Example sentences of "[prep] the [noun sg] [adv prt] of [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( 1 ) Without prejudice to its other powers under this Act , a licensing board may make byelaws for any of the following purposes ( a ) for closing licensed premises wholly or partially on New Year 's Day , and on such other days not being more than four in any one year as the board may think expedient for special reasons ; ( b ) for prohibiting holders of licences from residing in their licensed premises , or for requiring the dwellinghouses of holders of licences to be separate from their licensed premises ; ( c ) for requiring all wines , made-wines and spirits sold by the holder of an off-sale licence to be sold in corked , stoppered or sealed vessels , cans , jars or casks ; ( d ) for requiring every holder of a hotel or public house licence to keep in his licensed premises and to renew from day to day a sufficient supply of drinking water , and such eatables as may be specified in the byelaw , and to display , offer and supply the same as may be required by the byelaw ; ( e ) for printing a list of all applications coming before any meeting of the licensing board , with such other information as may be considered necessary by the board ; ( f ) for the setting out of conditions which may be attached to licences for the improvement of standards of , and conduct in , licensed premises ; ( g ) for the granting of a licence of a type other than that applied for ; Provided that a byelaw made under paragraph ( c ) above shall not apply to licensed premises where no groceries are kept or sold and where a bona fide wholesale business in alcoholic liquor is carried on . |
| 2 | The context for the drawing up of plans and the management of on-going change proved quite different . |
| 3 | Iser expands on Ingarden 's description of the reading process as the filling in of gaps but criticizes Ingarden 's belief that there are true and false realizations of a text ( 1978:178 ) . |
| 4 | There is an interesting link between the setting up of reserves such as Chitawan and what some may see as the bad old days of tiger hunting . |
| 5 | What really disturbed the Under-Secretary was the report he had received two days ago about the smuggling in of arms for this new Volunteer army . |
| 6 | It says nothing about the setting up of programmes of screening by invitation or the use of desk top analysers . |
| 7 | That principle must also be applied here , since to require a company incorporated under the law of one member state , which has its registered office , central administration or principal place of business in that member state ( within the meaning of article 58 ) , or even in another member state , to transfer its principal place of business to the member state where a certain activity , such as fishing , is to be carried on , deprives that company of the possibility of exercising its right of establishment through the setting up of agencies , branches or subsidiaries , as is expressly provided for in the second sentence of the first paragraph of article 52 . |
| 8 | Figures like these have taken much of the fizz out of brewers ' forecasts . |
| 9 | A provision for partners to be repaid their expenses incurred on behalf of the firm out of profits before any division thereof ( Clause 10.04 ) . |
| 10 | In any case , however , the landlord should insist that the tenant either pays for the costs of security , or indemnifies the landlord against third party claims arising out of the use of the building out of hours . |
| 11 | Wherever you take them , though , try , if it is possible and the weather is good , to arrange for them to spend some of the time out of doors — for the housebound elderly are often short of vitamin D , which most of us get from natural sunlight ( as well as certain foods ) and this deficiency can lead to the painful condition of osteomalacia , in which there is rarefaction of the bones . |
| 12 | Regular forecasts by meteorologists on TV have taken most of the mystery out of isobars these days , so it should be easy to understand how , when the isobar lines are drawn close together , strong winds can be expected . |
| 13 | Also I have always felt very strongly against the cutting down of trees , and as a teenager in Holland , I started a campaign against the destruction of woodlands for a motorway . ’ |
| 14 | An attempt at modelling the future role of tropical forests in the world economy had the export of tropical hardwoods doubling between 1986 and 2000 with the opening up of industries in other countries . |
| 15 | That 's right yes , er vivisection is erm well actually to do with the cutting up of animals is n't it , testing , things like cosmetics , medicine medicines and so on , on animals and if you 're anti to be that you 're against it . |
| 16 | This help includes £75 credit on bills to help with the drying out of homes . |
| 17 | It helps with the flushing out of toxins from the body , cleansing it and restoring vitality . |
| 18 | Because he was literate , it was he who helped with the drawing up of wills or testaments , and , in more recent times , it was he who wrote references or testimonials and signed applications for passports . |
| 19 | Most income came from the hiring out of paladins as mercenaries in territorial disputes . |
| 20 | Those people involved in the project have also gained an insight into the importance of establishing communication with disabled people and gaining advice from organisations of disabled people , before the setting up of services which are aimed at meeting their needs . |
| 21 | They were expert in basic birth techniques and in the laying out of corpses . |
| 22 | Industry will especially be looking to the polytechnics to provide a further and much needed stimulus to innovations already taking place in higher education ; in particular , in the development of mixed degree courses , modular courses coupled with practical experience , and of the sandwich system of education and training generally , and in the opening up of opportunities for women in all branches of higher education , not least science and technology . |
| 23 | We can as tolerably say , however , having the subject primarily in mind , that consciousness consists in the existence through of subjects . |
| 24 | Corporate lawyers are well versed in the marking up of documents for reading so it is quite useful to arrange for a junior member of the lawyer team to undertake the initial mark up . |
| 25 | This urge to preserve the valued and precious non-material things that seem to come inevitably into human life , has found its expression in the setting up of idols in every conceivable form . |
| 26 | From 1940 to 1945 Winnicott was psychiatric consultant to the government evacuation scheme in Oxfordshire , and here he became directly involved with children who proved too difficult to place in foster homes , and in the setting up of hostels to house and care for them . |
| 27 | The DET also plays a leading role in the drawing up of syllabuses and work programmes , the setting and marking of exams , and the approval of textbooks and other materials . |
| 28 | Ploughing , which is commonly used to prepare upland sites for afforestation , results not only in the drying out of soils and peats , but also in nutrient losses which are in excess of those occurring in undisturbed habitats . |
| 29 | I ca n't remember everything exactly — there are already large gaps in the tying in of facts and diagnosis . |
| 30 | TDC officials believe that TDC is less badly affected than other prison administrations with respect to the smuggling in of narcotics and other drugs . |