Example sentences of "of [adj] [noun] [adv] [vb pp] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Here a few fragments of painted stucco still remained and on these were painted a tangle of trailing flowers : roses , tulips and irises , some cut , some growing from the ground , others emerging from cornucopias — ancient symbols of fertility and plenty , merging and tangling with the real creepers of the jungle . |
| 2 | A number of sole practitioners also feared that they would be forced to abandon their time honoured manual accounting procedures in favour of computerised systems in order to secure the required approval . |
| 3 | Writers of old recipes often claimed that lemon curd keeps for years . |
| 4 | The plaintiffs , who were lessees and occupiers of a flat in the block , sued the builders for the cost of remedial work already performed and the cost of future remedial work . |
| 5 | If we call the complex of scientific theories generally accepted and well established at some stage in the history of science the background knowledge of the time , then we can say that a conjecture will be bold if its claims are unlikely in the light of the background knowledge of the time . |
| 6 | She sat in front of her turfed teepee like a re-located squaw — the mass of brown hair loosely braided and heaped on her head like a parcel carelessly tied with twine , her forget-me-not blue eyes looking at Mary only when she thought she was unobserved , at all other times intent on the middle distance , her small , slight , quick body quivering as she enjoyed the rare comfort of proper sat-down company and felt the physical , close interest of another human being . |
| 7 | The rudimentary nature of sanitary provision both justified and necessitated the separation of the races . |
| 8 | The precise circumstances surrounding the granting of individual sub-licences necessarily varied but in general the taxpayer sent representatives abroad to solicit business and to negotiate with potential customers . |
| 9 | The influence of Papal Rome largely prevailed and the basilican church plan was usual . |
| 10 | Large areas of conventional medicine thus represent particular aspects of traditional medicine systematically developed and extended . |
| 11 | The Court of Appeal held that because the principle of effective protection only required that national courts should provide remedies for the protection of European rights which were as effective as the remedies available for the protection of similar rights in English law ; and since a plaintiff can recover damages against governmental bodies in English law only if a breach of private law can be shown ; and since the challenged action would not be actionable in tort in English law ; it followed that the principle of effective protection did not require that damages be available to the plaintiff as a remedy . |
| 12 | An embayment of oceanic crust not consumed before the boundary becomes ‘ locked ’ is called a remnant-ocean basin . |
| 13 | Rivers had overflowed their banks , sudden whirlwinds cut swathes through woodlands leaving a tangled pathway of mature trees savagely uprooted and torn upon the ground . |
| 14 | If the database comprises data representing three-dimensional articles , for example a database of co-ordinates describing sculptures or industrial designs , that database may be considered to be a collection of artistic works so represented or to be a literary work as a compilation . |
| 15 | It portrayed Boston society in the year 2000 , with the oppression and inequality of industrial capitalism long gone and with a military-industrial army working in huge monopolies rallying to the banner of nationalism . |
| 16 | And they indicate there that there are excellent opportunities opening up in the United Kingdom bottled water market across the full range of available products commonly consumed and specifically identified friendly product ranges . |
| 17 | Herbalism : a holistic treatment involving the use of herbal remedies specifically chosen and blended for different conditions . |
| 18 | The great majority of Metropolitan authorities also indicated that centrally run courses were available to them , though not always quite so many . |
| 19 | By reporting only two columns of figures ( budget and actual ) , not only is the ultimate purpose of budgetary accounting not achieved but much time can be wasted in answering specific users ' questions about variances which could have been avoided by the accounts themselves producing the relevant analysis . |
| 20 | Sometimes in our rare London travels we had a glimpse of a side street , a row of silent houses all combined as it were into one gray palace , a dark doorway , a gorgeous window , a surprising man disappearing … |
| 21 | I have probably not heard or read the phrase ‘ beetle drive ’ in my adult life , yet on the noticeboard of the club , just under the list of aspirant members duly proposed and seconded and posted , is the announcement of a beetle drive in aid of the library fund . |