Example sentences of "[prep] [art] [noun pl] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | All was silent in the rehearsal room , except for the actors speaking their lines . |
| 2 | So for five years , for that is the gestation period recommended for the proposals to prove their effectiveness , tour-day cricket is ordained for the promotion of spin and a wicket-taking approach to bowling , and the enhancement of batsmen 's application and technique . |
| 3 | There was also a conference room for the governors to have their meetings . |
| 4 | Marsh was always expected to return for the World Cup , and Waugh , with this superb innings , made it extremely difficult for the selectors to ignore him too . |
| 5 | As we waited for the lights to change I noticed a sleek white sports car which had stopped at the foot of the church steps to take in a passenger . |
| 6 | Under section 245A , where copies of the annual accounts have been sent out , laid , or delivered to the Registrar and it appears to the Secretary of State that there is or may be a question whether they comply with the Act he may give notice to the directors indicating the respects in which it appears to him that the question may arise and specifying a period of not less than one month for the directors to give him explanations or prepare revised accounts . |
| 7 | William sighed as he reached for the matches to relight his pipe . |
| 8 | Because this is this is very common in maths that there is n't really time for the teachers to give them |
| 9 | This was no doubt an acceptable enough decision on the facts had the EAT not propounded the thesis that ‘ if it was reasonable for [ the employee ] to decline these terms , then it would have been unreasonable for the employers to dismiss him for such refusal ’ . |
| 10 | They became increasingly sleepy for the first four days until it became almost impossible for the experimenters to keep them awake . |
| 11 | The last thing they wanted was for the Americans to know they were about to learn their secrets . |
| 12 | It took time for the Americans to commit themselves to a battle for the stomachs , hearts and minds of the people living in the Western zones of Germany . |
| 13 | Sally Gilbert-Smith and Ruth Gilbert from Cornwall — Sally , 28 , who works in Lloyds Bank in Newquay , entered herself and her mother for the competition because it seemed like the perfect opportunity for the experts to show them off to their full potential . |
| 14 | If children were not helpful ( when their mothers thought helpfulness was appropriate ) it was rare for the mothers to overlook their negligence . |
| 15 | The tenant should consider deleting both clauses 11.1 and 11.2 though for the reasons given they could perhaps be tolerated if necessary . |
| 16 | I agree with it and , for the reasons given him , I , too , would allow the appeal . |
| 17 | My Lords , for the reasons given I would however dismiss this appeal . |
| 18 | Although for the reasons stated they have thought it inappropriate to discuss in detail the reasoning of the Court of Appeal , their conclusion on this question of procedure is fortified by the fact that all four judges in the local courts were of the same opinion . |
| 19 | ‘ It is easier for the institutions to give us records of all accounts rather than trying to strip out just those accounts which paid above a certain level of interest . |
| 20 | Some black speakers carry this use over into English : me 's all for the Argentinians bombing them up me say " I agree with you " |
| 21 | Choosing a toroidal shape there are still lots of possible ways for the lines to arrange themselves , but in a good permanent magnet the flux lines will be circles with centres at 0 , the centre of the toroid ( Fig. 3.11 ( a ) ) . |
| 22 | It was particularly galling for the greens to see themselves overtaken by the extreme right National Front , which was being credited last night with 12.5 per cent of the vote but was not expected to win more than a couple of seats . |
| 23 | ‘ It is for the Justices to say what is to be done . |
| 24 | The enduring strength of post-war social and economic policy , for all its frequent and perceived failures , still commanded enough allegiance for the Conservatives to fight it with only danger to themselves . |
| 25 | If you ca n't remove the stain yourself , at least you will possibly be making it easier for the professionals to get it out later . |
| 26 | Fred 's voice came through the headphones to her and she glanced towards the control-room , barely seeing the figures clustered behind the glass for the tears clouding her eyes . |
| 27 | Noting that the amateur code is still alive and well in Canada , Hadley nevertheless feels the time has come , as he says , for the powers-that-be to open their eyes to reality . |
| 28 | If the principle does exist that tax paid on a demand from the Crown when the tax was the subject of an ultra vires demand can be recovered as money had and received then , in my view , it is for the courts to declare it . |
| 29 | Chair , where , where erm , agreements er , leave things open wherever possible , the courts will interpret them as the parties intended to act reasonably one to the other , and er , if there were a formal agreement and that was then tested it would be a matter for the courts to decide what was reasonable , obviously asking for , what was it you 're suggesting , ten million ? |
| 30 | The only recompe the only resource anyone has is to go to the courts , for the courts to decide what the law is at that present moment . |