Example sentences of "[adj] [subord] [art] [noun] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( f ) Insurance If the matrimonial home is in the sole name of the husband then it is best to change the insurance arrangements once agreement is reached or the court order made ; the husband may neglect or to be unnecessary where the property already stands in the joint names of husband and wife and a separate declaration of trust is made . |
| 2 | The vorticity intensification process will be strongest where the vorticity already happens to be large . |
| 3 | The act of shipping the barley in Maynegrain was assumed to be sufficient to amount to conversion , but the position is different where the defendant innocently interferes with P 's goods whether upon his own initiative or upon the instructions of another , when the defendant 's act amounts to nothing more than transport or custody of the goods . |
| 4 | ‘ I 've no more idea of who did this than the police apparently have . ’ |
| 5 | He noted that the government commission which he had established to investigate the Parys affair had paid more attention to this than the commission later appointed at Walesa 's request [ see p. 38881 ] . |
| 6 | Flying direct from Cairo to Paris and surviving the worst earthquakes that Egypt has ever suffered might sound excellent training for Paris Fashion Week , but proved to be more rigorous than the event strictly called for . |
| 7 | The Kent County cricketing team came again , beating Henley 20 — 2 although the Standard bravely reported it ‘ not to be as one-sided as it might appear ’ . |
| 8 | At the very least , however , unpalatable though the proposals may at present be , they may prove more acceptable than the alternative already foreshadowed by Sir Adrian Cadbury should his own committee 's voluntary code fail to command compliance — the even more unpalatable prospect of governance by legislation . |
| 9 | Coping strategies which are sometimes suggested , like making a mental agreement with yourself or even an actual arrangement with the other party , to stand over an arm 's length away and promise not to move from your spot , are sensible if the temperature really soars . |
| 10 | ‘ SOUTH AFRICA WILL NOT BE TRULY FREE UNTIL THE WOMEN TOO ARE FREE ’ delegate to the Malibonlwe Women 's Conference , February 1990 . |
| 11 | During the half-halts , be strong with leg and positive with a blocking hand , then relax and sit quietly with a light contact , repeating this until the penny finally drops . |
| 12 | It would be self-contained if the system only allowed Men … |
| 13 | The situation would of course be different if a method eventually became available whereby the sex of the offspring could be selected at conception . |
| 14 | I say this because the Sloth so far has done nothing and it appears he does n't plan to do anything except now he is reading a James Michener book . |
| 15 | Yes , erm well I I 've not done a wedding in a church actually yet , but then I 've only done three weddings , and , but the most interesting one was in a Brock in Glenelg and erm , that was quite exciting because the couple really thought about the service and they had selected that sight because it meant something to them , and involved the whole community and thereabout , and it was great ! |
| 16 | South African rugby has really come to this : a game for 90 players from the Transvaal , Northern Transvaal , Western Province , Eastern Province , Orange Free State and Natal who get wonderfully reimbursed for the expense of now playing 23 or more first-class fixtures in a season against one another while the rest hardly get a look in . |
| 17 | He will drive as Alain Prost 's No 2 after the Frenchman personally backed his recruitment . |
| 18 | It was not clear whether the robber ever got out of the car or escaped with any of their valuables . |
| 19 | Similarly Lord Scarman said that if the dispute were connected with one of the matters referred to in the statute ( for example , terms and conditions of employment ) then ‘ it is a trade dispute , and it is immaterial whether the dispute also relates to other matters or has an extraneous , e.g. political or personal , motive . |
| 20 | It is doubtful whether the diners actually find these offerings delicious . |
| 21 | Many deserted before the battle even started , and a number of nobles surrendered as soon as they could decently do so . |
| 22 | It is not clear when the right actually arises , nor whether its basis is the sovereign will of the treaty parties or the assent of the third party . |
| 23 | The air was as clear as the air only is after prolonged rain . |
| 24 | ‘ While at present returns are not as high as a year ago , they are still relatively attractive . ’ |
| 25 | Oh it had oh yes definitely , they used to have a lot of machinery from Germany , cos they were specialists in , in power presses , oh I used to , the one big press I used to work on I used bells , erm all this was great nearly as high as the ceiling here and it was an press , and er just one just press a lever or a handle there used to be er handles on the side as well sometimes they put levers sometimes a handle and the bell would come out all formed and everything and that was heavy steel , and that was a heavy job , but erm they were very very heavy presses they , the pressure was very I do n't know tons or something like that , but erm it was all er it was all to cut labour out and er and the self-feed as well where one would be feeding it or you 'd pull it yourself , it was automatic all automatic I could n't think of that word before . |
| 26 | No objection could be taken to this when the offence actually took place in public ; now , of course , it need not . |
| 27 | I am always in my very best spirits , for my heart has been as light as a feather ever since I got away from all that humbug ; and , what is more , I have become fatter . |
| 28 | It is so much easier when the business actually comes through the letter box . |
| 29 | The ashbowl was full and the fag packet empty when the telephone finally rang . |
| 30 | Stranger than the truth perhaps but tireless , happy go lucky , organised , a friend at all times — these are the boys and girls that really will ensure you get to make the most of your holiday . |