Example sentences of "in [noun] of [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | In case of serious offers the owner will sell . |
| 2 | I opted for parsley to help them get over the difference in water and to remove any toxins produced by the parasitic attack , mint as an antiseptic and to encourage them to feed , fennel to help clear out the digestive tract in case of internal parasites ( a very mild air to pumpkin seeds ) and as a mild antiseptic , elderflowers to reduce the fish 's stress , pumpkin seeds to deal with the parasites and to help the skin heal , and garlic — again to deal with the parasites , but also as an antibiotic in case of secondary infection . |
| 3 | After two days , in which it had become clear that Daod was organizing a drug shipment from Lebanon via Cyprus to Bulgaria , a well-worn route through the Eastern bloc into Western Europe , he decided to go home and sleep with his wife instead of staying on the job , as instructed , in case of overnight calls . |
| 4 | Accrual of right of action in case of present interests in land |
| 5 | Check any greenhouse heaters every night , in case of possible faults . |
| 6 | A petition of the 1660s referred to the entire dependence of many local people on the trade , particularly ‘ ye constant imployment of at least 50,000 lusty able workman ready for defence of your Majesty and ye Nacion in case of general needs ’ . |
| 7 | The older ones find it harder … and they still fear for what remain of their familes , they do n't want to be identified in case of Serbian reprisals . |
| 8 | However , even in this context ( in the same way as in the case of joint-stock companies ) it must be borne in mind that a share certificate in Hungary ( like in many continental countries ) is not just a certificate of membership in a limited company but a marketable security , property which may be transferred in case of bearer shares by delivery and by endorsement in case of registered shares . |
| 9 | The cost would be substantial , even when viewed as a military exercise , for the men would have to be supplied with food , water and ammunition by helicopter , and there would have to be medical facilities aboard nearby ships in case of broken legs and so forth . ’ |
| 10 | The titles are sometimes mis-spelt , but the low prices still pull in crowds of eager buyers . |
| 11 | He maintained he had never received replies to letters or acknowledgement of seeds but the dispatch of the eighth edition of the Dictionary ( April 1768 ) awaited direction and then , with an unusually personal note , he excuses himself , ‘ … having had the misfortune to dislocate the ankelbone of my leg above a year and a half since gone … confinement and want of usual exercise has brought many maladies upon me , but I am in hope of proper remedies to prolong life a little longer . ’ |
| 12 | This was Paul Bedford ( c .1792–1871 ) , a popular actor who excelled in low comedy and whom CD mentions by name in Sketches of Young Gentlemen . |
| 13 | Individual sketchbooks show him , most significantly , alternating between his ideas concerning an ambitious , multifigure composition layered in iconographical implications , and the exploration of formal problems and innovations most frequently approached in sketches of single figures or images . |
| 14 | The expanding urban population in many developing countries is causing a crisis in provision of public services . |
| 15 | Thus , for example , the proportion of men living alone who received a pension rose from 52 per cent at 80 years and over , to 61 per cent for those aged 65–69 , reflecting the growth in provision of occupational pensions between the early sixties when the oldest age-group left the labour force and the late seventies when the most recently retired left . |
| 16 | Atlantik-Brücke , an outfit that fosters German-American ties , has launched a campaign to help families in Germany of allied servicemen sent to the Gulf . |
| 17 | Managers may spend as much as fifty per cent of their working lives engaged in meetings of various types . |
| 18 | Equally ambivalent were local attitudes to the wholesale billeting in Sussex of regular troops and other county militias during invasion scares . |
| 19 | On the basis of these and similar findings , it has been suggested that in cases of small tumours up to 1 cm in diameter , endoscopic removal or local excision would be sufficient , but that larger or numerous carcinoid tumours should be treated by gastric resection or gastrectomy with removal of regional lymph notes . |
| 20 | Questions of possession/non-possession are not only crucial in cases of stale claims but have , since the 1985 House of Lords decision in Street v Mountford [ 1985 ] AC 809 , been fundamental in decisions about whether an occupier of property is categorised as a " tenant " or a " licensee " . |
| 21 | Not only is this virtually impossible ( and improbable ) in cases of injury — fatal or otherwise — to employees or the public , but in cases of financial irregularities it is always open for the suspect(s) to plead that it was not his intention to defraud shareholders , indeed even though he engaged in what appears to be financially irregular practices , his intention all along had been to improve shareholders ' financial interests , but unfortunately due to unforeseeable circumstances , matters went sour . |
| 22 | In cases of unplanned interruptions , our aim is to notify you as soon as practicable of when your supply will be restored . |
| 23 | The EEC states were prepared to accept the jurisdiction of the latter court in cases of human rights . |
| 24 | Such discrimination is contrary to the principle of equal treatment of men and women regarding access to employment , which requires the setting up of a single list of successful candidates , without any regard to their sex , according to the marks obtained , and the hiring from this list according to the marks , irrespective of the candidates ' sex and the needs invoked by the employer , except in cases of occupational activities for which , by reason of their nature or the context in which they are carried out , the sex of the worker constitutes a determining factor . |
| 25 | Lastly , companies must operate money-back , satisfaction-guaranteed schemes , and be willing to submit to independent arbitration in cases of irreconcilable disputes . |
| 26 | Haringey Black Action was then set up to oppose such reactionary politics , and , together with Positive Images , organized a successful demonstration through the centre of Haringey and through North Tottenham in defence of black lesbians and gays , and against racism and bigotry . |
| 27 | Mary MacArthur spoke in defence of married women 's high sickness claims to the Departmental Committee on National Health Insurance in 1914 , but she still feared that any improvement respecting their position under the scheme would ‘ discriminate in favour of the wage-earning woman as against her uninsured sister , whose need is often as great , [ and ] will result in a State premium on the industrial employment of married women ’ . |
| 28 | There is no reason to suppose it or even the General Staff authorized the downing of flight 007 : in all likelihood a routine decision of regional Air Defence command charged with prompt action in defence of Soviet frontiers . |
| 29 | The contrast between humanist and Christian values in relation to individual responsibility struck me very forcefully recently when within the same day I happened to read Free to Choose , Milton and Rose Friedman 's recent book in defence of economic freedoms , and a sermon of John Wesley , on ‘ The Use of Money ’ , first given in London in 1748 . |
| 30 | I congratulate him on his robust stance in defence of British farmers , particularly those producing lamb , in stark contrast to the attitude of Labour Members , who wobble on everything . |