Example sentences of "[adv prt] [adj] [noun] [coord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ … a fiscal and accounting entity with self-balancing set of accounts recording cash and other financial resources together with all related liabilities and residual equities or balances and changes therein which are segregated for the purpose of carrying on specific activities or attaining certain objectives in accordance with special regulations , restrictions or limitations . ’ |
| 2 | It is now widely accepted that the Chairmanship of the Bar is virtually a full time job , and the profession has been fortunate indeed in the people who have been prepared to take on that responsibility and make that commitment . |
| 3 | This is the point erm , well Plato made the point that the people we most want to rule us are probably the ones that are the least likely to want to take on that duty and Ben Williams made the same point the other way round that the people who rise to the top in politics are likely to be the ones that we would least like to have governing us . |
| 4 | The manager may take on that role but the new volunteers may find that they lack support as the manager is likely to be too busy with other duties to carry out the in-bureau training task thoroughly . |
| 5 | Every conversation , every event , took on fresh colour and significance . |
| 6 | ‘ We 'll take on fresh food and water when we reach Ibiza , ’ Nathan announced . |
| 7 | Firstly , there were contracts restraining a person from carrying on some trade or business ; these were clearly subject to the doctrine . |
| 8 | Mark my words , a few slippery leaves , or later on some snow and ice , and I shall have some old people in my surgery with sprains and breaks . |
| 9 | Slightly less clear is the effect of FSA , s 48(2) ( h ) , which authorises rules : " enabling or requiring information obtained by an authorised person in the course of carrying on one part of his business to be withheld by him from persons with whom he deals in the course of carrying on another part and for that purpose enabling or requiring persons employed in one part of that business to withhold information from those employed in another part . " |
| 10 | Her ability to change form is illustrated in the quotation which opened this chapter , where Jung describes how his mother seemed to take on another shape and quality at night . |
| 11 | She took on another personality and a new role as an outlaw . |
| 12 | National Grid , a company jointly owned by the 12 regional electricity companies of England and Wales , was granted a licence to take on British Telecom and Mercury . |
| 13 | The difference in the political context meant that the formulation and transmission of government objectives took on different forms and involved different actors in the two cases , most notably where the unions were concerned , as we shall see . |
| 14 | Together with the intricate and expressive ports de bras he allows his dancers ' feet , legs and body to take on different shapes and lines as the design unfolds to interpret the words . |
| 15 | The model was capable of taking on different shapes and widening as knowledge increases , to show this dynamic nature of communication . |
| 16 | Only Sinead O'Connor would have the courage , the reckless spirit , to take on songs made famous by the greatest singers — Ella Fitzgerald , Billie Holiday , Peggy Lee — to sing them live in front of a 47-piece orchestra , then take on organised religion and blame it for child abuse , and damn the consequences . |
| 17 | However , the finance company will often require the dealer to take on further obligations and to enter into a recourse agreement . |
| 18 | Counsel advice has been taken on this issue and it is concluded that debt restructuring is permitted by virtue of paragraph 1(1) ( c ) of Schedule 3 to the Local Government ( Scotland ) Act 1975 . |
| 19 | yeah yeah and fine now I think somebody 's coming to see me at eleven and then I 'm teaching from twelve til two , somebody 's coming to see me at two but a bit later on this afternoon or on Monday morning I can do |
| 20 | Partly for this reason , no decision has yet been taken on this matter but it may well feature quite soon on the agenda of the Welsh Advisory Body . |
| 21 | He would himself take on the Finance portfolio , with Minister of Agriculture Madun Dulloo taking on Foreign Affairs and further appointments to follow . |
| 22 | Do not forget that even if you are a potential council or housing association tenant , you have the right to turn down unsuitable property or demand that certain repairs be carried out before you sign on the dotted line . |
| 23 | The second set took just 24 minutes as Ivanisevic lost only four points on serve , banged down eight aces and broke Sampras 's serve twice . |
| 24 | It is filled in each month and sent ( no later than the 15th of the following month ) to the Co-ordinator/National Secretary . |
| 25 | The routine sheets should be filled in each week or whenever the weight is increased . |
| 26 | On the one hand there was the central government and its economic ( and taxation ( plans which laid down broad policy and investment strategy ; on the other hand was the ‘ club ’ of often just two traditional suppliers of equipment . |
| 27 | The clerk turned to me and I gave him my passport and put down eleven packets and envelopes on the counter for posting . |
| 28 | This has been adapted by numerous local planning authorities , many of whom have produced their own leaflets laying down specific guidelines and illustrating examples of good and bad practice . |
| 29 | Consequently , in order to diminish any noxious or injurious effects a local authority can make byelaws under s.108(2) of the 1936 Act which may lay down specific standards and ensure good housekeeping practice . |
| 30 | A strip mahogany ceiling lines the forecabin and there is plenty of stowage both beneath the berth , in the bins that run along each topside and in the locker across the foot of the berth . |