Example sentences of "of [noun sg] [pron] [vb past] [pron] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | From the moment Alexander II ( 1855–81 ) took power , an image was built of the ‘ Tsar Liberator ’ as a resolute and liberally minded champion of progress who imposed his autocratic will over the objections of subservient nobles and bureaucrats . |
| 2 | JOHN DUTTON , 47 , a graduate of Lancashire College of Agriculture who started his journalistic career as a Press officer with the Milk Marketing Board has been appointed Editor of ‘ British Farmer ’ , the official journal of the NFU . |
| 3 | ‘ And of course we had our little agreement about the second book . |
| 4 | So And then of course we had our own thrashing mill and we did our own thrashing but it was great fun down the glen when they got the thrashing mill in . |
| 5 | Of course he knew what those reasons were but he had never faced them . |
| 6 | Of course I saw her naked . |
| 7 | So a lawyer came , and of course I had my own office , confidential stuff , so he wanted to give it to me . |
| 8 | During times of recession he did everything possible to avoid making men redundant , preferring that all should work short time . |
| 9 | I rose , broke my fast and slipped the landlord some pieces of silver which made his vinegarish face look more congenial and subservient . |
| 10 | For Euripides , understanding generated all enjoyment and creation , but at the heart of tragedy he saw something inexplicable and altogether " incommensurable " with the workings of reason . |
| 11 | As a species of conspiracy it had its persistent weakness : fear of discovery led to revolt before the compromisos were firm enough . |
| 12 | Counselling also helped him to uncover some of the fears of loss which underlay his extreme jealousy . |
| 13 | I made a lot of mistakes as any young person does , but I never made the mistake of thinking I knew it all as far as the Africans were concerned . " |
| 14 | Dad , in his own way , possessed a unique brand of philosophy which belied his outward simplicity . |
| 15 | Mansell locked his brakes up and span off , his car turning backwards and colliding into the wall at about 75mph in a cloud of debris which included his right front wheel . |
| 16 | In 1977 Caputo published the superb Rumour of War which documented his own combat experiences in Vietnam ; subsequent novels by Caputo revealed as much about his own problems in leaving Vietnam behind as anything else . |
| 17 | Tommy McLean , the Fir Park boss , was responsible for a shrewd piece of business which saw his old Rangers colleague Davie Cooper join the Steelmen to add dashes of invention and experience . |
| 18 | It is from some of these 400 that the letters come protesting innocence — and if they often ramble and are poorly expressed , that is indicative of a lack of education which made them vulnerable to manipulation in the first place . |
| 19 | Under the quiet but firm leadership of Kenneth McDougall , ably seconded by Mark Frame , the BDDA was approaching the stage of development which made it fit for its task in the post-war world . |
| 20 | ‘ I was only aiming for the British record , ’ Wooderson declared in a state of shock which caused him sleepless nights for a week . |
| 21 | The Finn touched the ball inside to Jess who controlled it and turned in a blur of movement which took him clear of his cover and a sweetly struck shot hummed past Andy Rhodes . |
| 22 | It is n't that God is unreal ; lack of commitment his made everything unreal . |
| 23 | He read through his first paragraph — after years of novel-writing he found it easier to put it all in the third person . |
| 24 | Their work was hampered when a large boulder blocking their way was moved , resulting in a further fall of shale which took them several hours to remove . |
| 25 | By the last vestiges of twilight he consulted his waterlogged watch . |
| 26 | In common with all former Rolling Stone scribbler-turned-screenwriter ( then director ) Cameron Crowe 's male leads , Spicoli was possessed of an inner sweetness , resilience and generosity of spirit which belied his zonked outward appearance . |
| 27 | On matters where there are social inhibitions about declaring one 's most personal views or experiences , such as in sexual matters , family relationships , social class , religion and perhaps politics , it is obvious that informal interviewing could result in very selective discussions taking place from which the researcher would simply produce the sort of information which suited his own bias . |
| 28 | He lacked spark from the start and never hit the kind of form which won him this title in the same ring last October . |
| 29 | Through the haze of steam she contemplated nothing much at all , and gradually felt some of her tension and wariness disperse . |
| 30 | Through the long slow hours of darkness he saw her lovely face and forgot that she did not love him . |