Example sentences of "[verb] [det] [adj] [noun sg] as it " in BNC.
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| 1 | Directors Bill and Kath Parker started the business back in 1957 in a small underground warehouse in London with stock that could have been housed in the boot of their car , with Bill packing and Kath typing each treasured order as it arrived . |
| 2 | If , therefore , in the present case the revenue was under no contractual obligation to repay the money , and had refused to exercise such residuary discretion as it had to repay , it is difficult to see on what ground its refusal to repay could have been challenged , except on very narrow grounds such as bad faith : cf. the Chetnik case [ 1988 ] A.C. 858 , 873g , per Lord Bridge of Harwich . |
| 3 | Please indicate whether it is correct for the new season by inserting ‘ Correct 1981/82 ’ or amend as necessary and return immediately to the office sending any additional information as it is obtained . |
| 4 | Tallis , huddled in her furs , watched this naked apparition as it stalked towards her . |
| 5 | All the more reason to welcome this private visit as it permits the cardinal to provide such a role , though he would be reluctant to accept , or even to anticipate , his casting in it . |
| 6 | Deftly he dissected each cranial nerve as it appeared , cut through the detaining tentorium then reached down low beyond the foramen magnum to divide the spinal cord . |
| 7 | The general consensus , however , is that time is not on our side , and the law must move quickly to offer such enhanced protection as it can . |
| 8 | Right , he probably does think that , but is n't it interesting er does n't this illustrate the point we 've been making that he felt he needed to have a play that , strung that historical cord as it were . |
| 9 | Dot did n't like watching that two-fingered hand as it grasped the knife to cut the dumplings . |
| 10 | A lifetime guarantee is offered , along with general assistance in fettling any new bass as it settles down . |