Example sentences of "[coord] [be] [adv] [prep] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Now it is a general rule , that no court of limited jurisdiction can give itself jurisdiction by a wrong decision on a point collateral to the merits of the case upon which the limit to its jurisdiction depends ; and however its decision may be final on all particulars , making up together that subject-matter which , if true , is within its jurisdiction , and , however necessary in many cases it may be for it to make a preliminary inquiry , whether some collateral matter be or be not within the limits , yet , upon this preliminary question , its decision must always be open to inquiry in the superior Court . ’ |
| 2 | It is hoped to provide a convincing explanation of why such surrenders of so-called national sovereignty were or were not to the advantage of nations . |
| 3 | In fact , as it turned out , the great majority of the 300,000 German troops reported by Schmidt-Richberg as approaching Austria on 13 May were cut off from reaching the frontier by Tito 's forces , or were already in the process of surrendering inside Yugoslavia . |
| 4 | She can still tell the police you were in that shooting and once they get you , you can forget you ever had any friends or were ever in the Army . |
| 5 | It should also state whether time is or is not of the essence at any of the procedural stages . |
| 6 | Enraged that he should take it on himself to tell her the state of her own business , and bristling at the manner in which he spoke of her precious son , Esther said sharply , ‘ Whatever is or is not in the coffers is nothing whatsoever to do with you ! |
| 7 | Dealers are confident that the market has stabilised or is even on the up-turn . |
| 8 | They probably have three riders on call in case one goes sick or gets delayed or is already on a job but I 'll bet they never deal with more than two companies at a time . |
| 9 | Instead of getting worked up about who is or is n't in the Queen 's Honours List why not demand the scrapping of a far more cynical honours system University Honorary Degrees . |
| 10 | Where the " source " for a story dies , or is out of the country , or has been promised confidentiality , or goes back on what he said , the difficulties of proving the truth of a true statement may be too great . |
| 11 | When she visited the hostels and goodwill centres or was out on the soup run distributing food and blankets to the homeless on the streets of London , the caring side of her nature came fully into play : " I think something of my mother came back into me . " |
| 12 | Another remarked that once one had seen the ostriches ( he meant the ospreys at Loch Garten ) , the Aviemore Centre , and been up in the chair lift to Cairn Gorm there ‘ was n't anything else to do ’ . |
| 13 | If he 'd gone right down , he 'd have stuck in the mud , and been out of the tide . |
| 14 | They had already shaken hands and been out for a meal together . |
| 15 | an injection and been back for a check up , yes it 's a good thirty pounds , you ca n't step in the door really without twenty five pounds . |
| 16 | They indicate the relationship of utterances in the mind or in the world and are thus in a way contextual . |
| 17 | Wildebeest ( discussed on p. 102 below ) inhabit the plains of Africa , and are frequently on the move . |
| 18 | There are perhaps 11,000 of them in the UK today and twice that number worldwide : they were exported to countries such as the USA ( where they have an enthusiastic following ) , Canada and Australia before the First World War and are also in the USSR , the Falkland Islands , Sweden and Germany . |
| 19 | Today , both villages retain their quiet charm and are well worth a visit . |
| 20 | Make arrangements satisfactory to patients and staff locally for the closure over the next ten years or so of those mental illness hospitals which are not well placed to provide a service reaching out into the community and are already near the end of their useful life . |
| 21 | The student intake would be limited to those who have a genuine literary sensibility , who are interested in poetry , and are already in the habit of reading it . |
| 22 | They are probably shocked by the news , and are not in a position to make a rational decision . |
| 23 | Teachers in schools being tested are thus powerless , since they have no control over the measures used and are not in a position to dispute the findings ( although this depends on how the results are used , and if , for example , they are published ) . |
| 24 | They have a dispute and are not in a hurry to resolve it and lose a perfectly good excuse for not paying . |
| 25 | Eurobond issues are managed by international banks and security traders and are invariably in the form of a placing . |
| 26 | It should perhaps be mentioned that there are also accounting exemptions for medium-sized companies ( annual turnover not exceeding £5750000 ) but these are modest and are barely worth the effort and expense of preparing separate accounts for the shareholders and filing with the Registrar of Companies . |
| 27 | They are the first Aymara band to have anumber one in Bolivia and are currently on a world tour . |
| 28 | The Government have belatedly agreed to do just that , and are currently in a consultation period on the matter . |
| 29 | I reckon we 've crossed the boundary and are now inside the hole . ’ |
| 30 | Many of the emigrants to South Africa were from middle-class families and are now in the professions there . |