Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] [prep] [conj] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There also is an empirical problem of understanding how support operates between grandparents and grandchildren , in that we must disentangle it from support given to and by the intervening generation . |
| 2 | My sister moved from cos of that . |
| 3 | I think certainly we had to have a figurehead to relate to and in my opinion , Tom was the best one to have there . |
| 4 | The other is that the investigator needs to know what the agent intended by and in performing the action : why this agent played this move in the ‘ game ’ . |
| 5 | It is proposed that members will be issued with an inspection voucher with their renewal notices as and from the 1st May next . |
| 6 | The stranger peered between and beyond the silent , uneasy company , but he could not glimpse the boy . |
| 7 | Care must be taken not to confuse corporate crime , crime committed by or on behalf of businesses , with white-collar crime , which refers to the occupational status of the perpetrators and may often be directed against businesses . |
| 8 | His mouth twisted as if in self-mockery . |
| 9 | The priest nodded as if in understanding . |
| 10 | Twins figured largely in these latter compositions ; one twin quite normal — strong and healthy — the other twisted out of shape , the eyes white and blank , the mouth open as if in pain . |
| 11 | I forget what it was you used to make old horse rasps into because for |
| 12 | We used a black chemical to start with but in order to that to help that we needed some heat . |
| 13 | Sailing in a direction across the wind , with the wind blowing at or near an angle of 90 degrees to the board 's course . |
| 14 | For the poor , the family is not a mechanism to control resources , but an institution to turn to because of the scarcity of resources . |
| 15 | The thick hempen cords were slung round our necks ; a dusty-robed priest appeared as if from nowhere to recite in a precise voice the last prayer for the dying . |
| 16 | You lost a fair amount of weight to begin with but in the last week you have only dropped 1 lb ( 0.4 kg ) and you are disappointed with progress . |
| 17 | Conversely , then , a new variety can be formed if this conservative action of crossing is circumvented by reproductive isolation of a few individuals in new conditions , whether that isolation arises with or without geographical segregation . |
| 18 | Within school the Compact development has involved the introduction of target setting and action planning by and for individual students . |
| 19 | ( 3 ) Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing provisions , regard may be had to the previous conduct and activities in business or financial matters of the person in question and , in particular , to any evidence that he has — ( a ) committed an offence involving fraud or other dishonesty or violence ; ( b ) contravened any provision made by or under any enactment appearing to the Bank to be designed for protecting members of the public against financial loss due to dishonesty , incompetence or malpractice … ( c ) engaged in any business practices appearing to the Bank to be deceitful or oppressive or otherwise improper ( whether unlawful or not ) or which otherwise reflect discredit on his method of conducting business ; ( d ) engaged in or been associated with any other business practices or otherwise conducted himself in such a way as to cast doubt on his competence and soundness of judgement . |
| 20 | Under section 7 of the Act of 1980 , the parent of a child who has been refused admission to an aided school is given a right of appeal to an appeal committee against ‘ any decision made by or on behalf of the governors refusing … the child admission to ’ the school . |
| 21 | ( 2 ) An appeal under this section shall be lodged with the sheriff clerk within 14 days from the date of the decision appealed against or in a case where reasons for a decision have been given under section 18(2) of this Act , within 14 days from the date of receipt of those reasons , which shall be presumed to have been received on the day after the date on which they were posted , except that in the case of reasons posted on a Friday or Saturday , they shall be presumed to have been received on the Monday next following . |
| 22 | Well my Lord I must say it had occurred to me erm that certainly on the basis on which I 'm contending for damages to be assessed with the plaintiffs and it is completely irrelevant , er er many of the matters to which the defendant 's expert goes to as to the damages and the extent to which they were caused by the negligence of the defendant , the breach of duty . |
| 23 | The muscles are absolutely rigid , proof that the grasp occurred at or about the moment of death . |
| 24 | ‘ In any proceedings ( whether or not under this Act ) — ( a ) a statement of affairs prepared for the purposes of any provision of this Act which is derived from the Insolvency Act 1985 , and ( b ) any other statement made in pursuance of a requirement imposed by or under any such provision or by or under rules made under this Act , may be used in evidence against any person making or concurring in making the statement . |
| 25 | Section 4(1) ( a ) provides " that the defect is attributable to compliance with any requirement imposed by or under any enactment or with any Community obligation … |
| 26 | It 's suggested that you should linger on the great avenues and squares in the morning and afternoon , to see the swarms of officials and experts who administer the universe hurrying to and from their offices ; or sit a while in the shady walks of the various public gardens , and watch these same officials ' wives proudly taking the baby out for an airing . |
| 27 | All new ‘ workstations ’ , ( defined as any furniture and equipment used by or in the presence of a user , together with the immediate environment in which the work is undertaken ) , have to comply with the regulations from January 1993 onwards , and all existing ‘ workstations ’ will have to be modified to comply with the Regulations by 31 December 1996 at the latest for less heavily-used stations . |
| 28 | As a result the legislation will authorize ( and may indeed require ) the interception of all the telephone calls to and from trade union head offices , as well as those of many other radical protest organizations . |
| 29 | One also supplied a report entitled ‘ Pan Am Flight 103 ’ , prepared in January 1989 by the intelligence unit of the Lebanese Forces , which had to do mainly with the substance of intercepted telephone calls to and from the Iranian Embassy in Beirut . |
| 30 | Appropriate action in this case will depend on the details of the permission and current progress matters which the District Council dealt with and upon which I have no information . |