Example sentences of "[subord] [prep] [art] course " in BNC.
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| 1 | They rarely cross the paths of working-class Asians except in the course of their occasional investigations . |
| 2 | So long as a judge keeps silent his reputation for wisdom and impartiality remains unassailable : but every utterance which he makes in public , except in the course of the actual performance of his judicial duties , must necessarily bring him within the focus of criticism . |
| 3 | The grazing of sheep and store cattle was the main occupation , although in the course of the sixteenth century dairying was to assume increasing importance . |
| 4 | I would add that although in the course of argument some distinction was sought to be drawn between overpayment of tax under regulations later shown to be ultra vires and overpayment due to the erroneous interpretation of a statute , no such distinction can , in my view , properly be drawn . |
| 5 | In the end it seemed to be more or less common ground that the judge did not formally state his reasons when he made his order , although in the course of argument he had indicated that he had sympathy for the debtor 's argument based on section 69 of the Solicitors Act 1974 . |
| 6 | The Social Work ( Scotland ) Act 1968 says that where a child has been detained in a place of safety , and the Reporter considers that the child may be in need of compulsory measures of care , he shall , wherever practicable , arrange a children 's hearing to sit not later than in the course of the first lawful day after the commencement of the child 's detention to consider the case . |
| 7 | The defendant supplied the product otherwise than in the course of a business and the defendant did not produce it ( or own-brand it or import it into the European Community ) with a view to profit . |
| 8 | How was it that a limited company made a contract otherwise than in the course of its business ? |
| 9 | It is now firmly established that a company ( or indeed a partnership or sole trader ) definitely can make purchases other than in the course of its business . |
| 10 | Section 22(1) of the Theft Act 1968 stipulates : [ a ] person handles stolen goods if ( otherwise than in the course of the stealing ) knowing or believing them to be stolen goods he dishonestly receives the goods , or dishonestly undertakes or assists in their retention , removal , disposal or realisation by or for the benefit of another person , or if he arranges to do so . |
| 11 | " Otherwise than in the course of stealing " |
| 12 | The phrase " otherwise than in the course of the handing " does not solve every issue of the relationship between theft and handling . |
| 13 | Clause 172 is also redrafted to clarify the law and reads : [ a ] person is guilty of handling stolen goods if ( otherwise than in the course of the stealing ) knowing or believing them to be stolen goods , he dishonestly — |
| 14 | Section 4(1) ( c ) provides : ( c ) ( i ) that the only supply of the product to another by the person proceeded against was otherwise than in the course of a business of that person 's ; and ( c ) ( ii ) that section 2(2) above does not apply to that person or applies to him by virtue of things done otherwise than with a view to profit … |
| 15 | that you normally play with erm I wonder if during the course of erm this discussion today if you feel erm that it 's gone well for you |
| 16 | If in the course of its development observations are made to test the theory , and the theory fails to explain some of them , then it has to be refined to take account of the new observations . |
| 17 | If in the course of time science produces evidence , from within the infinity of the universe , of some previously unknown and completely indestructible influence which caused life to commence , then that influence must not be designated spiritual' . |
| 18 | Section 10 of the Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986 and s.213 of the Insolvency Act 1986 together provide that if in the course of winding up it appears that any business of the company has been carried on with intent to defraud creditors of the company or other persons , or for any fraudulent purpose , the liquidator may apply to the court for a declaration that any persons who were knowingly parties to such fraudulent trading are liable to make such contributions to the company 's assets as the court thinks proper . |
| 19 | If in the course of erm a will being proved and |
| 20 | Re-writing the partnership agreement will not be a practicable exercise in larger firms , although in certain circumstances it may become necessary , eg if in the course of negotiations with a new partner some hitherto unsuspected inadequacy is revealed . |
| 21 | It was significant because during the course of it two things became very plain to Anna . |
| 22 | Because during the course of our discussions today I 'll ask you to introduce me to others if , and only if , you think this meeting with me today has been of benefit to yourself , would that be okay ? |
| 23 | At times I would give him more sedation than other times because of the course of the illness . |
| 24 | In addition , because of the course of world events , he was turning to look more closely to France for political support . |
| 25 | So far as the availability of evidence before the justices , again , I say little because of the course I am going to take but there clearly was evidence for them to consider and assess . |
| 26 | Again , I am not going to say anything about the length of the order or how it should be arrived at , because of the course I am going to take . |
| 27 | They also tend to be middle-minded , not just because of the selective ( and , until recently , highly secretive ) recruitment procedure by which they are appointed , but also because in the course of their training and socialization they are imbued with a particular self-perception about their role that amounts almost to a consistent ideology ( Parker et al. , 1989 ) . |
| 28 | The Government took the view that the distinction between public and private was meritless , partly because in the course of the miners ' dispute , summonses brought under the 1936 Act , section 5 were dismissed because the persons charged were able to show that they were on National Coal Board or other private property , and no offence was committed even though the victims of the threats were on the public highway . |
| 29 | and it 's be it 's been a very fascinating job because in the course of the years , obviously one has met erm , parents and students and lecturers and erm university tutors we 've got to know quite well because erm there were all sorts of problems as you probably know with |
| 30 | Moreover , there is evidence to suggest that by the seventeenth century both literacy and Bible reading were on the increase ; in the parish of Keevil in Wiltshire , for example , only 4 per cent of testators who died during the decades between 1590 and 1630 appear to have possessed a Bible , whereas during the course of the 1630s and 1640s the proportion rose to 18 per cent . |