Example sentences of "of [verb] [prep] [noun sg] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The idea of sticking to sherry sounded so very safe and dull that Penelope naturally chose the Martini . |
| 2 | ‘ Besides — ’ said Anne who had not been listening , but pursuing her own line of thought ‘ — if I were affianced to Prince Edward , the marriage could be completed in a year or so — instead of delayed for Heaven knows how long ! ’ |
| 3 | The crystal structure presented here suggests that GH5 has a primary mode of binding to DNA based on the similarity with CAP , and the presence of a secondary site that could bind to another duplex of DNA . |
| 4 | Professor Williams 's views on the proper scope of the crime of rape coupled with the limited role he advocates for the offence of procuring by threat suggest that he does not consider that the criminal law should be over-active in protecting the sexual autonomy of women . |
| 5 | In a remarkable inversion of Soviet vocabulary , he accused radicals of pressing for power using the " neo-Bolshevik tactic " of taking the political struggle on to the streets . |
| 6 | But the thought of returning to publishing had not seriously entered his head until the spring of 1981 , when his attention suddenly focused on an industrial dispute afflicting Time Out magazine and its proprietor Tony Elliott . |
| 7 | Joe 's behaviour can also be s\described as mildly odd : his fear of returning to prison shows in his encouragement of the local children to play policeman games , telling them he will put bad boys into his private jail , and a sense of contrition over the faulty aircraft parts means he can not bear having anything the house that ought to be thrown away . |
| 8 | At such moments the narcissistic dimension of relating to otherness becomes apparent . |
| 9 | Erm , what Mr very carefully very carefully failed to mention of course is that the rates of has in fact gone up by eleven point one percent . |
| 10 | Videotapes of school activities are a useful means of communicating about work undertaken at school . |
| 11 | Careful consideration of the practicalities of living at sea has led to a functional and secure interior . |
| 12 | ( 5 ) The definition of acting in concert has a special significance in relation to mandatory offers . |
| 13 | The official Energy Efficiency Unit suggests these cheap , easy ways of saving on heating costs : TO cut your bill by 10 per cent turn down your thermostat by one degree Centigrade . |
| 14 | This way of writing about nationalism pervades most discussions within the UK . |
| 15 | Rosemary Verey 's way of writing about gardening fills me ( new to gardening and not very good at it ) with inspiration and pleasure . |
| 16 | We have published reviews of a fair number of headphones in recent years and there is ample evidence that this uniquely personal and involving method of listening to music remains very popular . |
| 17 | A BREATHTAKING warning about the dangers of smoking at home has been handed out by health watchdogs and firemen . |
| 18 | The conventional way of looking at adolescence does , at any rate , emphasise some such division . |
| 19 | What February used to be sort of reckoned for rain did n't it ? |
| 20 | This moment of pausing before acting has nothing to do with freezing or suppression . |
| 21 | Parker 's study of caring within marriage has wider significance for understanding of both the experience of caring and the realities of being disabled than its title might suggest . |
| 22 | A NEW scheme to help youngsters who find themselves under pressure and at risk of turning to crime has been welcomed by the Duke of Westminster . |
| 23 | Far better , it seemed to me , was the simple strategy of waiting for nature to come to you , rather than going clumsily to look for it . |
| 24 | Indeed , instead of waiting for demand to slump , manufacturing firms cut jobs by 2% in the year before the recession took hold , lifting productivity by 4% in the year to the third quarter of 1990 — four times the typical gain in efficiency at that stage of the cycle . |
| 25 | If instead of going through life having shallow relationships , a man diligently makes each of his friendships an emotional one of real compassion and regard , life for him will be transformed . |
| 26 | Because of the case , of going to court to claim compensation for James , we had to have neuroligists to come and look at James and assess him for thes claim and they have said that James is not in a persistent vegetative state . ’ |
| 27 | But if a solicitor had made it and put three halves we could take an action against that solicitor or the executor could to erm for the costs of going to court to find out what on earth the will meant . |
| 28 | The existence of a research study is significant , because in the past critics of the high cost of going to law have tended to support their views with horror stories . |
| 29 | The physical conditions in which Merrion House members of the advisory team had to work were , and at the time of going to press remain , grossly inadequate . |
| 30 | And they stabbed at him and caused his whole body to tremble as if in shame because , in a way , he knew she was right : his inadequacy to face his future was there for even himself to see ; he had considered volunteering in order to avoid the responsibility of making the choice either of going to University to read for a degree in English Literature or of just plumping for a teacher 's training college course . |