Example sentences of "[noun] of [noun prp] [prep] [adj] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After their loss of Normandy in 1204 the king-dukes were all the more concerned to hold on to their southern lands . |
| 2 | Such a settlement was to include : recognition of Bosnia-Hercegovina by all the former Yugoslav republics ; respect for the integrity of present frontiers unless changed by mutual agreement ; guarantees for " national communities and minorities " ; and the right of return for those who had been expelled . |
| 3 | the forces of the countries of the socialist camp are so great today and they are so strong economically that they can fully take upon themselves , on the basis of the development of normal trade relations , the provision of Cuba with all the necessary goods which are denied her by the United States … the Soviet Union is prepared to deliver oil and other goods in amounts fully meeting the requirements of Cuba , in exchange for Cuban goods . |
| 4 | The Aldrovandi Palace is a pleasant hotel set in one of the quietest areas of Rome with all the necessary facilities for a relaxed and comfortable stay in the city . |
| 5 | In the Bedfordshire village of Cardington in 1752 the activity rate among females of age to work was a very high 82 per cent . |
| 6 | Napoleon 's armies handled the Prussians very roughly every time they met , and at the battle of Jena in 1806 a whole series of Prussian myths had evaporated in defeat . |
| 7 | A detailed account of the first half-century of the history of the College , up to the foundation of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons , which took over the College 's examining functions in 1844 , was given by Leslie Pugh ( 1895–1983 ) in his book From Farriery to Veterinary Medicine , published by Heffer of Cambridge in 1962 The books by Iain Pattison on the development of the veterinary profession , and on Principal McFadyean , are invaluable sources of information . |
| 8 | What brought a king of Gwynedd on such a far-flung military campaign along the banks of the Humber and north to the vicinity of Hadrian 's Wall ? |
| 9 | So if you multiply that by the area of London plus all the other big cities that were damaged and the coastline . |
| 10 | The notion had not been popular with many of the arts people in the Council , and he recalls one lady saying in a meeting that she would ‘ not give up one page of Beowulf for all the science in the world ’ . |
| 11 | It is interesting that he talks of people getting nothing for their additional contributions in the very week when the hon. Member for Oldham , West ( Mr. Meacher ) writes an article in a magazine in praise of the contributory principle — indeed , in praise of Beveridge in this the 50th anniversary of his excellent proposals . |
| 12 | Since the privatization of BT in 1984 the problem of company valuation and the pricing of shares has received much informed and uninformed comment . |
| 13 | With sales of TCP/IP at 2000 a month , Unipalm hopes to ship 200 Mail-it copies . |
| 14 | Satirical account of the foolishly vain and incompetent amateurs who pay to act major roles in small neighbourhood theatres in London ; takes the reader behind the scenes before a performance of Macbeth in such a theatre . |
| 15 | Since the introduction of Medicare in 1984 the proportion of the population covered by private insurance has dropped from 62% in 1983 to 42% in 1992 , with a large decrease in coverage among young people . |
| 16 | Man lived on the earth content for a while within the garden of Eden with all the animals and plants God had created . |
| 17 | Since the accession of Wilhelm in 2429 the crown has remained with the Princes of Altdorf until the present Emperor Karl Franz . |
| 18 | When the company became a founder member of ICI in 1926 the enterprise , launched in 1873 with less than £20,000 , had a capitalization of more than £18 million . |
| 19 | With the possible exception of Baldwin in 1937 no Prime Minister in the twentieth century has left office willingly and on a high note . |
| 20 | Apart from good food and comfortable accommodation , The Royal Marine has a private swimming pool ; the only hotel north of Inverness with such a facility . |
| 21 | The source of the confusion is the poor quality of the reasoning in Street v Mountford itself ; it is somewhat surprising , and not a little disturbing , that a unanimous decision by the House of Lords on such an important issue should be represented in a single judgment notable for its ambiguity … |
| 22 | The effectiveness of Steyn in such a role was questioned by several observers who noted that the former fighter pilot and close colleague of the President had no intelligence experience . |
| 23 | Between the accession of Clovis in 481 and and the acquisition of Provence in 537 the Merovingians had established one of the most powerful of the successor states to the Roman Empire . |