Example sentences of "[adj] [v-ing] [noun sg] of the " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the ground where Durham were put in and bowled out for 120 on Sunday , the wicket was again damp following watering of the drought-stricken square . |
| 2 | The reader is first introduced to the simple stepping action of the variable-reluctance and hybrid types before going on , in later Chapters , to consider how the motor can be integrated into a complete system . |
| 3 | I think current motor cars will become you know sort of erm boxes all looking sort of the same , nothing outstanding . |
| 4 | The all embracing structure of the nation as a family headed by the Emperor , made it impossible to challenge particular aspects of the social order without calling into question the ultimate authority of the Emperor . |
| 5 | Main 1990 meetings : biennial summit in January [ see p. 37399 ] , July meeting , Addis Ababa , Ethiopia , on security issues [ see p. 37604 ] , follow-up ministerial meeting in Nairobi , Kenya , on Aug. 27-28 discussing implementation of the July Addis Ababa declaration ; extraordinary ministerial session in October to appoint new executive secretary . |
| 6 | It is not the only tax that will hit those living north of the Border . |
| 7 | To count the Soviet Union 's 275 millions as ‘ Pacific ’ people is stretching the point a little , and it might be more appropriate to count only those living east of the Urals . |
| 8 | The company provided accommodation for those taking advantage of the week-end visits . |
| 9 | The complete absence of information makes it very difficult to uncover the processes of change which may have been at work among the peoples north and south of the Trent during the reign of Eadwine , but it is inconceivable that Eadwine was able to extend his hegemony southwards without first achieving domination of the Mercians . |
| 10 | Among North Kensington laundresses , the local maxim was ‘ the best ironer gets the worst husband ’ , although within the local community it would appear that husbands and wives adjusted to the often superior earning power of the wife , and in at least one suburban district the custom prevailed whereby husbands remained responsible only for a sum which covered rent , the baker 's bill and boots for the family . |
| 11 | The original Chevron was developed in 1980 , but completely rebuilt in 1983 using state of the art technology and composites . |
| 12 | Ostensibly , Egypt enjoyed close relations with Iraq , both sharing membership of the Arab Co-operation Council ( ACC ) along with Yemen and Jordan . |