Example sentences of "[noun sg] [conj] [pos pn] " in BNC.

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31 The creditor or his agent has to sign outside the box .
32 If service of the demand has been acknowledged by the debtor himself or by someone authorised to accept service on the debtor 's behalf , the creditor or his agent must make the affidavit of service , exhibiting a copy of the acknowledgement ( r 6.11(4) ) .
33 The Question of Baptism or its Equivalent
34 Their brakes must have locked as they were coming down the slope , for there was a twenty-yard slice of chocolate loam where their wheels had scoured the turf .
35 Community law itself clearly claims to override the constitutional arrangements of a Member State : ‘ The validity of a Community measure or its effect within a Member State remains unimpaired even if it is alleged that it runs counter to either fundamental rights as formulated by the Constitution of that State or the principles of a national constitutional structure ’ ( Internationale Handelsgesellschaft v. Einfuhr und Vorratsstelle Getreide ) .
36 The same goes for your basement or your cellar and for some of the things you may store there .
37 There was nothing in the least bit objectionable about him , but he looked as though he had a computer where his heart was , and rushed home at night to plug in to a socket and recharge the batteries .
38 Chopper Harris , on the other hand , was a dullard who had a big heart where his friends were concerned , and it was he who often stood cups of tea or a pint for his friends .
39 And somehow she could n't stop her gaze from straying to the triangle of naked chest where his shirt buttons were open .
40 Place your fingers an inch or two below your breastbone ( that is the bone which begins in front of your chest where your neck finishes ) .
41 Courses leading to qualifications up to and including A level or its equivalent are generally referred to as non-advanced further education ( NAFE ) ; qualifications above A-level standard as advanced further education ( AFE ) .
42 Make sure you see some of Tenerife 's fascinating scenery during your holiday — join in some of our most popular trips , including a cruise on the Nostramo , an authentic Spanish galleon or our ‘ Skool Dinners ’ BBQ ; the ‘ Last Resort ’ , a special cabaret by the reps in Tenerife 's top nightclub and the very popular Medieval Night — a delicious banquet in an old castle with jousting displays followed by a live , top named band .
43 I thoroughly recommend this course of action as a way of improving your driving and putting your badge where your mouth is .
44 A man can cope with having a straggly beard or his head being bald , but his definition of himself as male belongs primarily to his sexual functioning .
45 Needless to say , it would be impossible to provide each buyer or its bank with an endorsed original bill of lading in time to provide the same bill to the following endorsee .
46 ‘ ( 1 ) The unpaid seller of goods loses his lien or right of retention in respect of them ( a ) when he delivers the goods to a carrier or other bailee or custodier for the purpose of transmission to the buyer without reserving the right of disposal of the goods ; ( b ) when the buyer or his agent lawfully obtains possession of the goods , ( c ) by waiver of the lien or right of retention . ’
47 Though I honestly thought you were his mum or his auntie , Jan !
48 It was n't fair to my mum or my grandma . ’
49 But Aeroflot , its successor or its 20 constituent parts-each of which may form the nucleus of a national carrier in the republics-are likely to need 500 new or newish Western aircraft to continue services .
50 Superintendent what was your response or your initial reaction to that information ?
51 He recently published a book on the labour camp where his weight fell from 13 stone to just five .
52 He recently published a book on the labour camp where his weight fell from 13 stone to just five .
53 THE PRINCE & HIS PAVILION
54 Firstly , knowledge on the part of the seller , bailor , transferor or their agent of the purpose for which the goods are sought .
55 The Financial Secretary during the course of the relevant Act — Finance Act 1936 , s18 at that time — gave an assurance that only a transferor or his spouse could be made liable under what is now s739 ( HC Deb Vol 313 , cols 676 , 678 and 689 ) an assurance which was repeated by the Attorney General ( HC Deb Vol 313 , col 701 ) .
56 The Air Force assigned 42–108777 to the Santa Maria Air Base where her two-seat capability was put to good use .
57 Thus contempt is wider than simply breach of any of Parliament 's privileges but can consist of any conduct which interferes with the workings of Parliament or is likely to bring Parliament or its members into disrepute .
58 The court has no concern with the manner in which Parliament or its officers carrying out its Standing Orders perform these functions .
59 The autocratic style of a president who regarded state-controlled radio and television as a transmission service for the government , who felt free to interpret his constitution as he saw fit and regularly to circumvent parliament or his own ministers teetered perpetually on the verge of excess .
60 It was typical of his self-absorption that he displayed no curiosity about her sudden haste to return to her apartment or her plans for the evening and weekend .
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