Example sentences of "[noun pl] [conj] [verb] [conj] " in BNC.

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1 ( 3B ) A person shall not be guilty of an offence under subsection ( 3A ) above if he proves that he had reasonable grounds for doing the acts or withdrawing or withholding the services in question .
2 ( 8 ) In proceedings to enforce a liability arising by virtue of subsection ( 3 ) above , it shall be a defence for the defendant to prove that he believed , and had reasonable cause to believe — ( a ) that the residential occupier had ceased to reside in the premises in question at the time when he was deprived of occupation as mentioned in subsection ( 1 ) above or , as the case may be , when the attempt was made or the acts were done as a result of which he gave up his occupation of those premises ; or ( b ) that , where the liability would otherwise arise by virtue only of the doing of acts or the withdrawal or withholding of services , he had reasonable grounds for doing the acts or withdrawing or withholding the services in question .
3 Whether it was attitudes or setting or relevance to modern life , you know , to what extent are some of the stories relevant to their time and place , and not to our time and place , so that might be an interesting area to explore .
4 A condition , episode , person or group of persons emerges to become defined as a threat to societal values and interests ; its nature is presented in a stylised and stereotypical fashion by the media ; the moral barricades are manned by editors , bishops politicians and other right-thinking people ; socially accredited experts pronounce their diagnoses and solutions ; ways of coping are evolved or ( more often ) resorted to ; the condition then disappears , submerges or deteriorates and becomes more visible .
5 I wish I had a body , just an instrument to feel weary with or through , shoulders that slump , a head that tips back to face the sun , feet that drag , a voice that groans or sighs or asks hoarsely for forgiveness .
6 to identify the political and economic groups that have an incentive either to promote and support particular prevention policies or to obstruct and oppose them ;
7 It was concluded that the media had no business either relaying bad news about government and party policies and activities or suggesting that alternative measures might be better .
8 No longer did MPs defer to the Speaker , grant courtesy titles or bow when they left ; these days it was the loudest voice that got a hearing .
9 With the court having ordered the husband 's interest to be conveyed or transferred to the wife , or agreement to that effect having been reached , it may be that the wife requests or desires that the house be conveyed or transferred to herself and her new husband .
10 If you have any queries or think that you may not be obtaining your full pension entitlement , you should contact your local Social Security office as soon as possible .
11 The incomer might not agree to any existing house rules or feel that they can ignore them because they were not party to them initially .
12 The government adopted a decree on April 5 for the provision of homes and jobs to returning Turks , many of whom had sold their houses or found that the local authorities had bulldozed them in their absence .
13 The meal was consumed as rapidly as was comfortable within 15 minutes or stopped when satiation occurred .
14 Bank of America on Aug. 28 also denied that it had violated banking guidelines or issued or accepted fraudulent bankers ' receipts .
15 On the down side , domestic broadcasters decided to ban any songs or plays that could cause offence .
16 Nor was it merely a triumph for selfish or cynical British statesmen , indifferent to the fate of far-off peoples or calculating that Hitler might be launched into war against Soviet Russia .
17 So first thing every morning , the shrew trots round the course , clearing away any twigs or leaves that might have fallen across it with side-swipes of its delicate fore-legs .
18 Johnston , a repeated critic of the Deans family , added : ‘ Two years ago , I told Hamish Deans that if his son took over Falkirk , he would either be accepted for life by the Falkirk fans or hounded until he left .
19 In the remaining cases , the endoscopist described erythematous gastritis , small nodules or thickening and erosions of gastric folds suggestive of a benign condition .
20 But then use some method of highlighting key words or underlining or sub- heading that pe you can just flick your eyes to and remind you very quickly of what you 're going to say .
21 Certainly , you should make it clear by words or conduct that you are exercising your right to treat yourself as having been dismissed .
22 Even making allowances for these factors , a person might be insulted if the actor makes it plain by his words or conduct that he holds in contempt those ( including the victim ) who do not share his point of view .
23 It is the risk to public order inherent in the defendant 's words or conduct that represents the harm struck at by the section .
24 What is the purpose , for example , of awarding compensation to a person who has acted to his detriment in reliance upon another 's words or conduct when the parties have not reached an agreement ?
25 ( 4 ) For purposes of this section ‘ deception ’ means any deception ( whether deliberate or reckless ) by words or conduct as to fact or as to law , including a deception as to the present intentions of the person using the deception or any other person .
26 When those at the level of schools read about allegations of incompetence on the part of the earlier separate Universities Funding Council and about the individual difficulties of separate universities , they felt frustration about the apparent misuse of money in other sectors or believed that if other people got their sums wrong , they in schools should also have been excused .
27 Selectivity affects variables or attributes that influence the outcome or the dependent variable : the problem is , if using the experimental mock-up , to separate out this initial selectivity from the impact of the institution , in this case , the military .
28 Like , you could n't have pianos or sax because it was n't hardcore . ’
29 The community is confined to inaccessible cliffs or sides of ravines where grazing and burning are unlikely , but where trees can not grow .
30 We 're actually the only animals that smile and enjoy a good giggle .
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