Example sentences of "[vb pp] [verb] regard to the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 But the Committee then goes on to assert : ‘ Sexual intercourse is an intimate act between man and woman , and a man is expected to have regard to the question whether the woman is consenting to the act or not . ’
2 Juveniles who break the law have been dealt with by separate courts since 1908 and since 1933 the courts have been specifically charged to have regard to the child 's welfare in all their dealings .
3 A court is likely to take the availability of insurance into account in assessing the reasonableness of any exclusion or limitation of liability ; where liability is subject to a financial limit , the court is expressly directed to have regard to the availability of insurance ( UCTA 1977 , s11(4) ( b ) ) .
4 They failed also , it is said , to have regard to the violent incident on 23 November 1991 when violence was used and also failed to have regard to the fact that the mother had refused an offer to be accommodated with her children in the foster home .
5 The Redcliffe-Maud Commission , for example , was required to have regard to the need ‘ to sustain a viable system of local democracy ’ , the assumption being that it was already democratic .
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