Example sentences of "[prep] a public [coord] a " in BNC.
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1 | It is essential at this point to try to understand what is happening to Burton since so much of his public life flows from the tensions between Hollywood and the English stage , between money and art , as it was thought , between philandering and fidelity , between a public and a private life . |
2 | The respondent 's contention is that there is a difference between a public and a private Act . |
3 | Despite its title , the Public Order Act creates some offences which apply whether the conduct takes place in a public or a private place . |
4 | Section 4(2) of the Public Order Act 1986 extends the old Section 5 breach of the peace offence by providing : An offence under this section may be committed in a public or a private place , except that no offence is committed where the words or behaviour are used , or the writing , sign or other visible representation is distributed or displayed , by a person inside a dwelling and the other person is also inside that or another dwelling . |
5 | ‘ The location of the offence can be described in evidence by any witness of the incident to show that it occurred in a public or a private place . |
6 | ‘ ( 2 ) An offence under this section may be committed in a public or a private place , except that no offence is committed where the words or behaviour are used , or the writing , sign or other visible representation is distributed or displayed , by a person inside a dwelling and the other person is also inside that or another dwelling . ’ |