Example sentences of "the [noun sg] [prep] a [noun sg] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Secondly we have not heard of anything that has changed in this county since nineteen eighty sufficient to warrant or justify in this alteration the addition of a policy the effect of which , one one with a similar effect having been thrown out at that time . |
| 2 | This conditional landholding — the pomestie — created the nucleus of a new service stratum dependent on the Prince in a way the boyars had never been . |
| 3 | Thoughtfully he thrust it into the base of a bush a few feet from the path and covered it with dried leaves . |
| 4 | For this reason , the FRED proposes that on the expiry of a warrant the amount previously recognised in shareholders ' funds be recognised in the statement of total recognised gains and losses . |
| 5 | By sailing the board at an angle the leeward rail digs in providing more sideways resistance . |
| 6 | One hostile dark eyebrow lifted briefly and a pair of diamond-hard eyes swept quickly over her , seeming to assess in the flicker of an eyelid the stylish dark red outfit she was wearing . |
| 7 | In the flicker of an eyelid the hostility had vanished and he had become a model of charm and smiling good humour , as he politely asked her all about herself and answered her questions in return . |
| 8 | You each had a Black Baby and the donation of a penny a week out of your pocket money meant that the Sister could move your small paper cut-out one step higher to God . |
| 9 | Most " events " are of a very short duration — in the case of a banquet a matter of a few hours — but some can last longer — in the case of certain sporting events , conferences or exhibitions several days , or even one or two weeks . |
| 10 | The amount they will receive will depend on their income or in the case of a couple the income of the partner and the size of the family . |
| 11 | It is to be noted that even in the case of a fiduciary the ambit of his duty once he has ceased to be for example , a director , is circumscribed . |
| 12 | In the case of a student the report will also be made to the relevant member of academic staff . |
| 13 | In the case of a plane the separation between a pair of geodesics ( straight lines ) through a point increases linearly with the distance from this point . |
| 14 | In the case of a sale the transaction will normally go through three stages : — ( 1 ) an agreement ( which , particularly if a block of shares conferring de facto or de jure control is being sold , may be a complicated one ) ( 2 ) delivery of the signed transfer and the certificate by the seller and payment of the price by the buyer and ( 3 ) lodgment of the transfer for registration by the company . |
| 15 | Of course , the same applies to fine art , where the resources involved are usually the artist 's own time and materials , though in the case of a commission the parallel is exact . |
| 16 | In the case of an underlease the subtenant should always require right of the superior lease or leases to satisfy itself that there are no restrictions likely to affect the subtenant 's proposed use of the premises . |
| 17 | In the case of an exception the grantor will be the landlord and the grantee will be the tenant . |
| 18 | They differ in that in the case of prepayments the exact amount is known and has been paid although the services have yet to be received whereas in the case of an accrual the service has been received but has not been paid for and we have to estimate the amount due . |
| 19 | There are radio programmes to listen to on a regular basis , to take away the aimlessness of a lie-in every morning . |
| 20 | Construction of the contract as a whole The weight of academic opinion is that there should be a different approach to clauses which define the liabilities of the parties , whether in positive or negative terms , and those which exclude liability for a breach which has arisen . |
| 21 | Yet both in the formation of the National Government and in the decision that it would fight the election as a government the King played an important , perhaps a crucial role . |
| 22 | Clearly , one aim is to ensure the election of a Parliament the House of Commons of which is of an efficient size , and the Members of which are elected in such a way that the vote of one elector is worth the same as another , neither more nor less . |
| 23 | ( 2 ) Where on the election of a chairman an equal number of votes is given for two or more persons , the meeting shall determine by lot which of those persons shall be the chairman . |
| 24 | But where there is an application for the grant of an advance a structural survey is one of the three forms of valuation from which the applicant is required to choose . |
| 25 | For the main part , however , basic techniques are not employed correctly yet within the framework of a method the standard achieved is dependent on technique . |
| 26 | As part of the preparation for a bid the offeror will conduct an information-gathering exercise on the target company . |
| 27 | They were down to the last roll of flowered wrapping paper– The shop had the look of a battlefield the morning after . |
| 28 | Hence , we shall accept as evidence of the presence of a rule a recurrent semantic contrast between senses , that is to say , a contrast which holds between senses associated with at least two different lexical forms . |
| 29 | Some are so high that they enable their makers to detect the presence of a wire no thicker than a human hair stretched across their flyway . |
| 30 | In the course of a year the Sun passes through the 12 constellations of the Zodiac . |