Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] as it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On July 8 an Albanian military transport vessel was seized by would-be emigrants as it left the port of Saseno ( also called Sezan ) near Vlore . |
| 2 | Although written many years ago , Lady Chatterley 's Lover has just been reissued by the Grove Press , and this pictorial account of the day by day life of an English game-keeper is full of considerable interest to outdoor-minded readers as it contains many passages on pheasant raising , the apprehending of poachers , ways to control vermin and other chores and duties of the professional game-keeper . |
| 3 | Meanwhile , Easy Rider , itself , began to take on more menacing tones as it neared its climax . |
| 4 | It takes aim , compensating for the way that light bends as it passes from water to air and squirts a jet of drops , knocking the insect from its foothold so that it falls into the water and can be eaten . |
| 5 | The German railway system is facing major structural changes over the next few years as it struggles to rebuild its share of the transport market . |
| 6 | It is intended that this system , which will presumably be the basis for pool allocations for some years to come , will be refined during the next few years as it works out in practice . |
| 7 | This facility applies as much , if not more to industrial and commercial buyers as it does to individual consumers . |
| 8 | The supreme joy of Keld is the river , hurrying in a mad rush from its desolate beginnings as it thrashes through a channel it has carved in the limestone in a series of cascades and waterfalls . |
| 9 | Third , the Registrar 's certificate will be given the same effect as regards further particulars as it has with respect to the creation of a charge . |
| 10 | The grounds of appeal were , inter alia , that ( 1 ) the justices had exercised their discretion to award costs on the wrong principles as it had not been shown that the local authority had acted in bad faith or unreasonable in the performance of its statutory duties or had acted unreasonably in the conduct of the proceedings before the court ; ( 2 ) there were no circumstances which justified the making of the costs order ; ( 3 ) the justice should have found that there were good reasons for the local authority to be concerned about the father 's ability to care for the children , the local authority was not bound to adopt the view of the guardian ad litem and the local authority had communicated the decision not to oppose the father 's application within a reasonable time on receiving the report of the guardian ad litem ; ( 4 ) the justices had been wrong to assume that the change in the view of the local authority amounted to an admission that the views of the local authority had been wrong all the time . |
| 11 | The Bill contained some departures from the Wheatley proposals and there were further amendments as it passed through Parliament . |
| 12 | We accept motion three four three with some qualifications as it begs the question actually how do we refine anti-trade union laws ? |
| 13 | So he suddenly came to a halt at the bottom of this stairs as it turned the corner , with the bottom of the wardrobe rammed into his chest , pinning him to the wall . |
| 14 | There are fears of further leaks as it 's towed away . |
| 15 | Moreover , such a demonstration would produce an accessible shop window of ‘ green ’ street environments which could have just as dramatic an effect on the way we think about our public spaces as it has done for the Germans . |
| 16 | The wavelength of the light increases as it passes from A to B for two reasons . |
| 17 | There are no English churches named after the old boy , or old boys as it happens . |
| 18 | If a friendly settlement is not reached , the Commission must form its own opinion on the matter and report it to the Committee of Ministers making such proposals as it thinks fit ( Art.31 ) . |
| 19 | Even at this stage conciliation is encouraged and the EAT is enabled to take such steps as it thinks fit to enable the parties to avail themselves of the opportunity for conciliation . |
| 20 | Parliament has less influence over such matters as it has either to depend on the Commission to incorporate its views into an amended proposal or to reject the Council 's common position on legislation by an absolute majority ( currently 260 votes from its 518 members ) . |
| 21 | Where a possession order is made in respect of a " regulated tenancy " of residential property in a discretionary case ( Cases 1 – 10 ) , the court may stay or suspend execution , or postpone the date of possession for such periods as it thinks fit but it must ( unless there is exceptional hardship ) impose conditions as to payment of rent ( or mesne profits ) and arrears : s 100 of the Rent Act 1977 ; s 75(1) — ( 3 ) of the Housing Act 1980 . |
| 22 | It seems to me a matter of the highest possible importance that where a quasi-judicial function is being exercised , under such circumstances as it had to be exercised here , with the result of depriving people of their property , especially if it is done without compensation , the persons concerned should be satisfied that nothing unfair has been done in the matter , and that ex parte statements have not been heard before the decision has been given without any chance for the person concerned to refute those statements . |
| 23 | If proceedings are commenced by the wrong originating process , eg by summons rather than by originating application , such a breach of the rules is not necessarily fatal — thecourt may set the proceedings aside or it may allow them to be amended and give such directions as it thinks fit ( Ord 37 , r 5 ) . |
| 24 | The court may include such directions as it sees fit in an order pending appeal . |
| 25 | Secondly , the Board of Trade was allowed to form JACs in co-operation with LEAs in such areas as it thought ‘ expedient ’ . |
| 26 | The middle position is used for reaching in medium winds as it prevents the tail from digging in too much and encourages the board to plane . |
| 27 | But I accept and understand that there are some feelings today that the old system dated back from those Victorian days as it did , is in need of reform and should be brought up-to-date . |
| 28 | The corporation was empowered to grant licences for Sunday entertainment subject to such conditions as it thought fit . |
| 29 | the licensing board may impose such conditions as it thinks fit including a condition as to the type of alcoholic liquor which may be sold under the licence , and an occasional licence granted to the holder of a restricted hotel licence or a restaurant licence shall be subject to a condition that the sale of alcoholic liquor under the authority of the licence shall be ancillary to the provision of substantial refreshment . |
| 30 | ( 3 ) In granting an occasional permission under this section , which shall be in writing , the licensing board may impose such conditions as it thinks fit including a condition as to the type of alcoholic liquor which may be sold under the permission , and if the person to whom the permission is granted contravenes such a condition he shall be guilty of an offence . |