Example sentences of "of the [noun] [noun prp] [vb past] for " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Rising to his feet on the floor of the penthouse Nicholas staggered for a moment , while his wrists were being wrenched back and lashed ; and knew from the way John was standing that he had received the same treatment . |
| 2 | Following the ratification of the treaty Eurotunnel prepared for its public flotation . |
| 3 | However , Syrian officials contended that with the signing of the treaty Syria had for the first time formally acknowledged Lebanon as an independent state . |
| 4 | Though this rate drops during the rest of the year , the small estuary of the Rhode River received for the entire year an average 5.1 tonnes of total nitrogen from bulk precipitation ( snow and rain ) , and 7.3 tonnes from watershed run-off . |
| 5 | ‘ We believe the Tories know of the plans PDAG had for developing Welsh medium education because they 've spent years trying to avoid financing them . |
| 6 | Wigs were out of the question because of the cost , and most of the changes John asked for in the designs were for simplicity in making and comfort in wearing . |
| 7 | ( Many of the pieces Mozart wrote for his wife , including another set of piano and violin sonatas , remained unfinished , and some biographers have interpreted this as a symptom of Mozart 's early disillusionment with his marriage . |
| 8 | One of the tools Roy manufactured for making parts for his clocks , a cutter grinder , won a bronze medal at the same show . |