Example sentences of "[coord] [pers pn] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 It is fairly easy to make the switch from he to something like s/he or him/her in English because the change affects these items only .
2 ( q ) To remunerate any person , firm or company rendering services to the Company either by cash payment or by the allotment to him or them of shares or other securities of the Company credited as paid up in full or otherwise as may be thought expedient .
3 ( q ) To remunerate any person , firm or company rendering services to the Company either by cash payment or by the allotment to him or them of shares or other securities of the Company credited as paid up in full or otherwise as may be thought expedient .
4 must insure such person , persons or classes of persons as may be specified in the policy in respect of any liability which may be incurred by him or them in respect of the death of or bodily injury to any person caused by , or arising out of , the use of the vehicle on a road in Great Britain ; and
5 must insure him or them in respect of any liability which may be incurred by him or them m respect of the use of the vehicle and of any trailer , whether or not coupled , in the territory other than Great Britain and Gibraltar of each of the member states of the Communities according to the law on compulsory insurance against civil liability in respect of the use of vehicles of the state where the liability may be incurred ; and
6 must also insure him or them in respect of any liability which may be incurred by him or them under the provisions of this Part of this Act relating to payment for emergency treatment .
7 You did n't have to tell Claire , Annabel or me about Nanny 's cold hands ; we had suffered from them most of our lives , but what that had to do with pastry was what Father described as a ‘ female mystery ’ .
8 I wanted to meet Peruvians and speak to them one to one ; and in Cuzco I encountered only the persistence of hawkers , the sullen attention of displaced campesinos , a world that turned itself or me into shadows .
9 What was Wroxham to me or me to Wroxham ?
10 Deputy Head ( Staff ) : ‘ Or you as Head of Department Art : of this school within the LEA … should this be the objective for the future ? … are you a trend setter ? ’
11 Are you in , in credit or you in debit ?
12 But I said to I said well you might get a free month but I said or you in March and then Ap supposedly April starts again .
13 This is an opportunity for the public to gain a better awareness and understanding of the work of the artist , whilst he or she in turn can benefit from questioning and discussion if this leads to constructive self-evaluation and the stimulation of a fresh direction .
14 The language tutor , be he or she in EFL , ESOL , or Foreign and Community languages , is increasingly expected to be a highly competent professional able to tackle an increasingly demanding and diverse teaching environment .
15 Write up night porter 's book and notify him or her of rooms available for letting and any late arrivals , their names and room numbers .
16 The new decision does not affect the artist 's ownership of the work of art itself , but it does effectively strip him or her of control over how , when and where it may be reproduced .
17 Apart from an explanation of the reason for the survey , how he or she came to be selected , a guarantee of anonymity , etc. , each question must maintain the respondent 's cooperation by treating him or her with courtesy and gratitude — a few ‘ pleases ’ and a ‘ thank you ’ are essential .
18 Be positive : praise your mate 's good qualities , treat him or her with respect .
19 Validation of the suffering individual , treating him or her with kindness , professional respect and dignity , being open and honest , separating the awareness of the disease from the understanding of the suffering human being , following the distorted reasoning and disturbed actions and accepting that they appeared to the sufferer to be most appropriate at the time they were committed .
20 You will need to see the Head to ask him or her for permission to meet in school and for a room to meet in .
21 It would also be a defence for a person charged to prove that he/she had the article with him or her for use at work ; for religious reasons or as part of any national costume .
22 Upon receipt , check that it is acceptable to your client and if so , include it in the arithmetic on the completion statement that you must prepare for your client and dispatch to him or her for agreement prior to completion .
23 LEAs submit their in-service training plans to him or her for approval .
24 Will my right hon. and learned Friend confirm that in cases of blackmail one refers to Mr. X. Surely in a similar case such as this one , it would be fairer to the individual involved to refer to him or her as Mr. , Mrs. , Miss or Ms. X.
25 In the event of the said JACQUELINE MYRTLE MITCHELL dying before the child attains twenty-one years , all of the estate shall devolve upon the said child and be held for him or her in trust , as my executors and their appointees shall devise .
26 The seller may seek to make the buyer liable to indemnify him or her in perpetuity , thereby placing the buyer in the same invidious position of the original lessee , who remains liable for the whole of the term of the lease to whomever it may have passed .
27 For example , if a father gives a child a motor car or jewellery and the child sells the gift and invests the proceeds , is the income from the investment paid to the child by virtue or in consequence of the gift or is it paid to him or her in consequence of the sale of an asset which belonged absolutely to the child ?
28 For example , in the various stages of pre-trial procedure the party who is ultimately successful may have caused undue delay or not followed the proper procedure and been penalised at that time by the award of costs against him or her in respect of a particular hearing .
29 If there is a positive covenant , not only should this be referred to but also the buyer should be required to enter into an indemnity covenant in the conveyance to him or her in respect of the future observance thereof .
30 Whereas the extent of the work undertaken by the independent external auditor arises from the responsibilities placed on him or her by statute , that of the internal audit is determined by the management .
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