Example sentences of "[verb] of [noun] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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1 | This conflict of roles has of course its benefits , and in any case formal inspections are unlikely to be the norm . |
2 | So that er his former chauffeur joined the force , P C , he was in , he drove of course our first police car , well which he shared with P C , then when our cars got to number two , three and so on , he eventually came up , so that he retired as inspector , traffic inspector . |
3 | This emphasis on income rather than influence was appropriate in the endowment of a royal duke who was still a child , but once Gloucester came of age his lack of a suitable power base was less acceptable . |
4 | This emphasis on income rather than influence was appropriate in the endowment of a royal duke who was still a child , but once Gloucester came of age his lack of a suitable power base was less acceptable . |
5 | The second item of erm correspondence is from Bromley 's Bromley 's Social Services , if you remember , we 've got this on going campaign on home helps and along side that we 've got erm , we did hear of t his home shopping erm campaign that Bromley do , apparently quite successfully , the MP has mentioned that , so I thought I 'd get some details of that erm , it gives the whole procedure for , for the er shopping and the delivery and the Social Services pay out for it , they pay a charge , erm if you 'd like this copied , I could get copies for the next meeting , but meanwhile I 'd recommend that erm we take it up with Benefits Action tomorrow on the campaign . |
6 | I meant of course my … er … ageratum . ’ |
7 | Gareth wore of course his psychedelic jacket . |
8 | So many computer people , just like professionals from other professions , tend to get over excited by their subject , and finish up concentrating upon " gee whizz " things , such as how many megaglob of chips your £1 buys and how extraordinarily clever computers are . |
9 | talking of miniatures my God ! |
10 | He had of course his grasp of military and diplomatic practice to help him ; and he was firmly convinced that the Roman constitution was open to analysis in Greek terms . |
11 | And so they came to a negotiated settlement by which the Soviets agreed to withdraw the missiles and the United States promised that they would not interfere with Castro again , although from that day to this they have maintained of course their economic embargo . |
12 | And so they came to a negotiated settlement by which the Soviets agreed to withdraw the missiles and the United States promised that they would not interfere with Castro again , although from that day to this they have maintained of course their economic embargo . |