Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] [prep] [pos pn] [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is only two months since the American arm of Quintex , the media group put together by Australian Christopher Skase , had to file for protection from its creditors under bankruptcy laws . |
| 2 | Pan American World Airways , formerly the largest airline in the USA , announced on Jan. 8 that it had filed for protection from its creditors under Chapter 11 of the US insolvency code , following a long period of almost continuous losses which industry sources put at $3,000 million . |
| 3 | The US airline Pan American , which had filed in January for protection from its creditors under Chapter 11 of the US insolvency code [ see p. 37953 ] , saw its prospects improve with an acceptance by the United Kingdom government ( confirmed on March 11 ) that it could in effect sell its rights to routes into London 's Heathrow airport to United Airlines for $290,000,000 ; United began its Heathrow services on April 5 . |
| 4 | When she arrived in England in 1568 she claimed to be seeking the protection of her cousin Elizabeth , but at the same time began scheming for support in her claims to both thrones , having earlier told a priest that she ‘ trusted to find many friends when time did serve , especially among those of the old religion ’ . |
| 5 | The result is that the majority of women are engaged at least for part of their lives in full-time domestic work , especially while their children are young . |
| 6 | Interim Committee ( Oct. 13-14 with the attendance for part of its proceedings of a Soviet delegation ) . |
| 7 | New social consciousness dictates a need among advice workers for self-awareness in their attitudes to clients , in particular towards black and ethnic minority clients , and how personal attitudes can and do affect the direction and achievements of advice giving . |
| 8 | Very comfortable boat , available for inspection at our docks in Miami . |
| 9 | The vendor is likely to have disclosed its articles as part of its disclosures against the warranties . |
| 10 | Schering-Plough managing director Tony Cork said his team was relocating as part of its plans for further growth . |
| 11 | A useful collection of extracts and texts , including a helpful introduction , is provided by John Hick in The Existence of God , published by the Macmillan Company in 1964 as part of their Problems of Philosophy Series . |
| 12 | ‘ In a fairy story one of them would ride up to the avenue here on a white horse and say they 'd been wanting you as part of their lives for years , ’ Benny said . |
| 13 | All societies ( not only class societies , according to Althusser ) need ideology as part of their conditions of existence . |
| 14 | As part of their preparations for the Olympic Games , the Olympic Racing Squad were due to fly to Florida last month for a fortnight 's training camp . |
| 15 | As part of their preparations for the semi-final against Dublin the Derry squad spent the week-end prior to the game at the Slieve Russell Hotel , Ballyconnell and travelled into neighbouring Fermanagh for a practice match . |
| 16 | As part of their representations on the 1981 Finance Bill , the Law Society recommended that income should not be " relevant income " to the extent that it was paid away to some person other than the recipient of the relevant benefit either before or after the receipt of the relevant benefit as it had by then ceased to be available as a source of funds out of which the relevant benefit could be paid . |
| 17 | recognised that the situation might well have been different if , instead of the defendants simply threatening to ‘ black ’ the broadcast they had gone to the B.B.C. and said ‘ We wish it to be established as part of our conditions of employment that we are not required to work on broadcasts to South Africa . ’ |
| 18 | In Ashley v Esso Transportation Co Ltd ( 1956 ) The Times , 8 February the plaintiff claimed as part of his damages for injury suffered whilst working in a ship the extra expense incurred since the accident in having to buy his cigarettes ashore instead of on board free of duty . |
| 19 | As part of his attempts to Germanise and , as he thought , civilise Hungary , he had the crown brought to Vienna , having refused to be crowned , thereby avoiding the traditional oath to uphold the rights and privileges of the Hungarian nobility who , by this time , had become exclusively identified as ‘ the Nation ’ . |
| 20 | In 1797 , as part of his duties as a young laird , Kinloch was appointed to command the Coupar–Angus Company of the Volunteers , territorials who were recruited to meet the danger of a possible French invasion , but in Scotland confined their activities to suppressing riots aroused by the Militia Acts and the press gangs . |
| 21 | The monk , indeed , has commercial dealings as part of his duties as a monk , as and on this account he is able to request a loan of the merchant , without occasioning the slightest suspicion . |
| 22 | He takes on Kenya 's former Olympic champion Paul Ereng in Hengelo , Holland , next Sunday and expects a hard race as part of his preparations for the World Championships in Stuttgart at the end of August . |
| 23 | The fleet sent against de Crevecoeur , together with arrangements to send an expeditionary force to France , cost around £3,670 — money which was probably wasted since the duke disbanded the fleet as part of his measures against the Woodvilles . |
| 24 | The fleet sent against de Crevecoeur , together with arrangements to send an expeditionary force to France , cost around £3,670 — money which was probably wasted since the duke disbanded the fleet as part of his measures against the Woodvilles . |
| 25 | Mr. White applied to the committee for permission for his children to be allowed to visit their mother once a month . |
| 26 | Held , allowing the appeal , that although ‘ action ’ in section 69 of the Solicitors Act 1974 was to be construed liberally it could extend only to forms of legal process and did not embrace a statutory demand , the service of which was merely part of the statutorily prescribed procedure for obtaining remedies afforded to creditors by a bankruptcy order and did not of itself initiate legal proceedings ; that a solicitor was therefore not debarred by section 69(1) from serving a statutory demand for payment of his costs before the expiration of one month from the date of delivery of his bill of costs ; and that , accordingly , since the statutory demand and petition were valid , they would be remitted to the district judge for hearing ( post , pp. 1029E–F , G — 1030A , 1031E ) . |
| 27 | I have not heard anything more since then , and am anxious to give you as much time as possible working with the tape before asking you for feedback on your experiences with it . |
| 28 | Still active in the students ' movement , I continued to struggle for recognition of our oppressions as women , lesbians and gays , and people with disabilities . |
| 29 | The Registrar has power to deal with most interlocutory matters arising on appeal , though there is provision for review of his decisions by a single judge with the possibility of appeal with leave to a full court . |
| 30 | During the year , the Institute 's international role continued to expand , as more countries turned to Britain for help with their systems of education . |