Example sentences of "of [det] [adj] [noun] [Wh adv] the " in BNC.

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1 It will remind the elderly of that famous year when the great Ronald Politzer caused Collins to command entire book pages by producing some quite attractive books in the first week in January when no one else published any books at all .
2 This particular danger in the case of some immigrant groups where the surname ( Singh , say ) recurs frequently , and where members of the group live close together .
3 One school , deciding that extra space for resource-based learning was a priority , took over a classroom for use in unstructured individualized work , with the result that other classrooms including some specialist rooms were more heavily used than before ; teachers complained that they could not get in to put up work on the blackboard beforehand , and were introduced to the more thorough use of the overhead projector ; the timetabler had to bear in mind the needs of some practical subjects where the previous laying-out of equipment was vital , but the exercise was valuable in focusing attention on such priorities and making them clear to everyone .
4 The existence of ( b ) and ( c ) he thought proved by the presence of some biblical texts where the literal sense seemed absurd or contradictory ; such texts must have been placed there as signposts to a spiritual allegorical exegesis .
5 The pattern recogniser should be improved , perhaps by the use of some interactive techniques whereby the recogniser and the lexical look-up work together so that the look-up may be able to predict which characters could be next within a word .
6 It was n't like one of those stuffy clubs where the only card game you 're allowed to play is bridge , and it 's threepence a hundred .
7 It was one of those rare moments when the clamour of war receded , the smoke cleared and a wise man could take stock of the situation quickly , accurately , and with some hope of certainty .
8 She remembered the bride of one year , alight with the happiness of those early celebrations when the Grand Duke had granted the first liberties , and thought how strange it was for an English woman to be so mad with joy .
9 Even the local garage conformed to the general pattern and this was obviously one of those fortunate towns where the planners had insisted that the character of the place be preserved , and not submerged by the usual welter of national stores .
10 ‘ In that case it 'll be one of those fashionable marriages where the couple live apart most of the time , will it ? ’
11 A grey day in a cold April , one of those winter's-end days when the land looks exhausted and worn and it seems like all the colour is gone from the world .
12 He caught the atmosphere of those grey days when the clouds hang low on the hills and the colours are sombre .
13 Well you know it was one of those happy combinations of Johnny writing them , John coming with those fresh arrangements and me sort of the naivety and the joy of being in the business , it was so exciting and happy that it was one of those lucky things where the combination of the three of us worked .
14 First , further information about the patient can be obtained by interviewing relatives and acquaintances and from enquiry of any other hospitals where the patient has been treated .
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