Example sentences of "[noun sg] [to-vb] [prep] the ground that " in BNC.
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| 1 | But when the defendant appeared at the Bow Street Magistrates ' Court to answer an information that he had committed the offence under section 5(1) ( a ) of the Act of 1988 of driving with excess alcohol in the blood , he pleaded not guilty and at the close of the case for the prosecution a submission was made that he had no case to answer on the ground that the officer 's requirement at Vine Street Police Station that he provide a specimen of blood had not been validly made in accordance with section 7(4) . |
| 2 | One of the most fabulously rich of the Shahs ministers , Hushand Ansary , has obtained permission to leave on the grounds that he had an urgent appointment with Henry Kissinger . |
| 3 | The dismissals followed calls from many quarters for Sacher to resign on the grounds that he was not doing enough to dismantle the StB structure ( although officially the organization had been abolished on Feb. 1 — see p. 37255 ) . |
| 4 | The petitioner now petitions for special leave to appeal on the ground that the Court of Appeal were in error on 4 November 1991 when they decided that the petitioner was not entitled to appeal as of right . |
| 5 | At present , if there is an objection to bail on the ground that the young offender may commit another crime while on bail , there are two alternatives . |