Example sentences of "of [pron] was [verb] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of the three carriers of hepatitis B surface antigen ( all positive for antibodies to hepatitis B e antigen ) one was a general practitioner 's receptionist and two were nurses , one of whom was known through antenatal screening to be a hepatitis B carrier . |
| 2 | Unlike the former however , the latter probably comprised two workshops , one of which was composed of itinerant craftsmen ranging over much of southern England . |
| 3 | Of total expenditure of NRs26,600 million ( approximately US$620,000,000 ) , NRs16,890 million ( US$395,000,000 ) was allocated for development , most of which was earmarked for rural areas . |
| 4 | Thorpe J. was faced with having to choose between accepting one or other of two courses of action — leaving W. where she was or transferring her to London — each of which was supported by responsible medical opinion . |
| 5 | The cisterns stretched away into the distance , a huge lake of fresh water inside a cavern , the roof of which was supported by massive stone pillars in some places and by walls of sheer rock in others . |
| 6 | Charity led the way into a sitting-room full of antique furniture the effect of which was spoiled by Nazi posters and emblems of the Hitler cult covering the walls . |
| 7 | The onset of drought in the 1970s simply compounded and brought to a head a situation that was almost inevitable from its inception , the root of which was fuelled by European interests to counteract competition from soya bean imports from the USA . |
| 8 | We have thus focused our study on five clones , the level of expression of which was analyzed by Northern blot in various tissues . |
| 9 | The report also details severe pollution of water resources and the still greater problem of radioactive wastes , much of which was dumped in ordinary waste tips during the 1950s and 1960s . |
| 10 | Other endoscopic findings included one case with anastomosal bleeding ( history of gastric resection ) , three cases with oesophageal varices , one of which was combined with fundic varices ( all without signs of recent haemorrhage ) , four cases with oesophagitis , two cases with non-bleeding duodenal ( one with combined gastric ulcers ) , and two cases with gastric ulcers . |
| 11 | The growing resentment against foreigners erupted in the summer of 1992 in prolonged periods of violence , much of which was condoned by ordinary residents , on the streets of several large towns . |
| 12 | Indeed , the judge had directed the jury 's attention to the final minutes of the film , which depicted a couple making love in explicit anatomical detail , some of which was photographed in close shot . |
| 13 | While the expertise of ITS was built on Scotch whisky and gin , the on-site activities have developed an increasingly global role . |
| 14 | Although external organs such as the police networks were used to enforce control , much of it was exercised through existing social institutions , for example , the family and the company , and through official organizations such as the reservists , youth leagues and women 's groups , of which membership , where appropriate , eventually became compulsory . |
| 15 | Much of it was erected by small speculators with limited means , who came themselves from the working class . |
| 16 | Part of his spare time was taken up with the marching band of the university , but much of it was given to boisterous evenings drinking and singing with his companion — always with a view to winning the girls ' eyes and hearts . |
| 17 | Well he did n't reveal any of this new material and none of it was revealed in open court . |
| 18 | Some of it was mixed with other ingredients as a compost , some of it was used as pure money . |
| 19 | The first striking feature of the collaboration we observed was that most of it was associated with individual rather than shared tasks . |
| 20 | Some of it was mixed with other ingredients as a compost , some of it was used as pure money . |
| 21 | By 1737 he had begun to acquire over 200 acres of what was regarded as desolate heath-land sloping down to the River Mole near Cobham in Surrey , and he turned it into an ornamental park , Painshill Park . |
| 22 | But Lombroso laid down the foundations of most of what was to follow in genetic theories of crime . |
| 23 | " Shipowners and other firms connected with port work had repeatedly complained that the men in British ports were enforcing claims altogether in excess of what was paid for similar work in continental ports . |
| 24 | Each table was cut off from the next by screens of greenery ; even so , from where he sat he had a view of what was happening at other tables and on other levels . |
| 25 | Without a knowledge of what was happening to Germanic diphthongs and vowels in the Dark Ages , however , even a clever pupil at Oxford in those days would have done badly . |