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

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1 It should be possible for the lab to match the ink even if the letters could n't be deciphered .
2 The proposal for the lab has met with considerable opposition .
3 As for those localised unions with no such connections , it was not an uncommon experience for the organiser to decamp with the members ' subscriptions .
4 It is important for the organiser to assist teachers to prepare specific objectives for placement .
5 You will notice that some creatures have names that are difficult to distinguish from one another ( not all are as pleasantly obvious as ‘ hippopotamus ’ ) , which is why it is important for you to read the list first and for the PP to say them in the same order to start with .
6 My hon. Friend the Member for The Wrekin has proved to the hilt that there has been a greater , easier and more eager resort to the guillotine than at any time in English parliamentary history .
7 The capital standards , negotiated through the Bank for International Settlements ( BIS ) , are a natural scapegoat for the credit squeeze that is deepening the recessions in Britain and America and may provoke one in Japan .
8 In contrast to general victim compensation schemes which do not require that any individual be identified as the perpetrator of the offence for which the victim is claiming , ‘ Son-of-Sam ’ provisions allow the victim to recover from the earnings of the particular person who was responsible for the damage suffered .
9 The UN is also being asked to garner Iraq 's oil revenues and use a portion to pay compensation for the damage done during the occupation of Kuwait and the war that followed .
10 Please accept my apologies for the damage done to one of your photos .
11 People charged with taking a car could also be punished for the damage done to it .
12 A spokesman said infected haemophiliacs wanted compensation for the damage done .
13 ( a ) Irresponsible firms discharge toxic waste with no thought for the damage inflicted on others .
14 In the absence of such a clause the buyer would have to prove for the damage suffered under the normal common law rules .
15 Israel felt emboldened to ask America for massive extra economic aid to pay for the damage caused by the state of emergency , the prolonged military alert — and the arrival of hundreds of thousands of new Soviet Jewish immigrants .
16 The House found that the defendant had not fulfilled such a duty to take reasonable care and was thus liable to the plaintiff for the damage caused to her health .
17 This is not entirely correct , as the only compensation would have been for the damage caused by the armed robbery .
18 The question was whether the defendants were liable for the damage caused by the squatters or whether the squatters ' actions amounted to a novus actus interveniens .
19 Moreover , although a great cult may have brought in more than enough wealth to compensate for the damage caused by those fleeing from the king 's anger , that wealth could still attract the attention of would-be thieves .
20 The tax on fossil fuels proposed by the European Commission would be less costly than paying for the damage caused by acid rain , according to a report by Greenpeace .
21 It 's hoped the machines can be repaired , but the person responsible for the damage has wasted a lot of time and money and delayed an important project .
22 There needs to be a two-thirds majority in favour in each house for the legislation to succeed .
23 Gambling policy stayed with the Home Office , and although the Department of National Heritage would be responsible for the legislation to create the lottery , it would do so in conjunction with the Home Office .
24 Hence it is important for the legislation to spell out the situations and conduct that will be presumed to be anticompetitive , and to provide for the competition policy institution to publish guidelines as to how it proposes to apply the legislation .
25 There are schemes on hand for virtually every estuary in the country and it is important for the legislation to cover them .
26 Listening for the foot to halt and the steps to end there
27 For the present let me put it on record that the main hold-up has been with me , in setting up the Journal for printing .
28 There is no legal right to protect or demonstrate — merely a right for the present to say what one likes provided that it is lawful whether by way of ‘ protest ’ or otherwise ; or a right to pass to and fro along the highway in a reasonable manner and for a proper purpose , whether carrying a banner or not .
29 Er certainly the surplus was used to er create a new scheme for the present contributing members and er to the maximum benefit of the new sponsoring company , which er in the pensioners view er certainly er caused a great lack of security to the fund in our view of what they have done and er it is of in our opinion a matter of public concern and that we welcome the opportunity and I believe that you said previously that you 're gon na come up on the ownership of surplus , so perhaps getting away from it
30 In each case , our conclusions have been tentative and we are content for the present to have made the links between these diverse disciplines and the study of sign language .
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