Example sentences of "[was/were] in possession [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Doyle and Hearn , former directors of the WPBSA , were in possession of the documents in Glasgow three weeks ago when they met John Virgo , the WPBSA 's chairman , at an informal meeting . |
| 2 | In Cavendish the defendant was charged with receiving stolen goods contrary to section 33 of the Larceny Act 1916 so it was essential to prove that he was in possession of the goods . |
| 3 | However , when the defendant was in possession of the goods and refused to deliver them up on demand his act was not only conversion but also detinue and the form of judgment in detinue might include an order for the delivery up of the goods . |
| 4 | This action is available if , at the time of the conversion , the plaintiff was in possession of the goods ( The Jag-Shakti [ 1986 ] 1 AC 337 ) or had an immediate right of possession of them . |
| 5 | The Amal leader Nabi Berri announced on Aug. 27 that his group was in possession of the remains of two Israeli " prisoners " , and would allow the Red Cross to examine the bodies once Israel had freed 28 Lebanese women held in Israeli prisons . |
| 6 | The dealer was in possession of the car with consent and in his capacity as a mercantile agent , since the possession was with a view to an eventual sale , but he was not in possession of the registration document with the consent of the owner . |
| 7 | It means merely that where the trustee was in possession of the property under trust , he could be ordered to make it over . |
| 8 | When police approached Robert Francis , who was in possession of the caravan , he claimed he had bought it for £2,000 from a colleague . |
| 9 | If the plaintiff was in possession at the time of the conversion , the defendant could not set up the jus tertii , unless he was acting under the authority of the true owner . |