Example sentences of "a [noun sg] of [noun pl] [vb base] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The debate which we will have will ensure that the facts are established , that a majority of Scots realise the dangers of going down such a dangerous road . ’ |
| 2 | If a majority of voters accept the proposal , it is enacted ; if not , the local expenditure is set at a legally specified reversion level . |
| 3 | Dr Runcie then proposed a committee of bishops modify the rules . |
| 4 | But there are those in England , too , who also fail to see that participation in drama has two faces , or rather , a face and a mask : the ‘ game ’ of drama where a group of participants share a significant experience , and a theatrical performance where a group of actors present the drama so that an audience might have a significant experience . |
| 5 | From Germany there is The End of the History of Art ; from Britain a group of essays describe The New Art History ; from the United States has recently come Rethinking Art History : meditations on a coy science ; and from Canada there is a forthright title Art History : its use and abuse . |
| 6 | However , the problem with this is that a group of children see the same entertainer time after time . |
| 7 | Contrast the situation which pertains when a group of men celebrate the eucharist together , as has often been the case for example in a monastic setting . |
| 8 | A GROUP of trainees get the chance to run their own local authority tomorrow in Middlesbrough . |
| 9 | In our features section , a team of specialists analyse the meaning and long-term implications of the war . |
| 10 | A selection of cartoons relate the story of Banger Mango , his pet mouse Reginald ( who likes to go flying ) and Banger 's friend Pranger Bailey , who go in search of the Abominable Snowman . |
| 11 | We recognize that a collection of factors explain the decline of the Liberal party 1906–24 . |
| 12 | With a bright flicker of satisfaction , she watched him slide down into the water , his large body making a flurry of waves ripple the surface . |
| 13 | Look at the way Kirk folk fighting a union of congregations revere the work of the Victorian architects ( even the different examples ) to see how true that is . |
| 14 | A number of effects help the vermiculite to protect the glass fibre from the effects of heat . |
| 15 | Whilst not retracting anything that has been said about the inappropriateness of either a corporeal God or a God who is a person , it has to be said that interpreting certain historical events as the actions of God is the primary way in which a number of religions understand the divine nature . |
| 16 | He said that a number of vice-chancellors see the fees scheme as a way of getting the Government off the universities ' backs , giving them freedom from detailed control . |
| 17 | A number of anecdotes relate the corruption , greed and ignorance of the ulema and the discontent felt at the introduction of the administrative practices of high Islam and especially its fiscal policy . |
| 18 | A number of settlements require the formal approval of the court . |
| 19 | A number of studies support the need for case managers to possess and to exercise ‘ human relations skills ’ ( Challis , 1992 ; Cooney , 1992 ; Davies , 1992 ) . |
| 20 | A number of studies confirm the differences between middle- and working-class people in their friendships . |
| 21 | A number of respondents make the point that when the Cadbury proposals refer to NEDs bringing independent judgment to bear on board decisions , the reference should be to independent directors . |
| 22 | A number of factors determine the length of the notation in a classification scheme . |
| 23 | A number of schools take the idea further and produce their own Christmas cards based around a design created by one of the children . |
| 24 | Each year , a number of employees suffer the galling experience of being subjected to disciplinary proceedings for misconduct which they deny having committed . |
| 25 | Listen there are a lot of women find the bald head syndrome very attractive . |
| 26 | And a lot of women feel the same . |
| 27 | A lot of blokes say the reason they got into music in the first place was they thought it would be a great way of pulling women . |
| 28 | Have you ever noticed that a lot of butterflies have the colour black on their wings ? |
| 29 | ‘ If you do n't see that my orders are obeyed immediately , I 'll have a squad of policemen seize the lot , ’ he barked . |
| 30 | A couple of bullets split the heavy oaken door , before it shook under the onslaught of the enemy ram . |