Example sentences of "[prep] [pers pn] [adv] [conj] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | MITI 's approach was to favour several large producers in the manner of an elite squad , and then to encourage rivalry between them so as to avoid the dangers of complacency in single firm monopolies . |
| 2 | But if the master has made him a bailee of them so as to vest him with exclusive possession , then , like any other bailee of this sort , he has it ; so , too , if goods are delivered to him to hand to his master , he has possession of them until he has done some act which transfers it to his master , e.g . |
| 3 | Had this been any other occasion , he would have lowered his head respectfully and more or less closed his eyes , watching Bill Brice out of the corner of them so as to know when to open them again , and murmuring amen where appropriate . |
| 4 | Trade unions fell into the second of these groups , but , because of their large and fluctuating membership and because of certain provisions in the Trade Union Act 1871 , it was assumed that it was impracticable to bring actions against them so as to make their funds liable . |
| 5 | That being the case , I have accepted my father 's invitation to live with him again and to return to the stage under his direction . |
| 6 | In my judgment the basic answer which any real property lawyer would give to a question about an assignee 's power to deal with a tenancy interest is that each assignee is the owner of the whole estate and can deal with it so as to alter it or its terms . |
| 7 | The reproduction of an historic statue of the Mother of God in the Cathedral , demonstrates a sensitivity to the vibrant traditions of the past , drawing on them so as to enrich ones own faith not only of God 's choice of Our Lady and her example , but also of the many wonderful traditions in the diocese which provides continuity , constantly enriching the present . |
| 8 | A short-term goal aimed at improving her relationship with him was set and she was encouraged to talk to him regularly and to discuss his father 's condition . |
| 9 | There was nothing for it now but to go on . |
| 10 | There 's nothing for it now but to get back as fast as we can the way we 've come . ’ |
| 11 | There was nothing for it now but to try the undertakers themselves . |