Example sentences of "of [noun] [vb -s] [adv] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The development of play leads naturally towards involvement in games , which begin in imitative practice such as tying a shoelace , and develop towards symbolic constructions such as of villages or weddings . |
| 2 | The value of projects lies less in the subject matter than in the fact that topics are chosen and worked on by the pupils themselves . |
| 3 | To turn three pages of essay into 77 pages of story looks suspiciously like the kind of redundant ornamentation that Steiner suggests is at the heart of what is wrong with Western values . |
| 4 | This piece of woodland contrasts dramatically with the conifer plantation on the other side of the bridge . |
| 5 | It is alleged that , far from contradicting the value of respect for individual liberty , the justification for the enforcement of contracts derives logically from that value . |
| 6 | Specialization of function leads inevitably to dependency . |
| 7 | A good deal of responsibility rests therefore on the local authority and the councillors to deal properly and fairly with any complaint , or finding by the commissioner . |
| 8 | The choice of courts has yet to be determined . |
| 9 | The number and size of teeth varies greatly among species , and in some of the dolphins and small whales , teeth have become virtually nonfunctional . |
| 10 | The firm 's estimated successful assignment completion rate of 80% compares well with other leading firms . |
| 11 | This means that assurance of faith comes directly from knowing God and only indirectly from understanding doubt . |
| 12 | Literary history will be discussed in greater detail below , but , briefly stated , a historical view of literature follows inevitably from the recognition of the fact that the perceptibility of given literary conventions or devices tends to decrease over time . |
| 13 | The problem of course goes inescapably to a notion of the quality of experience ( though what we are calling the aesthetic here is not , or not only , a question of intensity ) . |
| 14 | This of course says more about the technology than the architecture of a computer . |
| 15 | JFK : The Director 's Cut still starring Kevin Costner , of course runs now for a weighty 200 minutes and includes whole scenes axed from the cinema version . |
| 16 | This of course applies equally to those who make substantive universalistic claims for a fundamentally peaceful drive in humans . |
| 17 | This liability benefits only the immediate purchaser from the manufacturer , because liability for breach of contract exists only between parties to the same contract . |
| 18 | Since the purchasing power of a given sum of money depends inversely on the price level , there will be a direct relationship between the price level and the nominal demand for money . |
| 19 | I can separately feel every single cornflake in my mouth — which ones are melting , which are still hard — and a creamy coat of milk lies sweetly on my tongue . |
| 20 | Under the revised plan , a two-tier system would be introduced , distinguishing between land that has been investigated or treated , and land where the extent of contamination has yet to be assessed . |
| 21 | This resembles the account by O'Connor ( 1984 ) of state expenditures , but Of Fe goes further by considering the role of the state in relation to crisis management . |
| 22 | When the area of tension stresses ahead of the crack tip reaches the interface , it will try to open it by pulling the two sides apart . |
| 23 | The balance of effect varies widely among the three parties shown in figure 4.3 . |
| 24 | The balance of effect depends largely on what the firm is trying to do . |
| 25 | True enough but , as I shall argue below , AI is not an experimental science but an engineering technique or , if you want something more dignified , a practical task in the alchemical tradition , and what I have to say about its suggestiveness for investigating the nature of consciousness rests entirely on that fact . |
| 26 | I occurred to me that all the pleasure of snooker comes either in anticipation or retrospect . |
| 27 | Sit at the bar or relax by the pool on the stunning roof-top terrace of the Villa Franca and below the village of Positano stretches downwards to the shoreline — the most marvellous sight . |
| 28 | It is quite obvious that each type of violence varies considerably in its degree : physical force can be anything from a mere push to a brutal beating which leaves the victim close to death , and a sexual assault may be anything from a brief touching to a gross form of sexual violation . |
| 29 | In terms of knowledge of design then , knowledge which merely describes , attempts to objectify or to naturalise this kind of practice does so in asocial terms . |
| 30 | The Statement of Practice applies both to new claims and existing claims in relation to which valuation negotiations may already have started . |