Example sentences of "[vb -s] of a [adj] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This idea is echoed in a poem of Rabindranath Tagore ; while Jalaluddin Rumi goes beyond negation and writes of a rare beauty to be found in poverty . |
| 2 | Then the gaffer thinks of a tactical plan for Elland Road and I 'm in from the start . |
| 3 | The controller requires very little setting.up , as information the motor 's torque/speed characteristic can be acquired automatically he results of a single run to high speed using a known large inertial load . |
| 4 | In its report and accounts for the year ended 30 June 1992 , the Mutual Accountants Professional Indemnity Company ( MAPIC ) warns of a greater level of claims at a time when competition in the market has tended to depress rates . |
| 5 | She disapproves of a great deal of Charles 's life , these days ; she thinks his ambitions misplaced , his goals suspect , his methods dangerous , his new political alignments deplorable : but she is loyal to Charles , to Charles himself , to the man that these manifestations in her view misrepresent . |
| 6 | Digital Equipment Corp watcher Terry Shannon hears of a microkernel-based implementation of OpenVMS . |
| 7 | The new bar consists of a triple layer of chocolate ice cream inside a real milk chocolate coating . |
| 8 | The first , as its name implies , consists of a concrete strip under the load-bearing walls , whereas the raft foundation consists of a reinforced concrete slab under the entire structure . |
| 9 | It is a report and valuation for mortgage and insurance assessment which is usually done in half an hour and consists of a general look at the property to see that it actually exists as described , and is not in a state of collapse or major disrepair . |
| 10 | A set consists of a one-to-many relationship between two record types ( relations in the relational model ) . |
| 11 | It is no improvement merely to add a label , saying — taking an example at random — that left for Scotland yesterday morning is a verb phrase if by that we simply mean that it consists of a certain sequence of word classes recognized as frequently occurring . |
| 12 | Figure 8.5 Courtship usually consists of a recognizable sequence of male and female activities , ending in mating . |
| 13 | Apart from the peats which were formed by the anaerobic decomposition of plant life in waterlogged conditions , organic matter in soils consists of a wide variety of living animals and plants , including earthworms , insects , bacteria , plant roots , and fungi , as well as decaying animals and vegetable fibres and wastes . |
| 14 | The mineral fraction of soil consists of a wide range of particles from boulders through gravel , sands , and silts to clays . |
| 15 | The company receives a royalty , which consists of a small percentage of turnover , and in return the retailer gains free national advertising , plus the support and guidance of the big company if he runs into difficulties . |
| 16 | The measure of expected returns used in the empirical work consists of a weighted average of the relative returns on equities and bonds in the UK and overseas . |
| 17 | it consists of a developmental sequence of signs taken from a BSL dialect and carries a simple formal system of teaching the signs to children and adults . |
| 18 | Getting dressed consists of a complex sequence of movements depending on the patient 's ability to balance and coordinate his actions . |
| 19 | This is the commonest form of trespass and consists of a personal entry on the plaintiff 's land by the defendant . |
| 20 | The bullish money spread consists of a purchased call with a low exercise price ( E L ) and a written call with a high exercise price ( E H ) . |
| 21 | The show consists of a complete set of 33 etchings and aquatints of traditional rhymes . |
| 22 | This consists of a suitable length of 3-core mains-type wire of a 3A rating minimum . |
| 23 | The modern instrument consists of a fixed frame with adjustable rods . |
| 24 | Legislative power is vested in the bicameral Federal Assembly ( Federalni Shromazdeni ) , which consists of a 200-member Chamber of the People ( Snemovna Lidu ) and a 150-member Chamber of the Nations ( Snemovna Narodu ) , both of which are elected for a five-year term . |
| 25 | A complex ion consists of a central atom to which are bonded atoms , ions or groups of atoms . |
| 26 | Pritchett and consists of a central block with Corinthian portico , flanked by colonnaded wings . |
| 27 | The migrating motor complex consists of a cyclical period of activity with a length of about 120 minutes in man . |
| 28 | Simulation consists of a model-based exercise in which various changes are introduced and their effects recorded . |
| 29 | It must reject an analysis of Northern politics which consists of a simple division of people into Unionists and anti-Unionists . |
| 30 | The caesium chloride structure , for example , consists of a cubic structure of cations and a cubic structure of anions . |