Example sentences of "[noun pl] [coord] [adv] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Erm probates Or rather procedure on death because probate is proving a will , in the Latin if there 's no will it 's letters of administration which is a similar procedure , except that the will speaks from death and therefore your appointment of the executors is effective from death and therefore your appointment of executors is effective from death , they can do certain things even before they 've proven the will Which administrators ca n't do cos they do n't have the power until they 've proved that they 're the people entitled . |
| 2 | Although the army , still sceptical of the new weapon and uncooperative , were unable to provide him with either maps or even straw for the pilots ' bunks , within a week he had installed on the Verdun front six out of France 's total of fifteen fighter squadrons , and a further eight reconnaissance squadrons ; equalling 120 machines . |
| 3 | And although some 6,000 of them did fight , either in their own units or occasionally side by side with Afghans , most returned home without incident . |
| 4 | This perspective is unduly restrictive of the role of law in its socially instrumental aspects and unduly kind to those who have power over the legislative and judicial functions of states in that to define law in terms of the pursuit of order seems unwarrantably to exclude the use of law to foment disorder when this seems desirable to the politically strong . |
| 5 | I was split between boxing and football when I was 16 and , at one stage , I wanted to turn professional boxer and thought that , as I was on Norwich 's books and I could n't get a pro boxer 's licence till I was 17 , anyway , I 'd play football for twelve months and then steam into boxing [ he was a double ABA junior finalist ] . |
| 6 | There should be produced to the tenant not only a copy of the policy and/or a summary of the insured risks but also evidence of the payment of the last premium . |
| 7 | It was also claimed that some people in the media held shares in the mining companies and thus coverage of the exploration could be uncritical . |
| 8 | Sometimes they are joined by Elves who have lost their homes and families to the Dark Elves and now lust for vengeance with the cold fury that only Elves can feel . |
| 9 | And beautiful : played over by the cheerful light of young and strong vigour , entirely desire of the senses and entirely pleasure in one another . |
| 10 | INVESTORS should take note of the fact that Sir Ian MacGregor , hammer of the miners and now chairman of printing group HunterPrint , has been increasing his stake with the purchase of 840,000 shares , giving him a stake of 3.4 per cent . |
| 11 | She saw women , old gnarled Italian housewives , who did not care about popularity , who were quite composed in the face of sour looks , getting fruit and vegetables and even meat at a quarter the price paid by her affable husband and she resolved to become one of these women . |
| 12 | Macmillan astutely side-stepped the opposition by appointing General ‘ Pug ’ Ismay , Churchill 's wartime Chief Staff Officer , and General Ian Jacob , who had been one of his deputies and then Director-General of the BBC , to use their acknowledged experience of the workings of Whitehall to produce a blueprint of the most practicable way of bringing the three Service ministries together into a single Ministry of Defence . |
| 13 | There were some granulomatous area on the lower edges of the lungs , possibly caused by migrating worms , but these seemed to be old lesions and not evidence of a newly acquired disease . |
| 14 | Important , too , although not always easy to evaluate , is the evidence which we may call literary , not merely the chronicles , but rather the tracts , pamphlets , newsletters and even poetry through which people expressed their ideas and views , as well as their emotions , on contemporary issues and problems , which might be the need for government to be better managed , hope of peace , or the criteria according to which society 's military leaders should be chosen . |
| 15 | It had a high neck and narrow sleeves too short for her , from which her chapped , bony wrists and her hands on which every knotted sinew and vein was visible protruded limply , as if they were stitched separately to the cuffs and not part of her arms at all . |
| 16 | The result was restricted movement , fainting fits and even curvature of the spine . |
| 17 | This is a shame in a book so rich in ideas and so virtuoso in its handling of specialist terminology . |
| 18 | The Dwarfs continue to mine the vein for several years and even talk of resettling the old hold . |
| 19 | Not only future proposals but also information about the present financial position of schools must be made available for reference both to parents and to others , in education offices and public libraries . |
| 20 | Pupils who have done well at Standard Grade and wish to specialise in computing may study for Higher Computing Studies or even Certificate of Sixth Year Studies Computing . |
| 21 | Literally it may be defined as ‘ the geography of living organisms ’ or since geography is traditionally the study of living things and particularly man in relation to the environment , the most accurate job description of the subject may be the ‘ geography of the biosphere ’ . ’ |
| 22 | Also omitted are assessments or even mention of the studies of cultural evolution made since Richard Dawkins 's discussion of the memo , the scathing attacks by Richard Lewontin of the scientific method used in sociobiology , and of social scientists ' reactions to Wilson 's claims . |
| 23 | It was held to be unambiguous and that , in the context , ‘ delivery ’ meant delivery of materials and not delivery of a completed operable system . |
| 24 | The basis for this offer is the fact known by the cops and the criminals that the judge in the case has a history of giving reduced sentences and often clemency to guilty criminals who truly show remorse ; the judge also believes that co-operation with the police is proof that a criminal regrets his behaviour . |
| 25 | Africans received laws , fines and even imprisonment for certain agricultural and pastoral practices ( and the other restrictions which enabled Europeans to realise their economic interests of the day ) , while European settlers received physical infrastructure , loans , and an agricultural extension service backed by research stations which researched commercial crops for commercial farmers . |
| 26 | Scatter the freshly chopped herbs over the tomatoes and lightly season with salt and black pepper . |
| 27 | Colleges without adequate halls of residence may offer a second-best alternative in which they lease property directly from landlords and then sublet to students . |
| 28 | Friction includes cumbersome procedures and also lack of feedback information . |
| 29 | After retirement he became a respected commentator , chairman of selectors and eventually president of Yorkshire ( 1981-4 ) until , saddened by the internal strife , he resigned from an office in which he took great pride . |
| 30 | The able-bodied had to saw up old railway sleepers and then chop up the pieces for sale as firewood . |