Example sentences of "deprive [pers pn] of the [noun] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The national brewers , whose attitude to staff and tenants would bring a blush to the face of the average Victorian mill owner , object to new legislation that would deprive them of the right to evict tenants and their families at a moment 's notice . |
| 2 | As for companies from other member states , which by virtue of the first paragraph of article 58 are equated to natural persons for the purposes of the application of the provisions on the right of establishment , the Act of 1988 deprives them of the right to establish themselves in the United Kingdom through the intermediary of agencies , branches or subsidiaries , since it provides that only companies set up under the laws of the United Kingdom may be owners and operators of fishing vessels , and restricts their right of participation in the capital of companies or firms , as the corresponding right of natural persons is restricted by the Act . |
| 3 | Anglo-Welsh is attempting to deprive you of the opportunity to benefit from our excellent prospects . |
| 4 | It would be sad if ill-health were to deprive him of the chance to become the first democratically-elected president of South Africa . |
| 5 | The lack of coins deprives us of the evidence to form any assessment of their dynastic histories or tribal boundaries . |
| 6 | Several Cabinet ministers were reported to be outraged that she had failed to consult them , depriving them of the opportunity to try to persuade her to step down in favour of a more plausible ‘ unity ’ , or ‘ stop Heseltine ’ , candidate from within the Cabinet . |
| 7 | If this is our approach , we force a work of art to last beyond its time , depriving it of the freedom to disintegrate , become a piece of junk , or just an old paint stain . |