Example sentences of "be bring against the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 In October a Supreme Court ruling had cleared the way for criminal charges to be brought against the company and its officials [ see p. 38532 ] .
2 Police say charges may be brought against the driver .
3 Under the 1987 Act a claim can be brought against the producer , the own-brander or the importer .
4 ( 3 ) Nothing in this section shall enable any action — ( a ) to recover , or recover the value of , any property ; or ( b ) to enforce any charge against , or set aside any transaction affecting , any property ; to be brought against the purchaser of the property or any person claiming through him in any case where the property has been purchased for valuable consideration by an innocent third party since the fraud or concealment of ( as the case may be ) the transaction in which the mistake was made took place …
5 A military tribunal 's claim in November that the dead were Colombian rebels , was followed by a conflicting court ruling in January 1989 that charges should be brought against the perpetrators and their superior officers .
6 At the House of Lords hearing , the QC appearing for the Attorney General made it clear the law lords ' ruling meant no case could be brought against the hospital or medical staff involved .
7 It was held that no claim could be brought against the defendant for failing to load because the contract had been frustrated by illegality before the time for loading .
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