Example sentences of "[adj] lay [adv prt] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This laid down a future programme in which , among the many proposals , they called for Burma 's recognition within the family of nations and admission to the UN , and finally ‘ the establishment of a sovereign state in the very near future ’ . |
| 2 | However , it is impossible to lay down a precise test against which the adequacy of disclosure may be assessed . |
| 3 | … With regard to a firm or a company , it is impossible to lay down an exhaustive rule as to what would be a libel on them . |
| 4 | It is not easy to lay down a simple formula based on time and geographical area as each case will turn on its own facts . |
| 5 | The Opencast Coal Act 1958 laid down a special method of control operated by the Minister of Power ( later the Secretary of State for Energy ) . |
| 6 | It is not possible to lay down a general rule for recording findings and reasons since that depends on the nature of the evidence and of the case . |