Example sentences of "[coord] [noun sg] [noun] [adv] [verb] [conj] " in BNC.

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1 The summons shall be issued not less than seven days before the date upon which attendance before the court is required unless the judge or district judge otherwise directs and shall be served on the witness not less than four days before the date upon which attendance before the court is required unless the judge or registrar otherwise directs .
2 In part this has been caused by the closures of collieries and factories , but the sharp drop in chapel or church attendance also means that fewer people are singing .
3 Your horse will need good shoes and studs , boots ( leather ) or tendon protectors correctly bandaged and sewn , not taped , over reach boots , webbed girths and an over girth .
4 Where we are held to be contracting carriers for the purposes of air or sea carriage please note that our liability is limited in the manner provided by relevant international conventions , ‘ special contract ’ with Governments or UK statute law .
5 However , the cost of repairs , lack of heirs and financial or family problems inevitably mean that every two or three years a great house faces sale and break-up .
6 The Garden has the potential to develop initiatives in interactive video , through contacts established with a number of botanic gardens and university departments currently researching or introducing similar projects .
7 The balance between self and majority interests sometimes conflict and a balance must be maintained even if this means sacrificing the opportunity to attract or retain some families .
8 Progress was very slow in the mid-1980s , except in Liverpool , where the Docks and Harbour Company actively developed and promoted the Freeport .
9 never was Socialist propaganda on sane and sound lines so needed as it was today …
10 It is possible , and indeed likely , that many of them voted for the party despite some of its specific plans and intentions , and opinion polls sometimes indicate that a majority of those who support a party or government do so while opposing one or more of its particular policies .
11 ‘ But the immigration officials and security men just laughed and said she was pretending because she did n't want to be sent back . ’
12 Women who grow excess facial and body hair often find that their confidence is so destroyed that they would benefit from psychological counselling , according to the Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin .
13 A survey by Germany 's Union for the Environment and Nature Protection recently found that two-thirds of the country 's trees were sick or dying from the effects of traffic and industrial fumes .
14 Government attempts to form a social pact with the trade unions and business sector also failed as did its attempt to gain public acceptance for its plan against poverty .
15 It was a race which highlighted his incredible distance running ability , and the TV and newspaper press naturally assumed that Zarei was an athlete dedicated to winning and record breaking , but nothing could be further from the truth .
16 The Leeds conference announces ( under the general title of ‘ Subversions ’ Objects ’ ) that it will ‘ investigate forms of art and art history often regarded as subversive or marginal : the social history of art ; feminist studies ; sculpture , printmaking , the decorative arts and design ; popular and electronically produced culture ’ .
17 Outside ILT those who were working with bilingual students in general community and adult education also found that they were being asked to provide language awareness training for groups who had contact with their students , e.g. health workers , careers advisers , librarians , workers in advice agencies .
18 Furthermore , the 1988 Waste Collection and Disposal Regulations clearly state that all clinical waste has to be segregated and disposed of separately .
19 The politicians , army officers , civil servants and government officials all descended and Aarau , of course , was too small to accommodate them in the style to which they were accustomed .
20 For example , ministry officials and union leaders alike believed that RENFE deliberately gave overpessimistic forecasts so that actual results would be seen in a favourable light ( Sanchez 1984 ; El País , 5 June 1984 ) .
21 At one time , two-pipe house drainage systems were designed to keep waste water and soil water completely separate until they entered the underground drains and to prevent ‘ drain air ’ entering the house : in Victorian times this was thought to be responsible for all manner of ills .
22 The technology providers have to assess the existing processes and manufacturing routes currently used and evaluate whether or not the introduction of new technology can add value .
23 The paucity of infrastructure ( storage facilities , railways , roads ) , over-cultivation of land , underproduction of fertilisers and farm machinery both reflect and contribute to these difficulties .
24 Colleagues and city councillors frequently claim that Dr Fohrbeck 's policies are increasingly affected by her religious convictions , but during our conversation with her there was no evidence of any fanaticism .
25 However the conservationists and oil companies both agree that President Bush must now come up with a viable energy policy .
26 Closer investigation showed this idea to be untenable — and radio telescopes soon showed that quasars had structures similar to those of more orthodox galaxies .
27 Progressive and enterprising caterers and hotel proprietors constantly study and analyse in detail the current trends and developments in the industry in order to provide a high standard of accommodation and service at reasonable prices and to improve the efficiency of their establishments .
28 For example , the constraints of women 's lifestyles and their domestic and family responsibilities often mean that they are effectively discriminated against in terms of availability for election and service .
29 Keynesians argue that expectations about inflation , exchange rates and interest rates frequently change and have significant effects on the holding of speculative balances of money .
30 Certain sectors may suffer in a bad year , for instance , salt sales may plummet if the UK has a mild winter [ as has been the case in 1987/8 ] , but product diversity usually ensures that the business as a whole is more robust and less cyclical than might at first seem apparent .
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