Example sentences of "[prep] parting with " in BNC.
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| 1 | That 's despite the(£766,000) seven hundred and sixty six thousand pounds they made on the transfer market last season , after parting with Paul Simpson to Derby , and Lee Nogan to Watford . |
| 2 | When Mr. Major professes on the one hand to stand for something he calls a ‘ classless society ’ and , on the other , whinges on behalf of the wealthy , purportedly faced with the unbearable prospect under Labour of parting with their other BMW , we can detect the unmistakable stench of humbug . |
| 3 | However great the risks of parting with one 's collection , Gould could not have hoped to carry with him from Hobart the enormous quantities of skins , skeletons , eggs , nests , plants , and seeds he had amassed . |
| 4 | But unbeknown to Ivor , Stroud had no intention of parting with the money . |
| 5 | Obviously people do n't like to part with their heirlooms — it 's like parting with something of their existence , a sort of death in life . |
| 6 | A lease , because of the involvement of the landlord ( who is not or who at any rate in his capacity as landlord is not a member of the firm ) , needs not only an appropriate declaration that the named partners joined as lessees hold the term on trust but also : ( a ) a declaration that possession of the demised premises by partners who are not trustees of the lease shall not by itself constitute a breach of the usual covenants against parting with or sharing possession ; ( b ) a provision which dispenses with the landlord 's consent ( or makes it automatic ) to an assignment of the demised premises to partners other than the original lessees or to the vesting of the premises in new trustees for the firm . |
| 7 | If the wife can so easily dispose of this property , it may be that her husband will coax or bully her into parting with it to him or to his creditors , and so it allows her a privilege which no other grown-up person of sound mind in the country can enjoy . |
| 8 | The developers and their henchmen , the Council , had tricked an old lady into parting with her cottage and twelve acres of ‘ agricultural ’ land at a knockdown price . |
| 9 | This was one about the three crooks from London who dressed up in African tribal costumes and tricked jewellers into parting with gear worth £250,000 in exchange for boxes containing carrots and potatoes . |
| 10 | IN FEBRUARY the High Court in London heard how a Sussex-based antiques dealer knocked on the door of an elderly spinster 's Knightsbridge flat and talked her into parting with an art collection worth more than £30,000 . |
| 11 | Their modus operandi is to cajole their victims into parting with valuables which subsequently they hope to resell for much higher prices . |
| 12 | But they 're really trying to trick you into parting with something at well below its true value . |
| 13 | Detective Sergeant Mick Ornellus , of Clacton CID , said the two men either offered or already had carried out a number of jobs for her and tricked her into parting with the money . |
| 14 | In practice , if there is any doubt whether it is appropriate to charge theft or obtaining property by deception , it will be natural to charge the latter ; and in our opinion it would be wise to do so , because this will be a much easier offence to establish than is the present offence of obtaining by false pretences , as it will be unnecessary to show that the owner was deceived into intentionally passing the ownership but sufficient to show that he was tricked into parting with the possession . |
| 15 | Tina Jones , 35 , who was tricked into parting with a Vauxhall Cavalier , is urging people to be vigilant and careful when selling their cars . |
| 16 | Be careful about parting with money in advance or paying excessive deposits . |
| 17 | To compensate the borrower for parting with the interest at the beginning of a loan the nominal interest rate on bankers ' acceptances is commonly lower than that for cash advances of the same maturity . |
| 18 | In Valuev 's opinion new local assemblies would reward the gentry for parting with their serfs and enable the government to buy off liberals . |
| 19 | The heir had , of course , to make very sure that he extracted the cautio before parting with the property . |
| 20 | What I 'm saying here is that , if you fancy one , it should be checked out carefully in the shop before parting with the ready folding , even though , for the price , you 'd have to go a very long way to beat it . |
| 21 | Portsmouth are interested but want assurance on his recovery from a broken arm before parting with £350,000 . |
| 22 | You wanted to try the drugs before parting with all your money , and you did n't want to be arrested in possession of a works . |
| 23 | She always looked at every farthing twice before parting with it . |
| 24 | Even if the yolk sac is not visible , still be sure that is feeding before parting with your money . |
| 25 | Before parting with the garment it is useful to weigh it , and keep a note of the weight — this helps when you have part cones to use up . |
| 26 | Be satisfied with the answers to all the appropriate questions before parting with any money . |
| 27 | Before parting with the case , we should refer to a further argument mounted by Mr. Thornton . |
| 28 | This also conceals the fact that quite a lot of it has appeared in print before in one form or another , a factor to bear in mind before parting with 35.50 . |
| 29 | And even if she had decided to use a delivery service , there would normally be a full check-list to be ticked off before parting with any money . |
| 30 | Imagine if your local electrical store allowed you to take a TV home for a month to sample its quality before parting with your money , you would be sure you had made the right decision before it cost you the earth . |