Example sentences of "the [noun] [unc] [noun pl] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The prince 's eyes sparkled with merriment . |
| 2 | It was also estimated that some 275,000 of the hurricane 's victims remained without electricity and that 150,000 were homeless . |
| 3 | The convention which usually governs references is to include the writer 's initials followed by the initials of the person who typed it — ES/NS . |
| 4 | The first draft provides guidance on the auditor 's responsibilities relating to the audit of figures from preceding periods which are required to be included in , and therefore form part of , the current financial statements . |
| 5 | The Board 's discussions led to a conclusion that in order to improve profitability and obtain the benefits of economy of scale , it is desirable to merge the subsidiaries into the parent company , thereby creating a single company . |
| 6 | Sadly , when Sir Louis retired , the Board 's cruises came to an end . |
| 7 | A quick visit to the Roaches the day after Buxton revealed dozens of the climbers ' cars stretching along the road , and gritstone 's most sculptural crag crawling with their occupants . |
| 8 | Right now I should be putting the frighteners on the lot of them — by flinging Rainbow back behind the wheel , and sending the taxi southwards down the northbound carriageway at a speed so fast that all the aunties ' lives flash in a whizzing 360-degree pan before their eyes , or by rendering the whole equipage airborne while the driver uses the remnants of her chopped-chicken-liver-on-rye to strafe the unsuspecting Anglicans of Wherwell , Winchester and Nether Wallop . |
| 9 | Turning to the decisions of the Board of Review and in the courts below , it appears that the Board of Review , by posing the question in their decision in the manner which has already been referred to , assumed that the taxpayer 's profits accrued from exhibition by its sub-licensees of films and programmes abroad . |
| 10 | The prisoners ' grievances appear to be the food here and the availablity of prison clothing . |
| 11 | Since the sex , age and social class distributions for the general population are known it is not difficult to parcel out the interviewers ' tasks according to these criteria . |
| 12 | All four of the Lions ' tries came from the three-quarters , including Anthony Clement , who switched from full-back to right wing after Hunter went off with an injury which puts a big doubt over his immediate tour future . |
| 13 | The bit-on-the-side 's nods go into overdrive . |
| 14 | Anthony said years ago , when the rail ma men went on strike why do it ? |
| 15 | They strove to keep the canoe 's bows heading into steep seas while they baled with tin mugs whenever there was a moment 's let-up in the fury . |
| 16 | 5.22 Defective premises To give notice to the Landlord of any defect in the Premises which might give rise to an obligation on the Landlord to do or refrain from doing any act or thing in order to comply with the provisions of this Lease or the duty of care imposed on the Landlord pursuant to the Defective Premises Act 1972 or otherwise and at all times to display and maintain all notices which the Landlord may from time to time [ reasonably ] require to be displayed at the Premises The difficulty here is that this covenant could impose an unfair obligation on the tenant and it should therefore be amended as follows : To give notice to the Landlord upon becoming aware of any defect … 5.23 New guarantor Within [ 14 ] days of the death during the Term of any Guarantor or of such person becoming bankrupt or having a receiving order made against him or having a receiver appointed under the Mental Health Act 1983 or being a company passing a resolution to wind up or entering into liquidation or having a receiver appointed to give notice of this to the Landlord and if so required by the Landlord at the expense of the Tenant within [ 28 ] days to procure some other person acceptable to the Landlord [ such acceptance not to be unreasonably withheld ] to execute a guarantee in respect of the Tenant 's obligations contained in this Lease in the form of the Guarantor 's covenants contained in this Lease Although this may be perfectly fair and reasonable in that a guarantor 's covenants are expected to last during the period for which they are given , many tenants try to resist this covenant on the basis that it may be extremely difficult for the tenant to produce an alternative guarantor . |
| 17 | Very much in tune with the work of The Enterprise Centre are the Insight into Management Courses organised annually by the University 's Careers Service in association with the Careers Research and Advisory Centre ( CRAC ) . |
| 18 | ( Evidence of the effectiveness of small strikes was seen in the Gulf War where the careful and strategic destruction of the enemies ' forces came into its own . ) |
| 19 | D The seller sells as beneficial owner but the seller transfer to the buyer shall contain the following proviso : " Provided Always and it is hereby agreed that the covenants which are implied by the seller transferring as beneficial owner shall not be deemed to imply or warrant that the lessee 's covenants contained in the lease for decoration or repairs have been observed . " |
| 20 | information relating to the radio , time and outside temperature are located high on the dashboard to avoid the driver 's eyes straying from the road |
| 21 | On ballots , the hon. Gentleman quoted what one of the employers ' organisations said about workplace ballots and its proviso that they should be properly conducted . |
| 22 | Griffin et al. ( 1986:148 ) emphasise how the employers ' tactics varied in their subtlety . |
| 23 | The dogs were faster than the ponies — they ran quickly over the top of the snow , but the ponies ' feet went through it . |
| 24 | Rover 's Cowley works which has dominated this area of Oxford for decades … the play 's writers talked to current and former workers . |
| 25 | The award compensates the employee for any loss sustained as a result of the dismissal itself and the employer 's actions but each employee is under a duty to mitigate the loss and the tribunal will make a deduction if the employee 's actions contributed to the dismissal . |
| 26 | By this he meant the career structures and sheer institutional inertia which kept thousands of the industry 's boffins stuck to their nuclear portfolios . |
| 27 | Certainly the industry 's borrowings amounted to a significant portion of the new capital raised on the London market , and the profitability of its investment was below that typically earned by private industry . |
| 28 | the ringleaders ' heads arranged in punnets , |
| 29 | As quick as a striking adder , the soldier 's fingers fastened around her arm . |
| 30 | Mr Taylor told the committee yesterday that an analysis of the force 's requirements based on the increasing workload showed a further 184 officers were needed at all levels ; but he was submitting a reasonable request . |