Example sentences of "[coord] [conj] [pron] be [adj] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , a full investigation would be appropriate where the value of the target arises out of its properties or where they are important to the business ; where it would be time-consuming and difficult to find new premises ; and where damages for breach of warranty would be inadequate compensation . |
| 2 | Teenagers who consistently fail to let parents know when they will be home , or where they are likely to be , can not expect to be allowed to stay out to all hours . |
| 3 | This is best explained , not by suggesting that they do not have interests in common or that they are satisfied with things as they are , but by attending to the crushing significance of those ideas in society which preach that to be poor is an individual 's own fault and reflects his or her lack of preparedness to study and train , to work hard , to postpone having a family , or what have you . |
| 4 | If true , this would have implied either that the police had knowingly allowed a car that they thought was full of explosives to drive into and around the island , or that they were aware throughout the operation that the car was not dangerous . |
| 5 | To say either that someone acts authoritatively or that someone is responsible for his actions may depend upon the possibility of ascribing mental states or capacities but neither is merely a shorthand way of ascribing them . |
| 6 | Indemnity insurance At the same time as applying for replacement of his practising certificate a solicitor must satisfy the Law Society ( by attaching to his application a copy of the form of evidence issued and stamped by London Insurance Brokers Ltd ) that he has complied with the provisions of the Solicitors ' Indemnity Rules 1991 or that he is exempt from so doing . |
| 7 | Or that he 's wary of giving too much of himself away . |
| 8 | 2.27 There must also be a discount for the uncertainties of life : the fact that the deceased might have been run over by another bus on the following day or that he was involved in a particularly hazardous occupation . |
| 9 | The court , however , with misgivings expressed in the judgment of Oliver L.J. , at p. 1194D , felt unable to differ from the judge 's findings that the letters were never received : see p. 1194B : There was also a serious dispute as to whether the judge was entitled to reach his findings that the father did not have independent advice or that he was subject to undue influence from the son . |
| 10 | Where the boss 's response to a complaint might well be ‘ If you do n't like it you can always leave ’ , then sticking with a job you do not like implies that you lack the motivation to go and find something more satisfactory , or that you are incapable of finding anything better . |
| 11 | whether or not that is a purpose for which such goods are commonly supplied , except where the circumstances show that the buyer does not rely , or that it is unreasonable for him to rely , on the skill or judgment of the seller … ’ |
| 12 | ( j ) The implied obligation of fitness for purpose The implied condition of merchantability is supplemented by the fitness for purpose provision found in s14(3) of SGA 1979 which provides : ( 3 ) Where the seller sells goods in the course of a business and the buyer , expressly or by implication , makes known ( a ) to the seller , or ( b ) where the purchase price or part of it is payable by instalments and the goods were previously sold by a credit-broker to the seller , to that credit-broker , any particular purpose for which the goods are being bought , there is an implied condition that the goods supplied under the contract are reasonably fit for that purpose , whether or not that is a purpose for which such goods are commonly supplied , except where the circumstances show that the buyer does not rely , or that it is unreasonable for him to rely , on the skill or judgment of the seller and credit-broker . |
| 13 | Politicians must never make the mistake of thinking the state must always know best , or that it is entitled to the lion 's share of people 's money . |
| 14 | However , local authorities have a local appeals procedure under which officers may appeal if they are dissatisfied with the authority 's decision as to whether it is necessary to move home or if they are dissatisfied with any of the authority 's decisions in relation to the application of the relocation provisions . |
| 15 | And erm I did n't get the actual job I went for but they put me on the , on the relief register so that I go round to different people 's homes or different big hospitals and different Mencap homes relieving people when they 're on holiday or if they 're short of staff or something like that . |
| 16 | This was determined by preforming NCp7:DNA complexes , centrifuging the reactions and analyzing whether the complexes remained in solution ( simple or low molecular weight complexes ) or if they were present in a pellet ( high molecular weight complexes ) . |
| 17 | Or if they were worried about it then they they 'd go sooner . |
| 18 | If we wish to revive that tradition , or if we are interested in creating a fully democratic society , then there can be no doubt that a more than narrowly political or formal equality must be one of our goals . |
| 19 | Evidence was relevant if it was in some way logically connected with the matters in dispute or if it was consistent with , or inconsistent with , or gave rise to a logical inference from , the facts in issue . |
| 20 | It was in this context that Lord Denning in Dunford and Elliott v Firth Brown [ 1978 ] FSR 143 added a gloss to the analysis of Megarry V-C in Coco v Clark ( AN ) ( Engineers ) Ltd when he said that if the stipulation of confidence was unreasonable at the time of making it ; or if it was reasonable at the beginning , but afterwards , in the course of subsequent happenings , it becomes unreasonable that it should be enforced : then the courts will decline to enforce it . |
| 21 | However , as the court held in Commission of the European Communities v. Belgium ( Case 221/85 ) [ 1987 ] E.C.R. 719 , such a restriction , even if formally applicable without distinction as to nationality , would be contrary to article 52 if it was contrary to the principle of equality or if it was discriminatory in its intent or effect . |
| 22 | These are the first people to contact if you do not properly understand your benefit entitlements or if you are unhappy about some point to do with your pension . |
| 23 | If you have a query ( however daft it may seem ) or if you are concerned in some way about your pension , you should approach whoever is responsible for the scheme in your organisation . |
| 24 | For example , if you suddenly feel unwell after eating , either cut out the food you suspect for several weeks before trying it again , or if you are confused about which food or drink may be causing the problem , go back onto the Stage I diet for a week or so . |
| 25 | Size is n't imperative , but it is worth considering , especially if you 're putting in a networked PC for a novice , or if you 're short of desk space . |
| 26 | or if he is absent from duty , the constable responsible for performing his functions may act . |
| 27 | Or if she was aware of him , was she aware of the political turmoil the previous cancellation of a Mapplethorpe show has engendered in the U.S. over the last two years , with the director of the Contemporary Arts Center in Cincinnati indicted for obscenity ( but acquitted ) and the very principle of government funding of contemporary art called into question ? |
| 28 | He declined to say if the Queen had been informed in advance of Dr Runcie 's statement or if she was concerned about its content . |
| 29 | Some requests or demands are reasonable and fair , but others certainly might not be so because they fail to take into account the child 's right to his/her needs and point of view , or because they are inappropriate to his/her level of development . |
| 30 | Many women resist swapping jobs because they know they could do a job a lot better or quicker themselves , or because they are frightened of ‘ having a go ’ at traditional male jobs . |