Example sentences of "[noun sg] [prep] [conj] in [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He saw the fingers tighten above the snatch of blade , he saw the legs ripple beneath the blanket as if in preparation for sudden attack . |
| 2 | The following are the principal cases where that leave would be forthcoming : ( 1 ) relief is sought against any person domiciled in England or Wales ; ( 2 ) an injunction is sought ordering the defendant to do an act or refrain from doing anything ( whether or not damages are also claimed in respect of a failure to do something or for the doing of that thing ) ; ( 3 ) the claim is brought against any person duly served within or out of England and Wales and a person out of England and Wales is a necessary or proper party thereto ; ( 4 ) the claim is founded on any breach or alleged breach of any contract wherever made , which : ( a ) according to its terms ought to be performed in England and Wales , or ( b ) is by its terms , or by implication , governed by English law , or ( c ) contains a term to the effect that a court in England or Wales shall have jurisdiction to hear and determine any action in respect of the contract ; ( 5 ) the claim is founded on a tort and the damage was sustained or resulted from an act committed , within England and Wales ; ( 6 ) the whole subject-matter of the proceedings is land ( with or without rent or profits ) or the perpetuation of testimony relating to land ; ( 7 ) the claim is brought to construe , rectify , set aside or enforce an act , deed , will , contract , obligation or liability affecting land ; ( 8 ) the claim is made for a debt secured on immovable property or is made to assert , declare or determine proprietary or possessory rights , or rights of security , in or over movable property , or to obtain authority to dispose of movable property ; ( 9 ) the claim is brought to execute the trusts of a written instrument , being trusts that ought to be executed according to English law and of which the person to be served with the originating process is a trustee , or for any relief or remedy which might be obtained when such a claim is brought ; ( 10 ) the claim is made for the administration of the estate of a person who died domiciled in England or Wales or for any relief or remedy which might be obtained when such a claim is made ; ( 11 ) the claim is brought in a probate action within the meaning of Ord 41 ; ( 12 ) the claim is brought to enforce any judgment or arbitral award ; ( 13 ) the claim is brought against a defendant not domiciled in Scotland or Northern Ireland in respect of a claim by the Commissioners of Inland Revenue for or in relation to any of the duties of taxes which have been , or are for the time being , placed under their care and management ; ( 14 ) the claim is brought in respect of contributions under the Social Security Act 1975 ; ( 15 ) the claim is made for a sum to which the Directive of the Council of the European Communities dated 15 March 1976 No 76/308/EEC applies , and service is to be effected in a country which is a member of the European Economic Community . |
| 3 | The criticisms were not specific : British people were not well enough trained in comparison with people from some other countries , their training did not take sufficient account of what employers wanted , there was too little emphasis on the connection between the launching of new enterprises and the training of people in readiness for and in order to follow the consequences of those launches — and the absence of collaborative management in the past had led to poorly organized training . |
| 4 | Section 71(4) compendiously provides that ‘ a person benefits from an offence if he obtains property as a result of or in connection with its commission and his benefits is the value of the property so obtained . ’ |
| 5 | However , it must be stressed that it is a question of fact in each individual transaction , and the question one has to ask objectively in every single situation is whether the purchaser is merely selecting specific assets for the use in his own business or whether he is buying assets in order that he can carry on the business in succession to and in place of the vendor . |
| 6 | Where a user makes a specific request to exercise their statutory right for an eyesight examination by an ophthalmic optician , either as an alternative to or in addition to the voluntary screening programme , then the request should be accommodated and during this interim period the user permitted to use an ophthalmic optician of their choice . |
| 7 | It does mean that law is not a fixed , precise and immutable set of rules ; and that not only its content but also its form are subject to interpretation , adaptation and change as part of and in response to social change . |
| 8 | Rather than merely assert that what we desire is already reality , therefore , I would argue that our job is to discuss the contradictions and possibilities in the law as it has developed historically , as part of and in response to political and economic struggles . |
| 9 | Section 56 prohibits persons carrying on an investment business from entering into agreements for , inter alia , the sale of or subscription for shares ‘ in the course of or in consequence of an unsolicited call ’ ( subsection ( 1 ) ) . |
| 10 | By s.25 : [ a ] person shall be guilty of an offence if , when not at his place of abode , he has with him any article for use in the course of or in connection with any burglary , theft or cheat . |
| 11 | None is stated in the sub-section , but it is assumed that the accused must intend to use the article in the course of or in connection with the burglary , theft or cheat , and he must know that he has the article with him . |
| 12 | ( 5 ) Where a solicitor or licensed conveyancer , or an agent or employee of a solicitor or licensed conveyancer , in the course of or in connection with a transaction involving the disposition or creation of an interest in land , purports to deliver an instrument as a deed on behalf of a party to the instrument , it shall be conclusively presumed in favour of a purchaser that he is authorised so to deliver the instrument . |
| 13 | She snapped the seat belt into position and stared out through the window as if in search of something else to organize . |
| 14 | She sat holding her husband 's hand and gave a brief nod as if in answer to his unspoken question , then when he cleared his throat awkwardly she patted his hand and spoke for him . |
| 15 | He refers back to the Fish era as if in awe , and introduces the other Marillionauts with grovelling reverence . |
| 16 | Feldstein came to Holly as if in hope of finding a kindred mind . |
| 17 | She knelt before the picture as if in prayer , then slowly opened her legs , stroking the insides of her thighs with both hands . |
| 18 | Yet , at the same time , there has not , in most cases , been a sharp break between one way of life and another but rather a process involving subtle shifts in emphasis , whereby one set of relationships — kin , friends and neighbours — take on new significances in place of or in addition to older or earlier established relationships . |
| 19 | Thus it is proposed that they will understand the directional component of the meaning of because in connection with the distinction between cause and effect ( viz. the causal direction ) , before they understand the directional component of its meaning in connection with temporal order . |
| 20 | It is also anticipated that the initiating member 's fee arrangements with his exclusive sell situation client will take the form of a time-based fee at or in excess of standard fee rates , or the inclusion in the fee arrangement of an element of value-added/success fees . |
| 21 | An arrangement where an agent works on a commission with a consignment stock , is obviously not an agreement for the sale of goods , but is a contract under or in pursuance of which possession of goods passes ( UCTA , s 26(3) ( a ) ) . |
| 22 | However , the section does not apply " as between the parties to a contract under or in pursuance of which possession or ownership of the goods passed " . |
| 23 | ‘ All the trappings of power , ’ said Kustow , shaking his head as if in disapproval . |
| 24 | He saw once more the star-form of closed lips , the penis beneath them hanging its head as if in awe , a godlet among goddesses . |
| 25 | Bragg slapped the off-side horse on the rump , and it shook its head as if in greeting . |
| 26 | Mellissa never knew what hit her , her circuits melding in the robotic equivalent of a cerebral haemorrhage , the doors to the complex opening as if in welcome . |
| 27 | ‘ I am satisfied that there are no grounds on which I can say that these charges are bad , but with regard to the equity of redemption I am satisfied on the evidence that what Mrs. Wardman did was at the request of and in reliance on her daughter , and under her influence . |
| 28 | C.E. Heath Trustee Company will be able to act in conjunction with or in place of existing pension fund trustees . |
| 29 | Taxi drivers came down her street in this day and age as if in fear of their lives . |
| 30 | ‘ In respect of all the applicants , a declaration that in carrying out his announced policy under and in relation to section 61(1) of the Criminal Justice Act 1967 in respect of persons serving sentences of life imprisonment imposed in the discretion of the trial judge , the Secretary of State for the Home Department , in determining for how long such a person ought to be detained for punitive purposes should fix the date of the first review by the local review committee and the Parole Board strictly in accordance with a period of detention ( that is to say , the notional determinate sentence less one-third remission ) recommended by the judiciary as necessary to meet the requirements of retribution and deterrence . |