Example sentences of "a [noun] of [noun] [be] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Finally , with respect to language issues , a variety of debates are still in progress and it is premature to draw firm conclusions ; however , there is some evidence to suggest that bilingualism may actually enhance educational performance ( Houlton , 1986 ) , that in the case of Afro-Caribbean pupils there may well be ‘ dialect interference ’ , although it is clear too that some of the problems here may derive from the negative attitudes of teachers towards Creole ( Edwards , 1979 ) , and that in the case of some Bangladeshi pupils lack of familiarity with English may be an obstacle to academic achievement ( House of Commons Home Affairs Committee , 1986 ) . |
| 2 | The national archive of shallow seismic and sample information held by BGS mainly comprises data collected during the Regional Mapping Programme , but new data from a variety of sources are continually being acquired . |
| 3 | A variety of techniques are also available to produce curves that " fit " data and extrapolate it forwards for forecasting purposes . |
| 4 | A variety of practices are universally accepted but have never been documented . |
| 5 | Co-operation at a variety of levels was often natural or habitual . |
| 6 | The view that state subsidies encourage strike activity in a variety of ways is strongly held in advanced industrial societies , and it is part of the Conservative Party folklore on industrial relations . |
| 7 | Factual information of a variety of kinds is relatively easily collected . |
| 8 | The average number of mites found in a case of scabies is about ten . |
| 9 | A bit of beating is all right , you can put up with that , but if a man is tight with his money there 's always trouble in the house . |
| 10 | He apologised for NeXTStep 3.0 being 60 days late , claimed that Mach is object-oriented and that a bit of Unix is only dragged along in NeXT for compatibility . |
| 11 | ‘ Establishing a level of confidence is quite important when you are trying to start a new business ’ — especially in a sector like aerospace . |
| 12 | ‘ There 's a branch of Pricewell 's here , ’ Kitty said . |
| 13 | ‘ Not a stick of silver is there in this house , Mr Benedict . |
| 14 | A medical investigation or injection can work wonders , and a course of tablets is almost as good . |
| 15 | Would not such a course of action be as successful as the racing tips of the hon. Member for Livingston ( Mr. Cook ) ? |
| 16 | Her grandfather 's insistence that she was free to go out into the world now and take a course of training was so much nonsense . |
| 17 | The document ranked in order of importance the factors it wished to take into account in a new procedure : its knowledge of the institution ‘ as a whole ’ , the quality and experience of the staff , and the papers submitted for the proposed course ( the last justified by the fact that ‘ the discipline involved in preparing and documenting a proposal for the approval or re-approval of a course of study is extremely valuable to the College submitting it ’ ) . |
| 18 | Whipping as a part of foreplay is particularly popular in the South , while Northerners and Southerners are more likely to smoke dope than men in the Midlands . |
| 19 | A lieutenant of Dragoons was so dismissive of any danger that he was eagerly telling his Sergeant how the new science of phrenology measured human aptitudes from the shape of a man 's skull . |
| 20 | Except in Cornwall , the fortunate few who enjoyed a measure of affluence were chiefly to be found in towns where lucrative guild appointments were available . |
| 21 | Indeed , a measure of generalisation is now used as the benchmark for connectionist models . |
| 22 | Although a measure of ambivalence is quite usual , it is at this point that a decision is made about going public . |
| 23 | Both the Bible and history demonstrate that such a measure of blessing is almost invariably related to the means employed . |
| 24 | A parcel of mangoes was also assembled and loaded into the car . |
| 25 | A field of cattle are normally quiet docile creatures and most of the time it 's fairly safe to walk through their midst and they will observe your passing with that quiet curiosity . |
| 26 | The history of ‘ communications ’ as a field of study is perhaps a case in point . |
| 27 | A dusting of moisture was already starting to form on the blades of grass as the temperature plummeted . |
| 28 | The leader of the party newly returned with a majority of seats is then summoned . |
| 29 | Indeed , the conventional wisdom on these matters over the whole of the post-war period has held that a majority of people are either ignorant of , or disagree with , the specific policies of the party they support . |
| 30 | The erratic London club used to have all the staying power of the latest King 's Road fad , as a flash of brilliance was swiftly followed by downright disaster . |