Example sentences of "[coord] [verb] [prep] an [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Week two , an analysis written , hand or drawn or painted of an example of pre-Raphaelite work . |
| 2 | Walker ( 1981 ) , for example , has shown how psychology regards the male as ‘ norm ’ ; any results which show that women behave differently tend to be either ignored or dismissed as an anomaly . |
| 3 | In personal injury cases that element of damage which is common to all , physical injury , can not as such be eliminated or ameliorated by an award of money . |
| 4 | Poach , boil or scramble the eggs , or make into an omelette in a non-stick pan with a minimum of low-fat margarine . |
| 5 | There was also " … a considerable quantity of small ore which was got at the beginning of the work and can not be weighed until stamped or broken by an Engine and washed for which purpose they are going to erect one to go be water with all speed and were disstressed for some sycamore wood for the water wheel . " |
| 6 | In marginal cases , courts have sometimes allowed the applicant an opportunity to provide more details pointing to materiality or agreed to an order subject to the applicant giving security for costs . |
| 7 | Any unobliterated postage or revenue stamp valid for current use in the British postal area or elsewhere ( except a revenue stamp embossed or impressed on an instrument which has been executed ) . |
| 8 | Any postage or revenue stamp that is not defaced valid for current use in the British postal area or elsewhere ( except a revenue stamp embossed or impressed on an instrument which has been executed ) . |
| 9 | That way , we can call the police if there 's any trouble , or send for an ambulance if we 've a need to , which God forbid . ’ |
| 10 | Furthermore , where either depression or schizophrenia are provoked or triggered by an event , disorder typically follows so rapidly that intervention after the event and before the emergence of disorder is unlikely to be a practical possibility . |
| 11 | Until 15 or so years ago most of us knew pineapple only from cans — who has n't used chunks to make sweet and sour pork , or rings in an upside down cake ? |
| 12 | However once employment had ended it could be used or disclosed by an employee in competition with his former employer . |
| 13 | The hazards to which spectacles are prone include being lost , broken , ill-fitting , dirty , put on crookedly or rejected as an aid to better seeing . |
| 14 | It is well established that a public law decision by a local authority may be open to challenge by way of defence or counterclaim to an action brought by the local authority in the High Court or the county court , notwithstanding the fact that if the defendant had sought to begin the proceedings he would have had to do so by way of judicial review : see Wandsworth London Council v. Winder [ 1985 ] A.C. 461 . |
| 15 | German radio had announced on Monday night that Hess had disappeared by plane , and had either ‘ jumped out or met with an accident ’ . |
| 16 | Am I compounding a felony , or acting as an accessory before the fact ? ’ |
| 17 | This is a good place to rest for lunch or to visit for an evening out , for there is often live music in the restaurants and bars — folk , fado and jazz are all provided for . |
| 18 | Because mulberry trees are usually found in the centre of a lawn , not hidden away in the kitchen garden or grown in an orchard , they often provide a focus for children 's play . |
| 19 | In the first instance please write or telephone for an appointment . |
| 20 | Teachers ' houses and school buildings were set on fire or bombed in an attempt to intimidate ANDES members ; in the right-wing press , ANDES was accused of fomenting subversion and Communism : |
| 21 | ( Also , magic mushrooms , which can be eaten or made into an infusion and drunk . ) |
| 22 | If you are an ‘ at risk ’ person , and not very stable on your feet , or walk with an aid , do not have open fires in the house — you could fall on them and be badly burned . |
| 23 | If all the requirements are fulfilled , civil legal aid consists of representation for the purposes of proceedings , and it includes all such assistance as is usually given by a solicitor or counsel in the steps preliminary or incidental to any proceedings and all such assistance as is usually given by a solicitor or counsel in civil proceedings arriving at or giving effect to a compromise to avoid or bring to an end any proceedings . |
| 24 | Ten blocks from here Judith was about some early evening occupation : bathing , perhaps , or dressing for an evening on the town . |
| 25 | Allowing the taxpayers ' appeal , Lord Justice Browne-Wilkinson held that in construing a piece of legislation , reference to Parliamentary materials , subject to any question of Parliamentary privilege , is permissible where three criteria are met : the legislation is ambiguous or obscure , or leads to an absurdity ; the material relied on consists of one or more statements by a minister or other promoter of the Bill , together if necessary with such other Parliamentary material as is necessary to understand such statements and their effect ; the statements relied on are clear . |
| 26 | I therefore reach the conclusion , subject to any question of Parliamentary privilege , that the exclusionary rule should be relaxed so as to permit reference to Parliamentary materials where ( a ) legislation is ambiguous or obscure , or leads to an absurdity ; ( b ) the material relied upon consists of one or more statements by a minister or other promoter of the Bill together if necessary with such other Parliamentary material as is necessary to understand such statements and their effect ; ( c ) the statements relied upon are clear . |
| 27 | ‘ permit reference to parliamentary materials where ( a ) legislation is ambiguous or obscure , or leads to an absurdity ; ( b ) the material relied upon consists of one or more statements by a minister or other promoter of the Bill together if necessary with such other parliamentary material as is necessary to understand such statements and their effect ; ( c ) the statements relied upon are clear . ’ |
| 28 | Parliamentary material is admissible where the legislation is ambiguous , uncertain or leads to an absurdity . |
| 29 | Pepper v. Hart ( i ) admits statements by a minister or other promoter of a Bill , where the resultant statute is ambiguous , obscure or leads to an absurdity ; however , ( ii ) the statements must be ‘ clear ’ and ( iii ) may be supported by other parliamentary material ‘ as is necessary to understand such statements ’ . |
| 30 | Legislation Which is Ambiguous or Obscure , or Leads to an Absurdity |