Example sentences of "be [verb] [adv prt] [noun sg] of [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Gulf oil states are stepping up production of a " green " petrol additive in an effort to meet the requirements of the US Clean Air Act , which demands higher levels of oxygen in petrol . |
| 2 | The pessimists feared the Conservatives ' nine seats could even be wiped out north of the border . |
| 3 | But none of them will be giving up hope of the £102,000 top prize — and nor will Nick Faldo on 12 under and Seve Ballesteros on 11 under . |
| 4 | The most likely outcome of such action would be to speed up privatisation of the service , since the Government could hardly empty the jails , and somebody would have to supervise the inmates . |
| 5 | In the Euro-elections of June 1989 the Tories were wiped out north of the border . |
| 6 | The Clouds are of immense importance to astronomers , and it is partly for this reason that many of the great new telescopes are being set up south of the equator , where the Clouds are accessible . |
| 7 | What a sickening feast of hypocrisy we were served up courtesy of the Freddie Mercury Tribute . |
| 8 | Though he 's handed down management of the firm to his daughter Margaret , Cyril still spends each morning making sandwiches at the back of the shop … then it 's off to the bakery in nearby Wanborough in the afternoon . |
| 9 | It is the first Scottish Office contract to have been lost by Her Majesty 's Stationery Office since it was set up north of the Border in 1906 with the primary aim of servicing the Scottish Office . |