Example sentences of "[v-ing] [art] [noun] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The clubs will meet again in a Heineken League First Division fixture at Sardis Road in seven days and Evans has no intention of allowing the opposition a sneak preview of his table-toppers ' talents . |
| 2 | Active hobbies provide physical occupation allowing the mind a break from other pressures , while hobbies requiring concentration can also divert the mind as well as preventing boredom and providing mental stimulation . |
| 3 | Here , he is allowing the Bible a degree of jurisdiction over scientific statements , which , though merely affirmed in the first place , might after all turn out to be demonstrable . |
| 4 | ( 5 ) The turnover rent shall be determined by a qualified accountant ( acting as an expert ) and whose decision shall be final ( except so far as concerns matters of law ) to be appointed by the President for the time being of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales : ( a ) if the tenant fails to supply a certificate in accordance with paragraph 3 above ( in which case the landlord 's costs of the determination and the expert 's fee shall be borne by the tenant ) or ( b ) if there shall be any dispute between the parties as to the calculation of the turnover rent ( in which case the costs of the determination and the expert 's fee shall be borne as the expert directs ) ( 6 ) Until the determination of the turnover rent for any rental year the tenant shall continue to pay rent at the rate payable immediately before the beginning of the rental year in question and upon such determination there shall be due as arrears of rent or as the case may be refunded to the tenant the difference ( if any ) between the rent paid by the tenant for that year and the rent which ought to have been paid by him for that year plus ( if the turnover rent is determined by an expert ) such amount of interest as may be directed by the expert ( 7 ) If the turnover rent for any rental year falls below £ the landlord may by notice in writing served on the tenant not more than one month after the determination of the turnover rent for that year ( time not being of the essence ) require that there be substituted for the basic rent and the turnover rent for that year the amount for which the demised property might reasonably be expected to be let on the open market at the beginning of the year in question for a term equal to the residue of this lease then unexpired and on the same terms as this lease ( save as to rent but on the assumption that the rent may be revised every five years ) there being disregarded the matters set out in section 34 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 ( as amended ) and in default of agreement the said amount shall be determined by an independent surveyor ( acting as an expert not as an arbitrator ) to be appointed by the President for the time being of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors whose decision shall be final and whose fee shall be borne as he directs Example 4:5 Turnover rent for theatre or cinema based on box office receipts1 ( 1 ) In this schedule : ( a ) " box office receipts " means the gross amount of all moneys payable to the tenant or any group company on the sale of tickets for theatrical cinematic or other performances in the demised property or the right to stage productions or hold conferences or other events ( whether public or private ) in the demised property and any moneys payable on the sale of programmes souvenirs or similar items ; ( i ) treating any sale by credit card as having been a sale in consideration of the net amount recoverable by the tenant from the credit card company ( ii ) treating any amount which the tenant is entitled to receive by way of grant gift or sponsorship as part of the box office receipts and ( iii ) deducting any value added tax payable by the tenant to HM Customs and Excise ( b ) " bar receipts " means the gross amount of all moneys payable to the tenant or any group company for the supply of food and drink in the demised property : ( i ) treating any sale by credit card as having been a sale in consideration of the net amount recoverable by the tenant from the credit card company ( ii ) allowing the tenant a reduction of two per cent for wastage ( 2 ) The rent payable by the tenant shall be the aggregate of : ( a ) £ … per annum ( b ) 5 per cent of the first 60 per cent of the box office receipts for any year ( c ) 10 per cent of the remainder of the box office receipts ( d ) 7.5 per cent of the bar receipts payable annually in arrear on 31 December in each year ( 3 ) The tenant shall pay on account of the rent on 1 January 1 April 1 July and 1 October : ( a ) in the first year of the term £ … by four equal instalments ( b ) in the second and every subsequent year of the term payments at the rate of the rent payable for the last preceding year of the term by four equal instalments and as soon as possible after the end of the second and each subsequent year the amounts payable for that year under paragraph 2 above shall be agreed or otherwise determined and all necessary adjustments ( whether by way further payment by the tenant or credit given by the landlord ) shall be made ( 4 ) The tenant shall : ( a ) keep full and accurate books or records of account ( b ) permit the landlord ( or a person nominated by the landlord ) to inspect the books or records of account ( but not more often than once every three months ) and if so required to provide the books or records in a readily legible form ( 5 ) ( a ) at the end of each year of the term either the landlord or the tenant may require an audit of the tenant 's books and records by an independent auditor ( acting as an expert ) to be appointed ( in default of agreement ) by the President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales ( b ) the auditor shall certify the amount of the box office receipts and the bar receipts for the year in question and his certificate shall be binding on the parties ( except in so far as concerns matters of law ) ( c ) the auditor has power to determine how his costs and the costs of any representations to him shall be borne |
| 5 | Cranmer was well acquainted with contemporary Continental liturgies and he followed Luther in allowing the congregation a part in each rite or ceremony . |
| 6 | ‘ Internal peace and stability can not be guaranteed by force and by denying the people a voice , ’ he said . |
| 7 | Now that he 's settled in and understanding the language a bit better , I thought it was an appropriate time to congratulate and welcome him to Carnoustie . |
| 8 | She she 's obscuring the truth a bit is n't she ? |
| 9 | If the principle on which morality is based is referred to as ‘ acting for the sake of duty ’ ( Kant ) , then that would be a way of explaining the reason a man might have for acting morally . |
| 10 | Perhaps , most significantly , ‘ For the White Feminist ’ disavowed the ‘ whiteness ’ of photographic paper , sealed in its container , waiting for an image — ‘ colour ’ had been literally introduced by a process of washing and dying the paper a copper colour . |
| 11 | Opening the door a crack she saw a man in a clerical collar and a woman beside him . |
| 12 | Opening the door a crack she saw John lying in bed , unshaven and tousled , his pillows tumbled and the blue rayon eiderdown slipping on to the floor . |
| 13 | ‘ Who are you then ? ’ she asked , opening the door a fraction wider . |
| 14 | Finally , after taping ‘ D ’ , together with its insert , on to ‘ C ’ , saw round a new outline , keeping the cut a millimetre or two outside the original shape . |
| 15 | Once , 25 or 30 years ago , they were working class East-Enders who could n't run a business but found in driving a cab a way to be free . |
| 16 | But it seems to me like it 's passing the buck a bit in the way they 're just sort of taking responsibility |
| 17 | Designing the interactivity means programming the number and location of the ‘ crossroads ’ in the database , establishing the decisions a user can take at each of them and determining the consequences of those decisions . |
| 18 | The NCH says parents are saving the state a fortune by caring for disabled children in their homes . |
| 19 | The buyers planted the seed but only leaves came up and the crop proved worthless , causing the buyers a loss of £61,000 . |
| 20 | Filling the booklets a bit of a pain ! |
| 21 | ‘ Without a replacement , the plant could have been out of action for months , reducing Torness 's productive capacity by half and costing the company a fortune in lost revenue . |
| 22 | If the war is indeed costing the $500m a day that the Japanese say the Americans are estimating , then a 20% Japanese contribution would amount to around $3 billion a month . |
| 23 | It is no good the judge 's writing the criminal a note ; the words must be said out loud . |
| 24 | BILL Clinton criss-crossed America yesterday , looking every inch a winner and living up to his promise to ‘ burn up ’ the last 48 hours of his presidential campaign . |
| 25 | Whereas Modigliani cut out all extraneous detail and painted Cocteau in a high-backed chair , looking every inch a peacock , angular and dominant . |
| 26 | Ministers want to reduce the subsidies paid to dentists for NHS patients because they are treating more people than expected , causing a £15m a month overspend . |
| 27 | The Government said dentists were treating more people than expected , causing a £15m a month overspend , but the profession argued if funding was cut they could no longer afford to do NHS work . |
| 28 | ‘ I was writing a song a day at college , ’ she laughs . |
| 29 | The statute imposed on a woman seeking an abortion a 24-hour waiting period after she had received the information stipulated by the law . |
| 30 | This is not to say that eating out must become a test , or analysing the menu a bore . |