Example sentences of "[conj] a [noun] [modal v] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They came with their ideals , found idyllic peace in the countryside , where a man could hardly fail to notice God in the quietness ; said their prayers in one of the fairest little parish churches in all the land ; reacted against , and then threw themselves into the orderliness of quasi-monastic life ; and studied what they wanted , and thought about truth . |
| 2 | Practice Richard Ashworth and ors v Berkeley-Walbrook Ltd ; CA ( Russell , Stuart-Smith LJJ ) ; 27 Sept 1989 As a general rule , where a counterclaim could properly be relied on as a set-off and where it arose out of the same subject matter as the claim , the counterclaiming defendant ought not to be required to give security for costs of that counterclaim unless there were exceptional circumstances . |
| 3 | Where a book might originally sell at £15 , Smith might buy it for £1.50 and sell it at £5.50 — a profit was turned , and the public benefited . |
| 4 | Where a party can only be liable if negligent , a clause such as that in White v Warwick ought to be enough to protect against liability , even if parallel liability for failure to take reasonable care could be imposed in tort and contract ( Alderslade v Hendon Laundry Ltd [ 1945 ] KB 189 ) . |
| 5 | Where a discharger would consistently do better than his existing consent , standards have sometimes been tightened . |
| 6 | We fatuously wondered if a street or a square would ever be named after us - ‘ two spooky old Villons , ’ as Dana once described us . |
| 7 | He was as near as a lover or a parent could ever come . |
| 8 | The holder of a licence or a club can disapply the section to premises by giving notice specifying the date of disapplication which fulfils the requirements of subs . |
| 9 | In other words the traditional concept of the sign as a vehicle or substitute for an idea or a thing can fairly easily be transposed tot he structure of the sign itself , with the signifier being regarded as a substitute for the signified . |
| 10 | Whereas a consumer using electricity only for lighting , an iron , a radio and a vacuum cleaner might use under 300kWh a year , the addition of one heavy current-using appliance like an immersion water heater or a cooker would more than quadruple that basic demand . |
| 11 | Normally a claim for the loss of a wallet or a purse would also be received . |
| 12 | Although a court will generally strive to resolve uncertainties and ambiguities so as to give effect to a commercial contract wherever possible ( especially where the agreement is already partly executed ) , uncertainty or ambiguity may lead a court to conclude that the term is too uncertain to be enforceable , and in extreme cases the whole contract may be held to be void . |
| 13 | Although a court could simply ignore the regulatory rule , this is unlikely in the case of public law recognition . |
| 14 | Nonetheless the parties may stand or fall by the evidence as disclosed in their witness statements , although a witness will always be free to give evidence in relation to new matters which have arisen since the statement was served on the other party . |
| 15 | The second half brought Tchaikovsky 's 4th symphony , where I fear the fourth movement was a little too fast , certainly on its opening , although a conductor can well afford to accelerate the pace towards the conclusion . |
| 16 | According to committee secretary Gordon Porter , it is pursing two new lines of enquiry , although a statement may still be made shortly . |
| 17 | Although a statement need only indicate whether or not the value exceeds £25,000 , an applicant for transfer may wish to be more specific and bolster an application for transfer by a statement showing that the case also falls within the upper regions of county court jurisdiction . |
| 18 | What Mr Laycock is suggesting is that a proposal will significantly improve or |
| 19 | Survey advice — a surveyor may recommend that a purchase should only go ahead — often on an old property — if certain building work is done . |
| 20 | It is likely that the next session will be decisive and that a curator will then be elected on a temporary basis : the appointment to direct the Visual Arts sector for the 1992 and 1995 Biennales can not be confirmed until the Executive Committee , whose mandate has now expired , has itself been completely renewed . |
| 21 | He believes that a writer will often find himself through exposure to some other writer . |
| 22 | Yoshida desired a peace treaty as soon as possible ; he recognised that a treaty would probably involve American forces remaining to verify compliance with the treaty and indicated the willingness of the Japanese government to meet American wishes . |
| 23 | And at Almsmead we have everything that a gentleman could possibly require , hunting and shooting and fishing and maypole dancing and cricket on the village green. ? " |
| 24 | A bill currently before parliament will abolish the present arbitrary rule that a company can only issue domestic corporate bonds up to twice the value of its shareholders ' funds . |
| 25 | It should be remembered that a company can only be the firm 's appointed representative if the firm accepts responsibility for the whole of the investment business it carries on on the firm 's behalf . |
| 26 | The general rule was that a company could lawfully do only that which fell within the scope of the objects clause . |
| 27 | It should be pointed out , however , that a company need only carry out such a ‘ cost of quality ’ calculation where it is unsure whether the extra effort required to improve quality ( i.e. reliability ) is worthwhile that is , where it is contemplating a trade-off in the area where Berliner and Brimson say a trade-off should not be contemplated . |
| 28 | Note , that a DC can only be submitted by a user with DC OPERATIONS privilege ; if you do not have this privilege , you can pass the DC to another user ( who has this privilege ) using option 2.5.0 — Change Ownership Of DC . |
| 29 | This does not mean , however , that a taxpayer would necessarily be without remedy in such a situation . |
| 30 | ‘ Accountability ’ entails that a government must continuously test its representative Ness , that is to say whether its claim that it is ‘ derived from public opinion ’ is still valid . |