Example sentences of "[adj] [vb -s] [noun sg] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For example , this sometimes arises when an old person who is demented turns night into day , and persistently interrupts the sleep of neighbours , or when his or her home has become so unhygienic it threatens the health and well-being of others . |
| 2 | For example , if the accused obtains ownership through deception but the owner retains possession or control , he will commit theft when he assumes the rights of the owner . |
| 3 | ( a ) A deception as to present intentions occurs where , for instance , the accused obtains money in advance for building work and then decamps . |
| 4 | However , if the accused obtains property on credit but he can not pay when the instalments fall due , he has not acted deceitfully if he intended to pay at the time of obtaining the item . |
| 5 | In tackling the serious problem of rural poverty , the Kenyan Government has advocated a Basic Needs approach to development and the research focuses on the ability of the schemes to improve standards of living for the rural poor . |
| 6 | Commodore International Ltd has agreement in principle with Prudential Insurance Co of America to issue $16m in new senior notes to redeem an equal amount of subordinated notes held by Prudential . |
| 7 | it is not self-seeking considers family over self-fulfilment , |
| 8 | In a major survey of special needs provision in middle and secondary schools , Clunies-Ross and Wimhurst ( 1983 ) showed that children with special needs were most often withdrawn from science and modern languages in order to find the time to give them extra help with literacy . |
| 9 | It concludes : ‘ The relatively high percentage of commercial chilled foods which were positive gives cause for concern — not least because the large majority of these foods were ready to eat without further cooking or reheating . ’ |