Example sentences of "to [art] [adj] [noun] [v-ing] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Institute first considered the possibility of extending openness to disciplinary hearings at the request of Council member Douglas Llambias , after he had been refused admittance as an observer to the Disciplinary Committee hearing into the conduct of Polly Peck administrators Michael Jordan and Richard Stone ( see ACCOUNTANCY , August , p 14 ) . |
| 2 | The regional officers also wrote to the Chilean authorities calling for the prompt introduction of legislation which will give official licenses to the many community radio and TV stations that hitherto have been operating under severe restrictions . |
| 3 | With a small , helpless moan she surrendered to the muscular arms tightening like a vice about her , gazing up at his hawk-like features thrown into sharp , dramatic relief by the pale moonlight , and trembling at the dangerous gleam in the eyes devouring her from beneath their heavy lids . |
| 4 | The picture in Grampian region is even more pronounced with exports to the European Community accounting for 65% , and those to EFTA accounting for more than 10% of the total , giving a total for Western Europe of 75% . |
| 5 | He caught a glimpse of the fair hair and saw that she was talking to someone he recognised as the drummer from the band ; the whole group was there , giving an impromptu concert on tin whistles to the tired hikers sleeping on their rucksacks undaunted by the howl and shriek of the space-invader machines on the other side , a cacophony of mechanical rage that deafened him together with the thin notes of a rebel song . |
| 6 | Indeed , some would argue that the bureaucracy 's privileged access to the economic surplus arising from the state 's role in the production process gives it an interest comparable to that of a class , especially when control over property is combined with political power ( Saul 1974 ) . |
| 7 | It took a day of debate additional to the agreed three-day sitting for the amended proposals to be passed , clause by clause . |
| 8 | Even as he studied the pages of his comic , his ears and senses were alert to the smallest sounds coming from the rest of the house . |
| 9 | They said that Chen Zeming 's parents had previously written to the Supreme Court calling for a retrial of the two men and questioning the independence of the courts . |
| 10 | The dark eyes were raking her from head to toe , appraising her — from the long , tousled russet hair to the bare feet protruding from beneath the hem of her wrap . |
| 11 | Those who disliked dogs objected to the vast number running around which had been attracted by her , while people who liked dogs were concerned about the little wild bitch 's welfare . |
| 12 | In contrast to the administrative procedures operating before 1986 , the Act authorizes warrants to be granted for preventing as well as detecting crime , thereby compromising the important question of principle identified by Dicey that ‘ preventive measures are inconsistent with the pervading principle of English law , that men are to be interfered with or punished , not because they may or will break the law , but only when they have committed some definite assignable legal offence ’ ( Dicey , 1959 : 249 ) . |
| 13 | Like spinning tops we dash from from one emergency to another , always citing them as an excuse for our unfailing refusal to face up to the global urgency staring at us |
| 14 | ‘ The many controversies about the election of the said officer [ the wakeman ] and about contempts made by persons who having been lawfully chosen and elected to the said office according to ancient custom and continual practice yet have utterly refused to undergo the said office or satisfy the ordinary fines accustomed and adjudged for contempts . ’ |
| 15 | The glass of wine chilled Sara 's hand , she listened to the sharp-ended sentences flicking through the air as her husband and Nicholas spoke . |
| 16 | So I decided to take them outside for a breath of fresh air , ’ she added , turning her worried blue eyes in mute appeal to the uniformed policewoman sitting in the corner of the room . |
| 17 | A seven year old schoolboy has written to the Prime Minister complaining about education cuts . |
| 18 | The parents of an Oxford haemophiliac who recently died after contracting the H I V virus from contaminated blood , have written to the Prime Minister calling for a quick , out of court compensation deal . |
| 19 | Damage to the immune system resulting in greater susceptibility to infection |
| 20 | More rats entered and Corbett lashed out with his legs , blind to the sharp gyves knifing into his ankles . |
| 21 | To the small child standing on the dockside waving goodbye it was a minor bereavement every time . |
| 22 | Although there is a reduction in the number of accounts of 44% , after due consideration has been given to the anticipated workload arising from discounts/exemptions/second adult rebates etc the actual proposed staffing reduction is 15% . |
| 23 | Badly battered by anti-union legislation and low morale , trade unions have responded to the new threats coming from underground with the agility of a Leviathan . |
| 24 | In the event that the current Parliament was unable to select a new President , the task would fall to the new parliament emerging from the April 8 general election . |
| 25 | This is a departure from the administration of legal aid prior to the new Board coming into force . |
| 26 | The acrimonious struggle for power was given a somewhat comical twist by the issue of a press release in September from Virgin Atlantic 's publicity office , saying that in response to the many rumours circulating in the airline industry , Virgin Atlantic wished it to be known that there had been no boardroom ‘ bust-up ’ between Randolph Fields and Richard Branson . |
| 27 | On Jan. 17 EC Foreign Ministers gave their formal backing to the allied forces fighting in the Gulf . |
| 28 | Since September 1989 , a new rear seat safety law has been in force , in addition to the existing law relating to the front sea . |
| 29 | The completed interview question forms together with answers to the individual questions arising from candidates ' application forms/ c.v.s can be perused afterwards at comparative leisure . |
| 30 | Shadows wavered backwards through the green railings and down on to the sunken slipway leading to the chain-ferry . |