Example sentences of "[to-vb] [art] [noun sg] at [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Second , the finance company has to check the creditworthiness of a customer from details supplied on a proposal form for credit , so it has the right to cancel the agreement at any time before credit has been approved and accepted . |
| 2 | Where the Regulations apply , they give a cooling-off period entitling the customer to cancel the agreement at any time ‘ within the period of 7 days following the making of the contract . ’ |
| 3 | Whereas the most the Prime Minister had ever conceded before polling day was a vague pledge to ‘ take stock ’ , Mr Lang , while stressing the need to preserve the Union at all costs , said : ‘ I 'm certainly not ruling out change … |
| 4 | He felt it necessary to sound the warning bell against sectionalism to preserve the reform at all . |
| 5 | On appeal , on the question whether the judge was entitled to refuse to allow the prosecution to discontinue the case at that stage and whether he was entitled to call the remaining witness : — |
| 6 | You may also be able to see the rabbit at this stage . |
| 7 | Erm , and therefore it feels it would be disingenuous of it to support the principle at this stage , it may well lead to a situation where were encouraging the County to go down a particular route , but only to get to the very end of it for us to pull the rug from beneath the County 's feet . |
| 8 | Erm , I think I answered this question this morning in response to erm Miss Whitaker 's erm er question to me , erm Hambledon 's objection to the principle of a new settlement is based upon , erm , our interpretation of P P G three , we feel that , as I said , it would be disingenuous of us to support the principle at this stage knowing that we were unwilling to accept a new settlement in Hambledon . |
| 9 | He might admit to having it later on , but he was n't sure yet what he was going to do ; it would be stupid to queer the pitch at this early stage of the game . |
| 10 | said that conditions ‘ go so directly to the substance of the contract or , in other words , are so essential to its very nature that their non-performance may fairly be considered by the other party as a substantial failure to perform the contract at all . ’ |
| 11 | Brave and good in the air , Dave consistently proved his ability to find the net at all levels , but perhaps the goal for which he will be best remembered by Palace fans of the period was that which he scored at Elland Road , Leeds , in January 1976 when 3rd Division Palace dismissed the mighty Yorkshire outfit on our way to our first FA Cup semi-final . |
| 12 | ‘ Labour 's policy is that they are going to provide the money at some point when the country can afford it , but everyone knows they will never be able to afford it . ’ |
| 13 | I have formally to decline such offers and shame on the correspondent who said that he had a pair of longjohns that flashed as he took them off and I was welcome to observe the spectacle at any time . |
| 14 | ‘ Well , but , ’ they say , ‘ you 'll save so much money , you wo n't have to write a column at all . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ Covenants , without the sword , are but words , and of no strength to secure a man at all . ’ |
| 16 | This meant that on average a girl would have to obtain higher examination marks than a boy to secure a place at such a school . |
| 17 | It is the churches that provide our volunteers ; without their support we would not be able to provide a service at all . |
| 18 | All that day she thought about his words , considered them , agonised over them , tried to justify her behaviour that now seemed to bear no justification at all . |
| 19 | But in this climate it could be hard to find a buyer at all . ’ |
| 20 | The captain and the chief and second mates received cargo allotments of value , but officers of junior rank were unlikely to make very substantial profits , even if they were not forced to share their allocation of cargo space with the commander in order to obtain a place at all . |
| 21 | We try to tackle the problem at all ends — to prevent young people ending up on the streets , to provide a roof over their heads , and to search for long-term solutions . |
| 22 | Some councillors expressed their deep concern , but declined to comment further ; some promised help and support , and expressed their own outrage at the course of events ; some did n't take the trouble to answer the letter at all , A few of them , however , proceeded to make their own enquiries . |
| 23 | But when the wind turned the leaves , the blackthorn flowers were enough to arrest the movement at that place . |
| 24 | If an AC voltage is passed across the sheet a stylus will be able to detect the potential at any point . |
| 25 | If an AC voltage is passed across the sheet a stylus will be able to detect the potential at any point . |
| 26 | I would be grateful for your written confirmation as soon as possible that LDU will be able to progress the project at this pace . |
| 27 | It is desirable for the text editor to be able dynamically to remove a block of text from the document being worked on , and to replace the block at any desired position at a later stage of the editing session . |
| 28 | ‘ ( a ) when himself in breach of contract , exclude or restrict any liability of his in respect of the breach ; or ( b ) claim to be entitled — ; ( i ) to render a contractual performance substantially different from that which was reasonably expected of him or ( ii ) in respect of the whole or any part of his contractual obligation , to render no performance at all , except in so far as the contract term [ i.e. exemption clause ] satisfies the requirement of reasonableness . ’ |
| 29 | Where one party enters into a contract as a consumer , or on the other contracting party 's written standard terms of business , so that s3 applies , the Act provides ( in s3(2) ) that " the other " ( ie the non-consumer , or the party on whose written standard terms the contract is made ) can not by reference to any contract term — ( a ) when himself in breach of contract , exclude or restrict any liability of his in respect of such breach ; or ( b ) claim to be entitled — ( i ) to render a contractual performance substantially different from that which was reasonably expected of him , or ( ii ) in respect of the whole or any part of his contractual obligation , to render no performance at all , except in so far as … the contract term satisfies the requirement of reasonableness . |
| 30 | Section 3(2) provides that a person dealing with a consumer , or contracting on his/her own written standard terms : can not by reference to any contract term — ( a ) when himself in breach of contract , exclude or restrict any liability of his in respect of the breach ; or ( b ) claim to be entitled — ( i ) to render a contractual performance substantially different from that which was reasonably expected of him , or ( ii ) in respect of the whole or any part of his contractual obligation , to render no performance at all , except in so far as … the contract term satisfies the requirement of reasonableness . |