Example sentences of "[noun sg] of [noun] [prep] its [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The City was beginning to wake up to the fact that the Labour movement , all told , had a great deal of money at its disposal — especially in the pension funds of Labour-controlled local authorities . |
| 2 | The introduction of fundholding in April 1991 was accompanied by a good deal of speculation about its impact on general practice . |
| 3 | With the increase of tension between universal education and differential provision , the special qualities of the new English ( under the hegemony of English literature ) for securing the sense of a common culture while at the same time being suited to differential application across the range of educational sectors , caused the Board to look very kindly on the fledgling discipline and to give a great deal of support to its advancement in schools . |
| 4 | Also , try to avoid fruit such as melon , which absorbs a great deal of water during its growth period . |
| 5 | the Firth of Clyde near its mouth . |
| 6 | This will be followed by a further return to the mainline on September 12/13 for the ‘ Scottish Power ’ open weekend at Longannet Power Station when the loco may haul trains on the Dunfermline — Culross branch along the northern shore of the Firth of Forth opposite its home base at Bo'ness . |
| 7 | In reconsidering Education and the University in 1968 , W. W. Robson accepts that liberal education now requires " apology " , given the widespread loss of faith in its relevance , and the fact that the measure of agreement about essential values is now so much less than it was . |
| 8 | The largest , that led by Roh , suffered the loss of seats in its heartland of North Kyongsang province and Taegu , whilst the smallest , that led by Kim Jong Pil , suffered heavy defeats in its power-base of the city of Taejon and the surrounding province of South Chungchong . |
| 9 | However , McDonough ( 1981 ) points out that it is quite possible to consider the favourable attitude to the language simply as a result of success in its use . |
| 10 | The Rottweiler Club of Jamaica in its membership represents almost everyone , cutting across all barriers in a common bond . |
| 11 | So that when the British Medical Association decided in the late 1950s to inaugurate a programme of discussions among its membership on an appointed ‘ Subject of the Year ’ , it was entirely fitting that for its first discussion-point it should home in on The Adolescent : |
| 12 | Malaysia had been seeking endorsement for the EAEC and a programme of action for its implementation . |
| 13 | These units , which introduce ideas about narrative , language , form and meaning , and link the study of literature to its background , give a foundation for the study of English . |
| 14 | These introduce ideas about narrative , language , form and meaning , and link the study of literature to its background , giving a foundation for the study of English . |
| 15 | But much of the problem dissolves immediately once we recognize that there is a confusion of categories at its root . |
| 16 | The otter , sliding up a river like a sleek cat and whistling to its mate under the moon , is truly king of the waters , and the presence of otters on a river system sets the final seal of well-being on its wildlife . |
| 17 | One specimen was found to have 5,000 times the expected concentration of plutonium in its flesh . |
| 18 | It was claimed that he had purchased the Surrey manor of Woodmansterne from its tenant while litigation about the manor was pending in the Common Bench before him and his colleagues . |
| 19 | It was his responsibility to keep records of boats which used the canal and of the tolls , the major source of income , charged for carriage of goods along its length . |
| 20 | Northern Telecom Ltd signed distribution agreements with Koninklijke PTT Telecom Nederland NV and Televerket of Sweden for its Companion wireless telephone system that supports cordless phones on its PABXs : the system will be marketed in the Netherlands as Vox Cordless Companion and in Sweden as part of the Cosmos 2000 family and will be out in both countries next quarter . |
| 21 | Each salmon remembers the precise taste of the waters in which it hatched , a flavour derived from the mix of minerals in its mud and the plants and animals that live in it . |
| 22 | Feminist writings on sex and sexuality since the sixties have developed a powerful indictment of porn for its depiction of men 's oppression of women . |
| 23 | Amongst Peter 's works was a five book history of the reign of Edward I , and a chronicle of England from its origin to the reign of Edward II . |
| 24 | ‘ A ’ represents an ‘ on-centre ’ cell that is maximally excited by the onset of stimulation in its centre and ‘ B ’ represents an ‘ off-centre ’ cell that responds maximally to the offset of stimulation in its centre . |
| 25 | However , such a position is untenable ; as Rose and Rose have argued , science today is so ‘ closely and directly enmeshed in the machinery of state and government ’ , that it is impossible to disentangle the practice of science from its context in modern industrial capitalism . |
| 26 | ( If you ever have to do this , leave the piece of wood with its string attached next to the cistern so that it can be used again . ) |
| 27 | ‘ Haul And Pull ’ , the first single , is a fine piece of ragga in its LP version but becomes a rabid hip-hop monster in the Bobby Konders remix , complete with new words and a sneering woodwind sample . |
| 28 | It has preferred instead to concentrate the bulk of its intellectual energies on developing a critique of capitalism and the bulk of its political energies on the devising of strategies for its removal . |
| 29 | Today , in the minds of many , the prevention of war through deterrence is more important than the devising of rules for its conduct or limitation . |
| 30 | Less than two days since Paula 's death , and already her spirit was demanding the companionship of others on its journey . |