Example sentences of "[prep] the [noun sg] [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | On Jan. 18 , educational institutions were closed for the winter holiday a week early . |
| 2 | A further possibility , where this is available , is to arrange for the patient to attend a psychiatric unit as a day patient . |
| 3 | It is better for the patient to use a shallow cup rather than a deeper mug , partly to prevent an excessive fluid intake , and partly because he may have difficulty in judging the depth of a mug and so may tend to spill his drink . |
| 4 | Indeed , many forms of treatment by hypnosis do not call for the patient to utter a word . |
| 5 | It is better by far for the patient to have a week or so in which to mull over all that has occurred and everything he or she has learnt about the past . |
| 6 | Alternatively , the draftsman may dispense with a timetable for the rent review , and dispense with the requirement for the landlord to serve a rent review notice in order to exercise the right to review the rent . |
| 7 | It may be extremely difficult for the landlord to resist a claim by a person at the premises who suffers injury as a result of the landlord 's default and who was not a party to the lease . |
| 8 | By a notice of appeal dated 25 November 1991 , and pursuant to the grant of leave to appeal out of time , the plaintiff appealed on the grounds that the judge erred in law in holding that ( 1 ) the defendant was at 24 December 1989 a residential occupier within the meaning of section 27 of the Housing Act 1988 and a statutory tenant within section 2 of the Rent Act 1977 ; and ( 2 ) once a possession order had been obtained against a statutory tenant it was necessary for the landlord to obtain a warrant of possession . |
| 9 | A power for the mortgagee to appoint a receiver who will collect the rents and profits is also now implied in mortgages by deed . |
| 10 | The Yellow Book also requires the approval of shareholders for certain transactions and it may be necessary for the contract to have a gap between exchange and completion . |
| 11 | It is usual for the hotel to have a cancellation deadline usually four weeks before the expected arrival date . |
| 12 | ‘ This is a way forward for the museum to offer a wider range of access points into the nation 's science and technology , ’ Professor Durant said . |
| 13 | ‘ Long enough for the buyer to get a good distance away , ’ the father said , grinning . |
| 14 | Inhabitants of the stricken city taking refuge in adjacent parts of Lower Franconia , where many had relatives , asked ‘ how it was possible for the Führer to allow a systematic destruction of our German Fatherland ’ . |
| 15 | To establish immunity it would be necessary for the valuer to show a " formulated dispute " ( see 15.5 ) had been put to him to resolve in a judicial manner ; or , in other words , that he had been an arbitrator . |
| 16 | Although post-war plans for the village included a community centre , new school , village hall , playing fields and houses , these never fully materialized . |
| 17 | It would be possible for the village to have a community shop and part time post office . |
| 18 | Historians have found some manors where the local custom was for the widow to receive a half proportion , or even the whole , and yet in others apparently none — although in these cases it is more likely that the documentation is being misconstrued . |
| 19 | There was an overwhelming case for the State providing a basic pension but less of one for the State providing an additional pension as well . |
| 20 | And , to render this possible , it was essential for the state to provide a basic platform of entitlements . |
| 21 | The next step is for the lessor to make a court application to obtain an order for possession . |
| 22 | In these conditions it is vital for the pilot to have a hand close to the release , ready to pull it if the need arises . |
| 23 | The procedure would have been for the pilot to pull a handle , situated between his legs , which jettisoned the canopy while activating a rocket that fired his seat and that of his navigator clear of the plane . |
| 24 | ‘ John Dyson , ’ the chairman was saying , ‘ do you , as a journalist , agree with the suggestion that what we need is for the press to take a firm moral lead and play down all news to do with race relations ? ’ |
| 25 | Will he further accept that service men are looking for the opportunity to obtain a rung on the ownership ladder and that the Housing Corporation and its satellite housing associations can most assuredly provide that ? |
| 26 | I am grateful for the opportunity to make a brief contribution to the early stages of what will probably be the longest general election campaign in modern times . |
| 27 | I am grateful for the opportunity to make a few points about the environment . |
| 28 | Praise God for the opportunity to have a ministry of this nature , church-based and in the heart of community life . |
| 29 | ( The main reasons for taking this approach is that for dynamic handwriting recognition it is necessary to select the correct information shortly after the word was written — it may not be possible to wait for the user to finish a sentence or clause . ) |
| 30 | Of course , many software companies make express provision for the user to make a back-up copy . |