Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] [noun] [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Those in favour of its retention state first that both parties are aware of the rules at the outset and second that , while a landlord has an absolute discretion whether or not to proceed with the grant of a lease to an original tenant , its discretion is diminished in the case of an assignee where its refusal to grant a licence to assign may be contested by the tenant , with subsequent expensive court proceedings . |
| 2 | She came from an eminent legal family and the wedding took place at Croxton , Cambridgeshire , where her family had a home , on 2 May 1758 . |
| 3 | Once appointed , circuit judges can be sacked only for incapacity or misbehaviour ( one lost his job in 1984 after involvement in a smuggling racket ) , while to get rid of High Court judges or their seniors demands a joint address of both Houses of Parliament to the Queen . |
| 4 | When the old house was practically uninhabitable , they or their sons built a new farmstead in the midst of their own fields and migrated from the village . |
| 5 | It 's a refreshing change from all the bands who 've been too busy staring at the stars or their shoes to risk a glimpse at one another . |
| 6 | But because they had taken out a personal accident insurance , they or their beneficiaries received a substantial cash lump sum just when they needed it most . |
| 7 | ( 2 ) An occurrence to which this section applies is one which — ( a ) affected either parent of the child in his or her ability to have a normal , healthy child ; or ( b ) affected the mother during her pregnancy , or affected her or the child in the course of its birth , so that the child is born with disabilities which would not otherwise have been present . |
| 8 | The position I have tried to adopt is that whilst the atheist must demand clarity , the theist can argue that the nature of his or her task necessitates a use of language that is bound to be criticised as unusual , although it can not be allowed to be contradictory . |
| 9 | To satisfy political aspirations some LDCs ' governments nationalised ( took into state ownership ) foreign banking operations , whilst others insisted on local incorporation into a subsidiary company in which the government or its nationals had a shareholding . |
| 10 | There can be little doubt that a prosecution under that Act at the relevant date , or its use to secure a civil injunction , would have aroused considerable public indignation . |
| 11 | Marlowe chooses to escape from his own Elizabethan society to a land of innocent pursuits where his shepherd asks a young lady , ‘ Come live with me and be my love ’ . |
| 12 | Jun. 805 , where his Lordship dismissed a petition to expunge the proof of a surety against the estate of a co-surety . |
| 13 | The Act retains the power of a Chief Constable or his/her deputy to ban a march under the 1936 Public Order Act . |
| 14 | I had no doubts about his musicianship , his talent or his ability to tell a funny story funnily . |
| 15 | Where a solicitor realises himself that he has been negligent or his client makes a claim against him on that ground , the client must be told of the circumstances ( if he is not already aware of them ) and be advised to seek independent advice . |
| 16 | Although aware of the anxieties inherent in seeking attachments , and the risks of loss , an authentic person is likely to be aware of her or his desires to build a meaningful life , and to pursue these with commitment . |
| 17 | ‘ If you change your mind or your child gets a scholarship , for example , there is a stiff surrender penalty on top of which a tax penalty could be incurred . ’ |
| 18 | You find your typewriter tapping out or your pencil scrawling a yet more thrusting reply from your heroine , one that surprises even you yourself . |
| 19 | You should not take on a case if you or your firm has a conflict of interest . |
| 20 | Have you made proper use of initial questionnaires and will the interview be properly prepared and structured ? ( 4 ) Have you considered if and when to issue witness summons or subpeonas ? ( 5 ) Have you or your client prepared a thumbnail sketch of the witness for counsel ? ( 6 ) Have you tested the witness 's evidence as vigorously as the opposition will ? |
| 21 | That 's all very well , you may say , but not if you 've got a boss like mine , or your office has a filing clerk like ours . |
| 22 | It enables you or your adviser to create a personal portfolio which matches your circumstances ’ . |
| 23 | A double bridle , or perhaps a pelham , may be worn in the other classes , but if you are not used to riding in one , or your horse has a sensitive or difficult mouth , then stick to a snaffle . |
| 24 | Our Chairman was a master printer , older than I was but an extremely good-looking man , so that my excitement had a sexual side as well as a political one . |
| 25 | But as I run my bath , I am reminded that my self has a physical outline . |
| 26 | The only thing that really happened was that my mum got a divorce in 1972 on the grounds that he had sexually assaulted me and there was mental cruelty to her . |
| 27 | A further family link with Eliot was momentarily established in 1941 by the fact that my sister attended a poetry reading by him under the auspices of the English Association . |
| 28 | How will I know that my child has a fair chance at Compact opportunities ? |
| 29 | As soon as you deigned to tell me that the Svend you were looking for was a student , and that he 'd used my home as a hotel , I recalled that my nephew spent a night here shortly after I moved in so that he could attend a lecture at the city university , and that I 'd entrusted him with a spare key so he could come and go as he pleased . ’ |
| 30 | It was difficult to convince him that my ability to hold a tape recorder did n't automatically furnish me with a degree in electronics . |