Example sentences of "[noun] of [noun prp] be [verb] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | THE first practical testing of a sonar device to help submarines detect the presence of fishing boats in the Firth of Clyde is expected to be carried out over the weekend of 3 April . |
| 2 | The whole sorry enterprise generated a cynicism that was to be heightened by the Watergate scandal , which emerged as the tragedy of Vietnam was moving to its last stages ( p. 104 ) . |
| 3 | Significant effects of preincubation with 100 nmol/l TPA were also evident at this temperature , and the half maximally effective concentration of TPA was estimated to be 4.1 nmol/l . |
| 4 | The manor of Witton was leased to Jervaulx and one August night , so the story goes , the villagers lay in wait for the thief . |
| 5 | At the Dissolution of the Monasteries , the manor of Poulton was granted to the Pagets . |
| 6 | Entirely electronic amplifiers are arranged in banks , so that between eight and sixteen channels of EEG are transmitted to a bank of galvanometers . |
| 7 | A William Churcher of Surrey was sentenced to three months hard labour in 1890 for wilfully driving a horse and cart against a deaf lady , Victoria E. Brown , who had spurned his advances . |
| 8 | The terracotta model for the figure of Hercules was bequeathed to Hoare in Rysbrack 's will . |
| 9 | The Duchess of York is reported to be receiving psychiatric help and has therefore fallen victim of the classic dilemma . |
| 10 | The already elderly Prince of Wales was called to the throne on 22 January 1901 , and his coronation , on a magnificent scale , was set for 26 June 1902 . |
| 11 | In recognition of this growing business orientation , the weapons activities of AEA were transferred to the Ministry of Defence in 1973 , at which time AEA staff numbered 16,000 . |
| 12 | It is in a similar way that the existence of God is revealed to us . |
| 13 | In 1628 , when his colleague , the senior revenue auditor of the Upper Exchequer , was savagely attacked , expelled from the House , and committed to the Tower , Pye 's defence of Buckingham was limited to assuring the Commons that it was the favourite 's mother and not his wife who was a recusant Catholic . |
| 14 | In the fourth century AD the statue of Hercules was removed to the new capital of the eastern Roman Empire , Constantinople , which became a museum of ancient art ( the snake column from Delphi may still be seen in the Hippodrome ) . |
| 15 | As recently as January , the bank 's bid for the heart of England was reported to be in difficulties with the regulatory authorities . |
| 16 | Several years passed before the claim to authority over the archbishop of York was put to the test . |
| 17 | In respect of a registered contract the obligations of LCH are declared to be , as counterparty , to perform the contract as principal in accordance with the regulations , but subject to certain specified restrictions . |
| 18 | The Pakistani village of Mohinuddinpur was described to me by Shamim , a woman who now lives in Bradford . |
| 19 | Anthropology and the work of Morgan were harnessed to the political task of rewriting history . |
| 20 | Tolly soon remedied the problem and the bottles of Cantab were sent to Italy with pictures of the Suffolk Punch on every label.The beer 's name was also changed to conform to its traditional image , and will be known by the Italians as Tolly 's Strong Ale , an English ale . |
| 21 | THE Princess of Wales was compared to a Hindu goddess by Nepalis yesterday when she visited a hospital and made a point of touching leprosy victims . |
| 22 | A diplomat of doubtful authenticity was holding a hostage in a Middle Eastern embassy in London , an English tennis player was being tipped to win Wimbledon and the Princess of Wales was rumoured to be pregnant , but at the Daily Post the big news of the day was Pascoe . |
| 23 | The Prince of Wales was missing from Ascot , suffering from renewed back trouble , and the Princess of Wales was reported to be spending time with their sons on half-term in London . |
| 24 | The Prince of Wales was missing from Ascot , suffering from renewed back trouble , and the Princess of Wales was reported to be spending time with their sons on half-term in London . |
| 25 | It was cluttered , as full of silver-framed souvenirs as those of the Princess of Wales were rumoured to be . |
| 26 | For details of the secret itinerary for the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Britain are understood to be in the hands of the IRA . |
| 27 | A few years later the duchy of Austria was awarded to one of the sons of Rudolph of Habsburg . |
| 28 | When the vastly popular Field Marshal Earl Alexander of Tunis was appointed to Canada in 1946 , Letson — as a soldier with wide connections in business and society — proved an admirable choice as Secretary to the Governor-General . |
| 29 | The dismissal of Panizo was thought to be linked to expressions of anti-Japanese racism ( Fujimori himself being of Japanese descent ) and to rumours of a coup plot within the Navy . |
| 30 | The purchaser of Caliban was expressed to be Mr. Perot 's son , Mr. Perot junior ; at one stage during the negotiation of the contract it was suggested that Mr. Perot 's daughters would be the purchasers . |