Example sentences of "of the sale [prep] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Helped by the proceeds of the sale of major assets , in particular of the national telephone service and state-owned forests [ see below ] , the budget showed a cash surplus of some NZ$5,000 million . |
| 2 | On 31 March part I of the sale of Japanese swords and sword fittings from the collection of Dr Walter A. Compton ( see The Art Newspaper No.16 , March 1992 , p.17 ) proved a major success with 92% lots sold or 96% value sold , realizing $7,998,375 ( £4,623,338 ) ( including premium ) a world record total for any sale of Japanese art . |
| 3 | The reserves are shown to increase by £1m that year , but only because of the sale of some farms and houses . |
| 4 | In Cilicia , a massacre of 7,000 Armenians and Turks , took place in 1920 and in the United States of America the ‘ Prohibition ’ of the sale of alcoholic drinks , came into effect . |
| 5 | Unconfirmed reports said that other issues discussed and left unresolved were the question of the sale of Chinese missiles to Pakistan and Indian misgivings about recent proposals for a South Asian nuclear-free zone . |