Example sentences of "[be] [adj] [subord] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nevertheless , the transaction might be upset if the debtor had acted as agent for the lender and had been guilty of misrepresentation or undue influence . |
| 2 | It would be cruel if the daughter could be evicted and left to find another home for herself and for her belongings simply because of the accident of the untimely death of the parent within one year . |
| 3 | ‘ Experiences , relationships etc are considered to be supportive when the individual involved sees the experience tin terms of his values , goals , expectations , and aspirations ) as contributing to or maintaining his sense of personal worth and importance . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ It will be devastating if the Milk Race is not here next year , ’ said Lillywhite after holding on to his 20 seconds lead over Norway 's Ole Simensen . |
| 5 | It faces the lost of its major sponsor , but Lillywhite said : ‘ It will be devastating if the Milk Race is not here next year . ’ |
| 6 | However , he said patients should also remember they are calling a private home and the doctor will often be asleep when the call is made . |
| 7 | Paragraph 3.1.5 could be annoying if the landlord is of an interfering disposition , and could be preceded by the words : ( in the last 6 months of the Term ) The optional words in respect of convenient hours and reasonable prior notice in paragraph 3.2 are of course preferred . |
| 8 | ( f ) Insurance If the matrimonial home is in the sole name of the husband then it is best to change the insurance arrangements once agreement is reached or the court order made ; the husband may neglect or to be unnecessary where the property already stands in the joint names of husband and wife and a separate declaration of trust is made . |
| 9 | I should be grateful if the Under-Secretary could comment on the way in which housing benefit is calculated . |
| 10 | With reference to the application to erect 2 retail units at the Bus Depot , Whitburn Road , Bathgate , we would be grateful if the development could include racks for cycle parking . |
| 11 | I would be grateful if the cheque could be despatched along with the attached document to reach the creditor by 14 July . |
| 12 | We shall be grateful if the Minister can help us on that , but if he can not perhaps he will help us another time . |
| 13 | We would be grateful if the disk and the pages could be returned to the Library . |
| 14 | Both reports argue that the ERM would be healthier if the relationship between parities and economic fundamentals were more closely monitored — and , when the two diverge , countries realigned more readily . |
| 15 | In any Open Door disagreement , the employee is assumed to be right unless the manager has impeccable documentation to the contrary . |
| 16 | The slower children will be disadvantaged because the work offered is too difficult ; the more able children will be disadvantaged because the challenge that school should offer them has disappeared . |
| 17 | The slower children will be disadvantaged because the work offered is too difficult ; the more able children will be disadvantaged because the challenge that school should offer them has disappeared . |
| 18 | ( e ) As we have seen , an intention to repay or substitute may be dishonest because the defendant can not replace the very thing taken , yet if he intends to return the property itself , he is not guilty of theft because he does not have the intention permanently to deprive . |
| 19 | These were made almost certainly in the twelfth century , by Bishop Gut , founder of the cathedral , as a Latin inscription asserts , though there has been argument that they must be Gallo-Roman since the subject-matter is profane and improper for the patronage of a Christian bishop . |
| 20 | I only comment that , at a time when Community law is becoming increasingly important , it would be strange if the right of the citizen to recover overpaid charges were to be more restricted under domestic law than it is under European law . |
| 21 | I should be sorry if the debate on the Bill were to be unnecessarily prolonged and so prevented the House from debating the Civil Rights ( Disabled Persons ) Bill that hon. Members are waiting to discuss . |
| 22 | But you will be sorry when the Access bill comes in next month if you fall for it . |
| 23 | I 've never heard of the make before ( Melos ) , but it 's a nice machine and I 'll be sorry when the tape wears out . |
| 24 | And if they did n't , the bill would probably still be lower than the price of the service charge . |
| 25 | I would n't put it into a company where the profit record was likely to be poor , because the last thing you want is for the share price to be lower than the option exercise price ’ . |
| 26 | We might expect this to be lower than the effect of being in the service class . |
| 27 | In the example quoted , where higher rates of interest were available in sterling , compared with the US$ , then the forward rate would be lower than the spot on the day the contracts were entered into . |
| 28 | ‘ It is undoubtedly the case that the demand for mortgage finance would be lower if the provision of tax relief was reduced , ’ said the report . |
| 29 | A downturn is expected in 1993 since activity is anticipated to be lower as the company does not expect these contracts to be repeated . |
| 30 | It would be absurd if the law did not recognise the causal connection between these events despite its refusal to imply a non-competition restriction post employment . |