Example sentences of "the [noun sg] set [adv prt] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was another sunny morning and I took the opportunity to set off with Singi , our assistant sirdar , for a shapely rock peak rising above the campsite and offering the prospect of an interesting climb and a good viewpoint . |
| 2 | The framework set out in Crystal and Quirk ( 1964 ) is unsatisfactory in two ways : firstly , no explicit distinction is made between sequential and prosodic variables and the choice between , say , rising as opposed to falling tone is presented as a choice of the same type as the choice between fast and slow speed ( tempo ) , which I feel is confusing . |
| 3 | The framework set out in Figure 7.5 is provided by Tough as a guide for teachers when identifying uses of language ‘ which they are probably already fostering , either intuitively or with some deliberation ’ . |
| 4 | Once the nest is completed , the male sets off in search of a female . |
| 5 | But by the time the delegation set out for Paris , the French Draft Constitution had already been rejected — and with it the principle of free consent on which the French Union was to be based — and while he was still en route to France Ho learned that a Provisional Government of Cochinchina had been announced . |
| 6 | Mr Summerchild , it was pointed out , was employed in the Government Commission , the department set up by Harold Wilson in 1965 to coordinate the workings of the various ministries . |
| 7 | This led to the typology set out in Figure 5.1 below . |
| 8 | The fact that the company never had and was never entitled to have some of the documents and that certain of them could only be obtained by litigation with the appellants , in so far as they were relevant to issues in that litigation , are factors to take into account in the balancing exercise to be set against the purposes of the administration set out in section 8 of the Act of 1986 . |
| 9 | Further the test set out in Hitchcock v WB and FEB ( 1952 ) 2 QB 561 had been replaced by the test in Re W which set out all that any judge needed to do in making a decision . |
| 10 | The proposal sets out in detail how profits made , but not realised , by American customers of British brokers dealing in this country can be guaranteed against the broker 's financial failure . |
| 11 | Section 5 of the Business Names Act 1985 provides that where a person fails to comply with the requirement set out in s. 5 and thereafter seeks to enforce a business contract with a party in default by means of a court action , ( a ) if the person in default can establish that he or she has a claim against the proprietor , which due to the proprietor 's failure to comply with s. 5 he or she has been unable to pursue , or ( b ) if a breach by the proprietor of s. 5 has caused the person in default some financial loss , the proprietor 's claim shall be dismissed , unless it is ‘ just and equitable ’ that the proprietor should be allowed to continue the action . |
| 12 | ‘ Subject to the following provisions of this section , where this section applies , the landlord in default shall , by virtue of this section , be liable to pay to the former residential occupier , in respect of his loss of the right to occupy the premises in question as his residence , damages assessed on the basis set out in section 28 below . |
| 13 | ( 3 ) Subject to the following provisions of this section , where this section applies , the landlord in default shall , by virtue of this section , be liable to pay to the former residential occupier , in respect of his loss of the right to occupy the premises in question as his residence , damages assessed on the basis set out in section 28 below . |
| 14 | Despite official denials the FMLN blamed the shooting on the paramilitary police , and had responded by announcing on May 19 that it was on " a state of alert " and was withdrawing from Copaz , the body set up in March to oversee the implementation of the detailed peace treaty signed by the FMLN and the government in January [ see p. 38716 ] . |
| 15 | He was elected vice-chairman of the Basic Law Consultative Committee , the body set up by Peking to promote awareness and discussion of post-1997 constitutional arrangements in Hong Kong . |
| 16 | Shares in some 30 other companies have been sequestered and put in the control of the Presidential Commission on Good Government , the body set up by Mrs Aquino to untangle the financial affairs of the Marcos era . |
| 17 | Umbrellarama … a forest of umbrella 's brightens up the Hong Kong stadium 's cloak of grey as the rain sets in on finals day . |
| 18 | In Andersen Consulting v CHP Consulting Ltd. ( 1991 ) , ex-employees of the plaintiff set up in business on their own account , providing maintenance for the plaintiff 's computer programs . |
| 19 | This is done by first transforming unc and then applying the procedure set out under SEQ below . |
| 20 | If this party is represented in parliament by a member of the Parliamentary Labour Party , the procedure set out in section ( 3 ) of this clause ( for the selection of a prospective parliamentary candidate ) shall be set in motion not later than thirty-six months after the last time the said Member of Parliament was elected . |
| 21 | ( 8 ) Where the prospective parliamentary candidate has been selected and subsequently intimates his or her intention not to stand for parliament in the constituency as the Labour Party candidate at the next election , the procedure set out in section ( 3 ) of this clause shall ( subject to section ( 4 ) of this clause ) be forthwith set in motion again . |
| 22 | Dillons has donation £20,000 to Childline , the charity set up by Esther Rantzen . |
| 23 | The lorry set off with Chopper Harris and Frankie Albright sitting on the floor of the lorry , their arms resting on the top of the tailboard . |
| 24 | The Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 opens the monopoly to authorized litigators who are members of bodies approved by the machinery set up in Part II of the Act . |
| 25 | Section 76(1) ( f ) " LPA 1925 " , specifies that the covenant set out in Sched 2 , Pt VI , is implied when the conveyance is made under an order of the court . |
| 26 | The paper set out by Mr. Dunkel provides a basis round which the United States , the Cairns group and the European Community could rally to provide a satisfactory settlement . |
| 27 | It must however be emphasized that these powers can not be used by a solicitors ' incorporated practice to do anything in breach of the Solicitors Act 1974 , the Rules or any rules , principles or requirements of conduct applicable to incorporated practices — in this regard attention is drawn to the proviso set out in Clause 3(a) . |
| 28 | It must however be emphasised that these powers can not be used by a solicitors ' incorporated practice to do anything in breach of the Solicitors Act 1974 , the Rules or any rules , principles or requirements of conduct applicable to incorporated practices — in this regard attention is drawn to the proviso set out in Clause 3(a) . |
| 29 | Nevertheless , I think its effect is to distort in some ways the dualism set up by Proust . |
| 30 | A summit meeting took place on Feb. 24 in Amman , the Jordanian capital , of the heads of state of the four countries which together composed the Arab Co-operation Council ( ACC ) , the organization set up in February 1989 under an agreement between Egypt , Iraq , Jordan and North Yemen [ see p. 36474 ] . |