Example sentences of "of [noun pl] [vb mod] [prep] [noun] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Representations of system-sentences may of course be used in metalinguistic discussion of the structure and functions of language : and it is such representations that are customarily cited in grammatical descriptions of particular languages . |
| 2 | Only differences between classes of individuals can in principle be attributed to a single cause . |
| 3 | He suggests that the ‘ unfamiliar ’ release sites of pigeons may in fact be familiar , and the pigeons home using remembered landmarks and home cues ( whether visual , auditory , olfactory , or magnetic ) . |
| 4 | Now generations of teachers may of course be wrong . |
| 5 | Any list of utterances can of course be drilled separately . |
| 6 | Although most unemployed people and many pensioners would be exempt , and an estimated 80 per cent of wage-earners would in fact be better off , the CSG was deeply unpopular simply because it was a new tax . |