Example sentences of "[adv] [coord] [prep] [det] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Judicial review is the process by which the courts decide whether public bodies have acted within or beyond those powers .
2 The maximum sentence for an offence under Criminal Law Act 1977 , s.51 is increased to 10 years by Criminal Justice Act 1991 , s.26 , with effect from October 25 : the new maximum sentence applies to offences committed on or after that date .
3 Where landlords are not resident [ absentee landlords ] there is now a rights divide between tenancies which began before 15 January 1989 and those which began on or after that date .
4 It follows that damages recoverable by the estate under the 1934 Act in the case of deaths occurring on or after that date are limited to financial loss suffered before his death , to damages for pain and suffering sustained by the deceased before his death and to funeral expenses .
5 For I had also told of the lives of those who now lived on or near those lands .
6 And someone — someone from close by , someone on or near this site — caught him in the act , and took drastic action .
7 Then the stockholders vote on or in this case rubberstamp the deal .
8 If you are below or above these measurements , your build tends towards one end or other of the average frame size .
9 Walls can be cut half-way down or at either side to form dividing slabs rather than solid masses .
10 Kaleidoscope thinking , then , involves taking an existing array of data , phenomena , or assumptions and being able to twist them , shake them , look at them upside down or from another angle or from a new direction — thus permitting an entirely new pattern and consequent set of actions to take place .
11 But the Bank is keen to avoid suggestions that — in its bond-dealing — it leads prices down or in any way operates to impose losses on existing holders of government bonds : at times of falling prices , it follows the market and does not lead it .
12 Mr Crawley , one of the plaintiffs and ‘ moving spirit behind both groups of companies ’ , agreed to settle the bills either personally or with some associates .
13 ‘ There is a dishonest appropriation for the purposes of the Theft Act 1968 where by the substitution of a price label showing a lesser price on goods for one showing a greater price , a defendant either by that act alone or by that act in conjunction with another act or other acts ( whether done before or after the substitution of the labels ) adversely interferes with or usurps the right of the owner to ensure that the goods concerned are sold and paid for at that greater price .
14 Liability while the vehicle is in or on that part of an aerodrome , airport , airfield or military base provided for :
15 Liability while the vehicle is in or on that part of an aerodrome , airport , airfield or military base provided for :
16 Liability while the vehicle is in or on that part of an aerodrome , airport , airfield or military base provided for :
17 Liability while the vehicle is in or on that part of an aerodrome , airport , airfield or military base provided for :
18 The Corporation will indemnify the Policyholder or at his request such other person as may be the owner of any rug clothing or personal effect against loss of or damage thereto by fire theft or attempted theft or by accidental means while in or on any motor car described in the Schedule
19 IAT 's Air Tournament International 92 is being held at the A&AEE Boscombe Down on the 13th and 14th , and promises more than 400 aircraft taking part statically and in each day 's eight-hour flying display .
20 I used to bring down quilts and my machine was n't big enough and in any case I could n't possibly lift them once they were
21 If your symptoms do n't go away after a few minutes it is probable that you have n't caught it quickly enough and in this case you will need to use the technique of ‘ rebreathing ’ .
22 The expense of this " core " group forces organisations to shed all noncore activities and staff to specialist contractors who in theory do the work better and at less cost .
23 ‘ It 's all about doing it better and with more style than the next man .
24 Any of the following tests would be regarded as suitable proof : Passes in the JMB Test in English ( Overseas ) at grade 3 or better up to June 1989 , the JMB Test in English for Speakers of Other Languages from March 1990 ; the AEB Test in English for Educational Purposes at grade III or better in listening , reading and writing ; the Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English at grade C or better ; the Oxford-Arels Examination ( Higher level ) at Credit or Distinction level ; the IELTS ( British Council/University of Cambridge ) , with an average score of 6 or better and for each component a score of 5 or better ; TOEFL with a score of 550 or better ; the London GCE O level Syllabus B in English Language at grade C or better or in an approved SCE or GCE syllabus in English are acceptable for this purpose .
25 But then , suddenly and without any warning , the army opened fire .
26 My journey was both inside and outside that tradition , because I learned that the quest for an essence dissolves the dynamic differences which describe the working class itself ( aside from class differences which are one of the most apparent characteristics of England ) — poor and unskilled from skilled , men from women , young from old , waged from wageless , organised from unorganised , black from white .
27 The two leaders agreed that they would meet on a regular basis in the future , perhaps annually and with less formality , and Gorbachev invited Bush to the Soviet Union .
28 Below and beyond this zone behavioural responses must become the major controlling mechanism , but this becomes metabolically expensive , and must lead to exhaustion if it can not be made good by an increased intake of food and rest .
29 Headroom equivalent to door head-height could just be achieved both below and above this gallery and under the retained ceiling .
30 Regulation can have potential societal benefits , as I shall demonstrate below and in more detail in chapter 2 .
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