Example sentences of "[conj] [noun] [to-vb] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Parties may obtain discovery by one or more of the following methods : depositions upon oral examination or written questions ; written interrogatories ; production of documents or things or permission to enter upon land or other property , for inspection and other purposes ; physical and mental examinations ; and requests for admission . |
| 2 | The return of a Fianna Fáil government under Jack Lynch meant something of a decline in Anglo-Irish cordiality or willingness to collaborate in security matters , while the end of the constitutional assembly in early 1977 had removed any prospect of finding any viable Ulster administration to modify the picture of direct rule from Westminster . |
| 3 | The main aim of Community Care is to help people who need assistance because of age , disability or infirmity to stay at home for as long as possible , by providing services to support them , their relatives and carers . |
| 4 | Land drainage and the development of transport and farm machinery hastened this process , and it became ‘ uneconomic ’ for every small farm or village to aspire to self-sufficiency . |
| 5 | ( v ) Most libels of any gravity directed at the conduct of a local authority would sufficiently identify the councillors or officers concerned in or responsible for that conduct so as to enable individual councillors or officers to sue for libel just as , in this case , Mr. Bookbinder has brought proceedings in respect of the libels complained of by the council . |
| 6 | During the year when you have essays to write or problems to solve as part of the requirements of the course , work on a small space on your desk with the items that you are allowed to take into the examination room . |
| 7 | I did n't like being called a rowdie , but then I did n't exactly have the time or resources to sue for defamation , if that 's the legal terminology for someone who slags you off in public . |
| 8 | The police say they have n't the time or resources to worry about hashish . |
| 9 | And it was desirable , or would have been , if his style had been less intimidating , if the proposed freedom had offered a colour , light or warmth to compensate for astral and angelic voices . |
| 10 | In particular , the myth of top-level political control over state decision-making is one which it is vital for incumbent presidents or premiers to maintain in order to reassure the mass public that someone is ‘ running the show ’ , and that ‘ the show ’ is still capable of being run coherently . |
| 11 | Get residents with special talents or interests to help with activity sessions . |
| 12 | Assault craft and ships on a beach too shallowly shelved might ground by the stern , leaving their bows in water too deep for vehicles or men to cross without risk of drowning , while vehicle-carrying craft on a steeply inclined beach might not ground firmly enough to off load their cargoes . |
| 13 | ‘ We would still appeal to any member of the public who has any suspicion or information to get in touch and talk to us in confidence . |
| 14 | Most dictionaries would describe it as a ‘ desire or tendency to escape from reality into fantasy ’ , and ‘ reality ’ is certainly a key word in this definition . |
| 15 | The Power of Attorney is given to a relative or solicitor to act as Attorney or donee , but this power ought to lapse if the donor is mentally incapacitated , and the Court of Protection should step in . |
| 16 | Methodists might reject the right of Rome or Canterbury to speak with authority on matters of faith , but they had no doubt about Conference 's role as ecclesia docens . |
| 17 | The extension was completed at a cost of more than £3m to cope with school enrolment of 540 pupils . |
| 18 | It seems clear that the Commission needs more staff and more powers to police the 1992 legislation successfully , and the ECJ may require increased powers to ensure that failure to comply with Community law leads to punishment sufficient to deter countries and companies from breaking the laws on free movement . |
| 19 | Painted steel is likely to be less durable than the other kinds , but it is equally important to choose strong frames that are not likely to buckle : ( aluminium may be more likely than steel to bend under strain ) . |
| 20 | Many sediments are more susceptible than others to change during diagenesis . |
| 21 | As the first part of our special teenage sex survey — carried out by the Research Group of Great Britain Limited — showed yesterday , girls are more willing than boys to talk about sex with their friends . |
| 22 | It says that jobs to go at district offices include 64 at Colchester , and that some 50 posts will be axed at the company 's headquarters . |
| 23 | Such cross college and interdisciplinary pressure has been found invaluable in replacing passivity and resistance to change by enthusiasm and a desire to innovate and improve . |
| 24 | Decision taking has been delegated down the management structure : sales and support staff have more responsibility and freedom to respond to customer needs . |
| 25 | We commented earlier that his gifts for Esau were fit for a king , and such as a rebellious vassal might offer as a sign of his remorse and willingness to return to obedience . |
| 26 | If there are relative differences in the extent to which labour is mobile between jobs , in the extent of provision for retraining and in the ability and willingness to engage in retraining , in the provision of entrepreneurs to seize new opportunities , and in any other of the factors which influence the rate at which a region or country can innovate , then those regions/nations which are slow are likely to import unemployment from faster-innovating areas . |
| 27 | They do not provide the safety within which individuals can clarify and express their own feelings , perceptions and inchoate beliefs , for the staffroom cliques are based on certainty , and function to hold at bay doubt and anxiety . |
| 28 | It also shows , however , that sluices judiciously placed , and a barrier across the lake to keep one area free of encroachment from the sea , could allow birds and agriculture to flourish in concert ; an ideal indeed , for all the world . |
| 29 | If our democracy is to retain popular support and respect , it seems vital that the 60pc of voters regularly voting for change are given some opportunity to bring their ideals and values to bear on society . |
| 30 | We won a bottle of bubbly and money to spend on production equipment . |