Example sentences of "in a [noun sg] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But since then £2 million-rated defender Neil Ruddock has handed in a transfer request in an indication of behind-the-scenes unrest . |
| 2 | The 1962 Commonwealth Immigrants Act brought in a voucher system for the entry of Commonwealth citizens and distinguished between skilled and unskilled workers . |
| 3 | Direct offer advertisements ( eg newspaper advertisements inviting investors to apply for an investment by filling in a clip-out coupon and returning it with their cheque ) , may not be issued or approved in respect of futures or other derivatives or warrants . |
| 4 | I 'm gon na bring in a hair tong today |
| 5 | TITIA Sutherland 's OUT OF THE SHADOWS ( Black Swan £5.99 ) deals tenderly with the relationship of a girl and an ageing woman , as well as bringing in a ghost story and wartime tragedy . |
| 6 | Harry was scarcely acquainted with his horse and could offer no reassurance ; neither did he think of bringing in a companion horse for the mare . |
| 7 | Taylor has since brought in a consultancy company to examine his public relations techniques . |
| 8 | The were about to select from the sweet trolley when , at a nod from his mother , the proprietor dimmed the houselights and a young waitress brought in a surprise birthday cake , the reflection from the candles throwing her face into warm relief . |
| 9 | Counter attacking , the defence brought in a consultant neurologist who testified , on the basis of medical records and EEG tests , to the likelihood of brain damage in Mr X in childhood , and a second clinical psychologist , who had made a special study of faking and said that Mr X could n't fake an IQ test to save his life , or words to that effect . |
| 10 | Can he actually put a , a tick o on a box , you know when you fill in a consignment note ? |
| 11 | ‘ I should stay there for a while , ’ said Elise , when she brought in a breakfast tray . |
| 12 | ‘ We had problems in the quality of their English but we 've brought in a dialogue coach , which has helped . ’ |
| 13 | One travel company alone brings in a coach tour from the Midlands every fortnight . |
| 14 | Your list of questions will be a considerable help in these cases as there will be obvious gaps to come back to if you have not been able to fill in a percentage answer . |
| 15 | To be fair there was a week when Mr Barnes spotted this inconsistency too and suggested that seeing as how we all wasted our tutor time ( WE wasted it — I like that ! ) we should bring in a board game next week and he 'd organise a sort of tournament . |
| 16 | " I 've been asked to tell you that we all have to fill in a census return . " |
| 17 | Well , there was n't much else to do in the evening until one day Mr Dowson arrived and said to me and Mrs Dowson : ‘ Now then , I 've got something for you lassies ’ , and brought in a wireless set . |
| 18 | Furthermore even in a fused profession , the barristers in chambers in the Inns of Court and elsewhere would undoubtedly enter into partnership as specialist trial advocates and do agency work for other solicitors , whose own staff were unable to act as advocates in every case or where the complexity of the case justified bringing in a specialist advocate . |
| 19 | John fills in a gardening diary every day and often refers back to it to find out when they mulched or did other jobs . |
| 20 | An unprecedented entry of 43 teams brought in a charity bonanza with BNFL raising more than £10,000 — the best effort yet in eight years of competition . |
| 21 | Branson brought in a travel consultant , Douglas Paul , from Virgin 's own travel agency subsidiary , All Star Travel , to report on the situation . |
| 22 | One question I did ask at the Fire and Public Protection Committees what happens when you do n't , when we bring in a unity authority status . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | Then the body was butchered and the heart was handed on a silver salver to one duchess , while the entrails were handed in a silver bowl to another . |
| 25 | Lily brought in a silver tray with tea and sandwiches and one of Mary 's marvellous sponge cakes . |
| 26 | Eight days ago Belinda , who has cancer of the nervous system , handed in a hospital petition , with 29 other child cancer patients , to Premier John Major at 10 Downing Street . |
| 27 | And Senator Eagleton , who had successfully brought in a reclassification amendment so that amphetamine would be more tightly controlled , stated , when he saw the amendment subsequently overturned : ‘ when the chips are down , the power of the drug companies was simply more compelling than any appeal to the public welfare ’ ( p. 53 ) . |
| 28 | Secondly , people will be paid automatically without having to fill in a claim form or other kind of document . |
| 29 | It brought in a record number of entries from around the Group — but only four were correct ! |
| 30 | Originating applications form a residual category , being the appropriate originating process for any proceedings authorised to be brought in a county court and not required by any Act or rule to be commenced otherwise . |