Example sentences of "of [pron] [be] [adv] [to-vb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If a number of people for purely social or philanthropic reasons agreed upon a joint plan of action , the purpose of which was not to make a profit , this would not be a partnership . |
| 2 | The CNAA gave its first approval to a modular course , for example , in 1972 — the logic of which was ultimately to bring the Council strongly into the field of credit accumulation and transfer . |
| 3 | In May 1965 £100 from the Society Stewards ' accounts was set aside as the beginning of a Building Fund , the purpose of which was either to extend the existing halls or to build new ones . |
| 4 | Oddly enough , in the next murder case I found myself investigating , Geoffrey was to play a small , terminal part , the effects of which were slightly to take the gilt from my findings . |
| 5 | Well , some of us in football still have principles and one of mine is never to refuse a drink . |
| 6 | Many people would balk at the thought of setting up a new business during a recession ; but to embark on a new accountancy partnership when half of it is about to have a baby would surely cause the strongest to flinch . |
| 7 | Later , much later , after the war , Mr Chatto was installed , and after him John Sandoe came along , in 1957 , and that is when I first really took notice of what was soon to become a ‘ singular bookshop ’ as opposed to just a bookseller . |