Example sentences of "he [is] already [verb] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Where A makes a promise to B in consideration of B doing or promising to do something which he is already bound to do by reason of a duty imposed upon him by law , whether by a Statute or otherwise : for instance , the duty of a local police authority to afford adequate protection to A and his property ; |
| 2 | Where A makes a promise to B in consideration of B doing or promising to do something which he is already bound to do under a contract with A ; |
| 3 | Where A makes a promise to B in consideration of B doing or promising to do something which he is already bound to do under a contract with C. |
| 4 | In our opinion , in all three cases , a promise made by A to B in consideration of B doing or promising to do something which he is already bound to do should be enforced by the law , provided that in other respects such as legality and compatibility with public policy it is free from objection ; thus a promise in return for an agreement by a police authority to give precisely the amount of protection it was by law bound to give and no more should be unenforceable as being against public policy . |
| 5 | With the blessing of both Mr Walesa and senior Catholic churchmen , he is already working to set up an avowedly Christian party . |
| 6 | Erm actually I 've spoken to Ian at erm Newark TEC , and he 's already arranged to see me tomorrow afternoon . |
| 7 | And one report today claimed he 's already decided to make six estate staff redundant . |
| 8 | He 's already tried to have me arrested once — that 's how we met , believe it or not . ’ |
| 9 | His interest begins eight inches north of the knee ; go twenty inches higher and he 's already starting to yawn . |
| 10 | A planning application to burn human clinical waste has been refused , but the man who runs the crematorium says it 's no different to burning animal waste , which he 's already allowed to do . |
| 11 | It 's an unscheduled stop , but he 's already managed to get clearance . |