Example sentences of "of [adj] [det] [noun] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In defence of that same honesty I think he could be shrewd enough , and ruthless enough , too . |
| 2 | She had written little in the hour before the sudden sound had startled her and she began to sing to herself , the words of that same song she had sung so long before in this same room . |
| 3 | Even those who do not share his political opinions readily pay their tribute to the range of his intellect and the graciousness of his character ; more remarkable still , even those whose intellectual qualities are the equal of his , but whose moral qualities have degenerated in contact with the sordid atmosphere of politics , never speak of him with an affected amusement as a religious bigot or a narrow-minded moralist ; in the remarks of these latter politicians I often detect a tone of rather wistful regret , as if they were conscious in themselves of a loss for which the world they have gained has by no means compensated . |
| 4 | One of these many memories I find myself repeating , even today is to retrace our Sunday morning walks from my home in Pilrig , Leith , to a hotel near the Tron Kirk ( where my aunt worked as a housekeeper ) stopping first at a statue , halfway up the Mound , of a kilted figure representing the Black Watch who died in the Boer War . |
| 5 | These poor people have done no harm to anybody and a lot of them will have fought wars for a lot of these same people who are now deciding to put them out of their homes in the twilight of their lives . |
| 6 | Cecilia sometimes wondered if this was the precursor of all that sex she seemed so fond of later on . |
| 7 | ‘ We 've always known what we did n't want our music to sound like , but we never realised that out of all that chaos we 'd sound so laid back . ’ |
| 8 | When I fink of all that time 'e jus ' sat at the front door wiv 'is 'ead in 'is 'ands , I shudder . |
| 9 | Seven years ago Norman decided their exploits needed to be remembered and started compiling a record of all former cadets who took part in the Anglo-American training operation . |
| 10 | In the midst of all this juggling we do n't want to lose any hours . ’ |
| 11 | I tend to see people as walking garbage cans , fill of all this mess they do n't know how to deal with . ’ |
| 12 | And yet in spite of all this work they cry ‘ More , John ! ’ , |
| 13 | and the hand does n't sneak out afterwards and starts popping out and then it 's useless , then the rest of all this stuff you just get it out of the way under the arm , it 's all gone , right , this bit comes up between the two shoulder blades , do n't make the mistake of bringing it across there , a lot of people do that , that wo n't do , you have to come round the back and between these two shoulder blades to get maximum support , you 've got to hold this elbow up and then you tie it near the hand , now I recommend that you tie it and talk to your casualty , half tie it and say is that supporting you enough ? |
| 14 | I said to the Prime Minister : Make certain — and surely , in face of all this trouble it is worthwhile making certain — that you have the will of the country behind you , and , so far as the Unionist party are concerned , we will absolutely cease all unconstitutional opposition to the carrying of your measure . |
| 15 | In spite of all this food I remained as thin as a rake , and was as hungry as ever . |
| 16 | Max Caulfield , in his biography of Mrs Whitehouse , sums up the argument in one sentence , saying ‘ as to the purpose of all this frenzy it was easy to explain that the forces of revolution , unable to achieve their objectives at the ballot box or , because of the existence of the nuclear bomb , by full-scale war , were endeavouring to encourage moral decay ’ . |
| 17 | As it neared its climax Joe was suddenly reminded of all this energy he was supposed to have . |
| 18 | In the midst of all this tension I giggled . |
| 19 | Voluntary unemployment can be defined as consisting of all those persons who are not in paid employment and are receiving some form of social security benefit , but are not actually seeking jobs at the prevailing rate of real wages . |
| 20 | Make a list of all those things which make life worth living — such as friends , relations , pets , the view from the window , your favourite radio programme . |
| 21 | The loss to Marxist theorising of all those elements which stress human individuality and specificity as central to the nature of experienced reality , means that Marx can not account for how we behave except as statistical averages . |
| 22 | It invites continual reassessment of our role , our place in school , of the real significance of all those elements which we ( as adults ) feel ought to have a place in the school programme . |
| 23 | The Power of Love : Of all those passions which may be said to tyrannize over the heart of man , love is not only the most violent , but the most persuasive . |
| 24 | Think of all those comedies which run for years in London with titles like ‘ No Sex Please , We 're British ’ and all that . |
| 25 | Think of all those women who long to bear a child and are unable . ’ |
| 26 | The petitioning creditor must prepare for the hearing a list of all those creditors who have given notice of their intention to appear at the hearing and hand it in at the hearing(r6.24) . |
| 27 | Basically , that means maintaining quality work , but easing down to give my body time to recover and possibly even occasionally allowing myself the luxury of collapsing on the settee , falling asleep and dreaming of all those races I wish I could still win . |
| 28 | It 's such a lovely idea , think of all those people whose battle for life is so depressing , and then just one moment of beauty may come and illuminate the dark corners of their existence , so that they feel they may have lived just for that one thing . |
| 29 | I have been here over a week now , and I miss you very much , and I miss the fresh air and the fresh faces of all those people I so hated on the Tube and the fresh things that happened every hour of every day if only I could have seen them — their freshness , I mean . |
| 30 | There are first of all those colleagues who for a very long time have consistently held to the view that Britain should not be a part of the Common Market . |