Example sentences of "a [noun sg] of [noun sg] [verb] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Does the brain use all of this information , or does it work on a trigger basis so that , once a level of activity has been exceeded , the actual level is irrelevant ? |
| 2 | A veil of secrecy has been thrown over Derry 's final preparations for their All Ireland senior football championship decider against Cork . |
| 3 | The crucial factor in deciding if a course of dealing exists is the frequency of dealing between the parties . |
| 4 | Again no parasites could be found in the blood , but they appeared later , even if a course of quinine had been given in the meantime . |
| 5 | This should have satisfied the students , but it was too little , too late ; a course of action had been set into motion which was difficult to reverse . |
| 6 | Even those who dissent are required to act as if they agree once a course of action has been decided upon , and if there is blame , it is shared by all . ’ |
| 7 | In most cases after the cause of movement has been established and a course of action has been decided upon , such as drain repairs , tree removal , etc , it will be necessary to monitor the property to see whether the movement is progressive or whether the property will stabilise without the need for major repairs such as underpinning . |
| 8 | Recognising that the employment market , and the preferences of students and of their parents fluctuate , and that full-time learning facilities should also be available to the part-time student , a course of study has been structured so that the student can opt for full-time , sandwich or part-time attendance , as employment or personal circumstances dictate . |
| 9 | And while her heart swelled — could he be saying that he thought she was lovely ? — a few seconds later he was steering the Mercedes around a bend and was then at once driving to the other side of the road where a kind of lay-by had been cut into a high mass of rock . |
| 10 | A trail of blood had been left by Sendei 's body , dragged up from below by Rodomonte . |
| 11 | To crown it all , the hand of Sir George Askwith , who chaired the conference , in which the union was represented by Cathery , Hopkins and Tom Chambers , the union 's general treasurer , could be seen in a provision that " In order that all questions which arise may be settled with the utmost promptitude , a Board of Arbitration has been appointed upon which the Mercantile Marine profession , both officers and men will be represented " . |
| 12 | The clearest opposition to the achievement of a measure of integration has been from the Roman catholic church . |
| 13 | It is important to note that the use of benefit levels as a measure of poverty has been criticised , by academics as well as by Government . |
| 14 | The provision of a checklist of keyword has been more important in the use of this database than might be the case in a more structured and guided assignment . |
| 15 | ( 3 ) In relation to building control , the certificate from the appropriate authority ( a ) in the case of an application for a new licence , should state ( i ) either that a warrant for the construction of the premises has been granted under section 6 of the Building ( Scotland ) Act 1959 and a certificate of completion has been granted under section 9 of that Act , or that no warrant for construction of the premises is required ; and ( ii ) either that a warrant for the change of use of the premises has been granted under the said section 6 or that no such warrant is required ; and ( b ) in the case of an application for the provisional grant of a licence , should state ( i ) that a warrant for the construction of the premises has been granted under section 6 of the said Act of 1959 ; and ( ii ) either that a warrant for the change of use of the premises has been granted under the said section 6 , or that on completion of the construction of the premises in accordance with the warrant a warrant for the change of use will be granted , or that no such warrant is required . |
| 16 | Will the Minister say this evening whether the Government intend to implement , if not immediately , at least in the very near future , those sections of part II of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 that prevent the surrender of a disposal licence until a certificate of completion has been isssued by the relevant authority ? |
| 17 | The importance of Barlow was that the attitudinal preconditions for urban renewal were established as never before ; a tide of opinion had been caught . |
| 18 | An action purporting to have been commenced against a person who is dead at its commencement is treated as if it had been commenced against his estate , whether or not a grant of representation had been issued at its commencement ( Ord 5 , r 8(3) ) . |
| 19 | Mary Storey had been admitted from the parish of Kempston in August without a change of linen having been provided . |
| 20 | A verdict of suicide has been recorded at an inquest into the death of a twenty one year old Oxford University student . |
| 21 | Only after a web of intrigue has been broken are the true culprits revealed . |
| 22 | Never before — not even on February 21st — would such a concentration of firepower have been seen . |
| 23 | Siemens also says it expects losses at the semiconductor division to go on , saying that the prospects of it breaking even over the next few years as a result of cost-cutting had been dampened by weak demand . |
| 24 | ‘ Staff numbers had doubled over the previous five to six years and a programme of change had been thrust upon us by the market , ’ explained . |
| 25 | A wind of change has been blowing around Windsor Park |
| 26 | A wind of change has been blowing around Windsor Park over the past 12 months and Campbell is now regarded as just another new player who will breeze in . |
| 27 | This is because in Canada the view that rape is less a crime of sex and more a crime of violence has been pursued with particular fervour . |
| 28 | If Laura dropped in conversation that a piece of furniture had been in the family for generations , who was to argue ? |
| 29 | ‘ A piece of wood had been driven clean through the heart , apparently after death . ’ |
| 30 | Confusing the issue still further , a piece of metal had been found during cleaning with the number 42–106918 clearly written on it in pencil . |