Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun sg] [adv] [adv] of the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It was a sharp break with tradition , ’ explains Ramaciotti , ‘ without throwing the design rule book completely out of the window . |
| 2 | All her nervousness came back as she approached the post office just ahead of the mail van . |
| 3 | An experienced publicist would go for a colour piece somewhere instead of the cover , but we were instructed to only go for cover pieces , so we ended up getting them of course , and we ended up creating this whole myth around him which was fabulous . |
| 4 | A £67 surplus was made in 1911 , making bond redemption totally out of the question , as capital was much too slow in accumulating . |
| 5 | When it was pressed again , doggedly but almost blindly , he struck the questing sword expertly out of the hand that held it , with only the measured force required , and reached a hand eagerly to his adversary as he crumpled to his knees . |
| 6 | A brown glass-fronted splash back gives the Vision a very distinctive appearance , and we 've put the oven vent well out of the way behind the grill to avoid dirt traps . |
| 7 | It moved into banking and property development just ahead of the secondary banking crisis . |
| 8 | No time for respite , as , with the World Cup scarcely out of the way ( ticker-tape celebrations Down Under and all ) , thoughts turn to 1995 ( and , in this issue , South Africa the hosts — ‘ yes ’ or ‘ no ’ ! ) and , more immediately , the start of a new International Championship . |
| 9 | ‘ For engineers , the inspection panel just forward of the rear spar attachment provides an ideal inspection opportunity with a torch and mirror to check from the underside for cracks ’ . |
| 10 | Many observed features of learning and memory plop straight out of the theory . |
| 11 | Nothing could be heard above the noise of the engine , but I saw a lark spring skywards out of the heather , and another , a few minutes later , sink to its rest . |