Example sentences of "brought [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Erm as I told you before , the original er conformation of the house was that that the cooked food was brought through that door through the screened door and into here as you see . |
| 2 | In such cases a prosecution might be brought for attempted murder — and will succeed if the intention to kill can be proved . |
| 3 | He can also make policy decisions and give effect to them , as , for instance , was often done when prosecutions were not brought for attempted suicide . |
| 4 | The conduct of persons who daub walls with racist graffiti is also nominally caught , although for practical reasons it may be simpler for the police to arrest and a prosecution brought for criminal damage , which carries a higher penalty if the damage done is sufficiently great , always supposing that the culprit can be apprehended . |
| 5 | A charge of public exhibition of indecent acts or things had not been brought for 100 years , since a showman was convicted of keeping a booth on Epsom Downs for the purpose of an indecent exhibition . |
| 6 | ‘ The money was brought for another purpose . ’ |
| 7 | An action of damages may be brought for false imprisonment . |
| 8 | Several of the unsuccessful court actions brought during this decade arose out of opposition to LEA plans for the introduction of comprehensive schools . |
| 9 | ‘ Anything that seemed to offer an explanation of why a vastly less productive society had brought off this breathtaking achievement Was not dismissed but welcomed . ’ |
| 10 | Your father has brought off some very bad bargains lately . ’ |
| 11 | Well I promise I wo n't keep them more than that , but this coming from a party that 's brought about that , and then being critical of others and the lack of intent , I think the he said it right at the beginning we have a very good education system , and I 'm saying we 've got one despite this Government . |
| 12 | Nor is there any reason to think that claims based on private law rights will not sometimes hold up public programmes if they are allowed to be brought after the short time-limit in Order 53 ; or that claims based on public law rights will necessarily cause trouble if brought after that time limit has expired . |
| 13 | A way of achieving this result might be to require all cases brought against governmental bodies and all cases concerning the exercise of public functions to be brought under a revamped Ord. 53 which would provide for two procedural tracks : a fast track for cases which , in the public interest , needed to be dealt with speedily , and a slow track for other cases . |
| 14 | These statements reflected generalised anxieties about the youth , but particularly aggravated accusations of irresponsibility , freedom and affluence were brought against young people employed in various kinds of street work : as van boys , messenger boys , boys to hold horses ' heads , and street traders . |
| 15 | 8.7 In the event that any proceedings are brought against other than in the circumstances described in clause 8.5 ( and including , but not limited to , those arising out of any acts or omissions of in its exercise of its rights under this Agreement or otherwise in connection with alleged defects in the Licensed Products ) , will at 's option either give all assistance reasonably required by in connection with such proceedings or take over their conduct . |
| 16 | Prior to the passing of s. 3 of the Civil Liability ( Contribution ) Act 1978 it was the law that judgment against one partner was a barrier to further proceedings brought against other partners for the recovery of the same partnership debt . |
| 17 | It was brought against two of Fidelity 's directors and the auditors of its accounts for the year ended 31 March 1984 . |
| 18 | Looking at the terms of the agreement as contained in the letter from Hunter 's attorney , and the receipt , it is manifest that the payment was not made in discharge of the plaintiff 's rights against all other parties ; and the result of the whole is , that it does not operate as a release , or matter which could have been pleaded as an accord and satisfaction , but amounts merely to an engagement not to sue Hunter , which can only be pleaded by himself ; if the action , therefore , had been brought against two parties , it would not have been a discharge to both . |
| 19 | Judge Johan Kreigler dismissed a libel action brought against two newspapers , the independent Afrikaans Vrye Weekblad and the Weekly Mail , by the head of the police forensics service , Lt.-Gen. |
| 20 | The case was the first brought against nine extremists arrested in June 1990 in East Germany [ see p. 37828 ] and the first under 1989 legislation allowing milder sentences for those turning state 's evidence [ see p. 36046 for draft legislation ] . |
| 21 | The Council may further provide that compliance with the provisions of the Codes of Practice by any individual on the Register shall be a defence against any complaint in any proceedings brought against such individual pursuant to Bye–Law 70 provided that the provisions of the Code of Practice are , in the opinion of the Council , relevant to the complaint being investigated and adjudicated upon . |
| 22 | The Labour Code prohibits unequal pay on the grounds of sex in urban areas but no known case has ever been brought against discriminatory pay practices . |
| 23 | Most of the rest moved to Loch Laggan , after charges of trespass were brought against some of them last year . |
| 24 | If joint and several liability is accepted , there is nothing to prevent the vendors from settling between themselves in a private agreement the basis on which they would each be required to contribute if a successful claim is brought against any one vendor . |
| 25 | For example , the investors may accept that the managers be severally liable for the warranties ; that the warranties be restricted to their actual knowledge ; that the maximum claim to be brought against any of the managers be limited to one or two times salary ( significant enough to concentrate minds ) ; that a high de minimis be accepted ; and that the time period of warranty claims against management be limited to twelve months after completion . |
| 26 | The following are the principal cases where that leave would be forthcoming : ( 1 ) relief is sought against any person domiciled in England or Wales ; ( 2 ) an injunction is sought ordering the defendant to do an act or refrain from doing anything ( whether or not damages are also claimed in respect of a failure to do something or for the doing of that thing ) ; ( 3 ) the claim is brought against any person duly served within or out of England and Wales and a person out of England and Wales is a necessary or proper party thereto ; ( 4 ) the claim is founded on any breach or alleged breach of any contract wherever made , which : ( a ) according to its terms ought to be performed in England and Wales , or ( b ) is by its terms , or by implication , governed by English law , or ( c ) contains a term to the effect that a court in England or Wales shall have jurisdiction to hear and determine any action in respect of the contract ; ( 5 ) the claim is founded on a tort and the damage was sustained or resulted from an act committed , within England and Wales ; ( 6 ) the whole subject-matter of the proceedings is land ( with or without rent or profits ) or the perpetuation of testimony relating to land ; ( 7 ) the claim is brought to construe , rectify , set aside or enforce an act , deed , will , contract , obligation or liability affecting land ; ( 8 ) the claim is made for a debt secured on immovable property or is made to assert , declare or determine proprietary or possessory rights , or rights of security , in or over movable property , or to obtain authority to dispose of movable property ; ( 9 ) the claim is brought to execute the trusts of a written instrument , being trusts that ought to be executed according to English law and of which the person to be served with the originating process is a trustee , or for any relief or remedy which might be obtained when such a claim is brought ; ( 10 ) the claim is made for the administration of the estate of a person who died domiciled in England or Wales or for any relief or remedy which might be obtained when such a claim is made ; ( 11 ) the claim is brought in a probate action within the meaning of Ord 41 ; ( 12 ) the claim is brought to enforce any judgment or arbitral award ; ( 13 ) the claim is brought against a defendant not domiciled in Scotland or Northern Ireland in respect of a claim by the Commissioners of Inland Revenue for or in relation to any of the duties of taxes which have been , or are for the time being , placed under their care and management ; ( 14 ) the claim is brought in respect of contributions under the Social Security Act 1975 ; ( 15 ) the claim is made for a sum to which the Directive of the Council of the European Communities dated 15 March 1976 No 76/308/EEC applies , and service is to be effected in a country which is a member of the European Economic Community . |
| 27 | At least 69 arrests were made , and charges were brought against 50 of these . |
| 28 | RIOT and conspiracy charges should be brought against those who travelled ticketless to football matches determined to confront police , the Birmingham MP and former sports minister , Denis Howell , said yesterday . |
| 29 | The prosecution case , even if it was brought against those believed responsible , was very often fictional . |
| 30 | Detainees have often been held for weeks or months without access to defence lawyers before being brought to trial on charges such as rebellion , illegal association and ‘ enemy propaganda ’ ( a charge brought against those accused of producing , distributing or possessing any information regarded as subversive by the authorities ) . |