is killed and can also be implanted in the rhino 's horn , allowing it , and the poachers , to be tracked if it is cut off .
9 Before this interrogation , he had reluctantly agreed to allow his wife to conduct it , being unable to argue against her contention that if he were to perform that duty , his questioning would inevitably be biased in the girl 's favour .
10 The final interview entails a personalized review of the course , as well as the formulation of a follow-up plan to be undertaken with the offender 's supervising officer .
11 Other work of a less specialist nature — plumbing , plastering , roofing , flooring and wall tiling , painting and decorating — may be undertaken by the builder 's own work-force , labour only sub-contractors or labour and material sub-contractors .
12 A man might be sacked at an hour 's notice , perhaps after giving years of service , yet received no compensation , no redundancy payment .
13 Let A be partitioned in the form unc Here A is of order n , B of order m , E of order n — m ; C and D are in general rectangular .
14 Two of the three studies of very low birthweight babies also showed significant reductions in the incidence of bronchopulmonary dysplasia and duration of ventilator requirements.These were both double blinded trials with the control group receiving placebo injections ; hence reductions in ventilator requirements can not be explained by the investigator 's knowledge of treatment .
15 Contemporary attempts by the military in liberal democracies to see itself as professionalized , like similar movements among police forces , may be explained by the military 's desire , on the one hand , to avoid attacks on its competence or political attitudes and , on the other , to provide a basis from which to claim superiority for its expert views on policy matters from weapons procurement to military strategy .
16 if worn with a chin cup attached to or held in position by a strap or other fastening provided on the helmet , is provided with an additional strap or other fastening ( to be fastened under the wearer 's jaw ) for securing the helmet firmly to the head of the wearer ; and
17 The children sang songs to be relayed throughout the company 's camps for members of its children 's Tiger Club .
18 However , managers put a lot of time , energy and commitment into their artist 's careers ( as well as a substantial financial investment ) , so it would be unfair for the manager to be dismissed at a moment 's notice , just because the artist fancied a change of management .
19 Tim stood there like a schoolboy waiting to be dismissed from the headmaster 's study .
20 No experienced player will be dismissed from the coach 's thoughts prior to Portugal , either , including Manchester United 's Brian McClair .
21 The playschool difference of opinion is now likely to be referred to the church 's area governing body .
22 Questions may be referred to the Bank 's Sanctions Emergency Unit :
23 He argued that consideration had to be given to a child 's quality of life .
24 Consideration might also be given to a country 's membership and relations with international agencies such as the IMF or World Bank .
25 They could well be given to an officer 's deputy or underling , assuring him of promotion when the time came .
26 The Employment Appeal Tribunal has said that the weight to be given to an employee 's conduct ought to be decided ‘ in a broad , common sense manner ’ .
27 Consideration will have to be given to the child 's potential and limitations , but it must be remembered that the pupil is part of a family with wishes and ambitions for the child .
28 Due weight must be given to the child 's wishes , but the court is not bound by them .
29 Due consideration must then be given to the child 's views having regard to his age and understanding .
30 He explained that early notice of the autumn season had to be given to the theatre 's subscribers .
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