Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] [adv] [adv] [verb] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | She knew that her father did not exactly approve of her lifestyle , but he had refrained from saying anything to her because he doted on her . |
| 2 | But erm er I I I I really feel very strongly about this that we all know that democracy does n't just consist of electing a a national parliament once in five years , we all know the strength of democracy comprises that where the complex of local institutions of local bodies made up of people serving in different ways , not necessarily elected , that is what comprises democracy and it is that which is being undermined again by this measure in this in this Bill and I do say to Your Lordships that for the reasons given by both my Noble Friends er Lord and by , by the Noble Lord , Lord Lord er that there has been no demand for this |
| 3 | The environment does not only consist of what we can see and touch , it encompasses sound too . |
| 4 | Rubbish tips nowadays often consist of large holes in the ground ( such as disused quarries ) which are being filled in , and which are gigantic versions of the rubbish pits found on archaeological sites . |
| 5 | In some tropical waters there is no mixing of top and bottom waters and vast reaches of ocean remain almost permanently deprived of plankton . |
| 6 | It is , as Lord Renton pointed out in an address to this Society in 1990 , too much to ask that legislation should always be expressed simply ; for the complexities of modern life do not always admit of simplicity and we can not afford , in providing a code of conduct , to sacrifice certainty to simplicity . |
| 7 | BRITISH yuppies yearning for that charming little place they saw in the Dordogne last summer have probably never heard of Compagnie Bancaire . |
| 8 | In many cases , if viewed more lightly , it may be incorporated into marital sexuality ; but the feelings of the partner do not always allow of this . |