Example sentences of "of [noun sg] [conj] [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | He grabbed the nearest bottle of whisky and poured a measure into a glass , watching her over the rim . |
| 2 | A lively tour of continental culture , seeking for signs of unity and predicting a grim future . |
| 3 | A lively tour of continental culture , seeking for signs of unity and predicting a grim future . |
| 4 | Depending on how long your first session lasts , you can move into the main areas of assessment and gain a fuller picture of the child and family history . |
| 5 | While Charles listened to all this good advice , he drank up his glass of champagne and felt a bit better . |
| 6 | Later that night she came into my room in her kimono , bringing me a glass of champagne and carrying a book . |
| 7 | He popped the first bottle of champagne and poured a glass . |
| 8 | It certainly demonstrates the power of conjugation and provides a definite guide for further puzzles of this type . |
| 9 | However , I do n't see myself as a jack of all trades ; instead I believe that I am broadening my range of expertise while remaining a commercial lawyer . ’ |
| 10 | They developed a theory of the state which was a long way removed from the rational calculative tendencies of utilitarianism and provided a justification for the role of the state in the spheres of economic life and welfare which went beyond what has usually been countenanced within Liberalism , whether based on utilitarianism or Lockean theory . |
| 11 | The Rotherham Narrow Gauge Society was formed on August 1st 1992 by a group of local railway enthusiasts with the aim of building and operating a narrow gauge railway within the area . |
| 12 | However , even if one takes the view that King 's Cross is essential , there are better and more appropriate ways of building and developing a new station at King 's Cross than the one that British Rail has effectively forced upon us . |
| 13 | On the whole these efforts carried a national emphasis , as a number of educationalists , politicians , philosophers , and political theorists searched for new and more efficient ways of building and disseminating a national sense of ancestry , tradition , and universal " free " citizenship . |
| 14 | He also devoted a good deal of his investigations to the extraordinary satin bower-bird , a native of the area and so called for its remarkable habit of building and decorating a sort of stage-set , in which it would perform ritual mating dances . |
| 15 | The cost of building and launching a satellite can run to around $100 million . |
| 16 | To a politician there was no better means of building and preserving a political interest than a demonstrated ability to secure some of the Indian patronage . |
| 17 | Later canals , built by engineers such as Telford and Smeaton , had more changes of level and used a greater variety of structures ; locks , tunnels , embankments , cuttings and aqueducts which demanded large amounts of money and considerable engineering skill . |
| 18 | There are lots of superstitions which are linked to the moon , such as turning over the coins in one 's pockets as a form of luck when seeing a new moon through glass , while the phases of the moon used to dictate the timing of weddings and other important aspects of life . |
| 19 | The Hague Rules eliminated uncertainty of liability by setting standards of responsibility and establishing a mandatory minimum of compensation . |
| 20 | Adenauer in 1955 proceeded to set up a Ministry of Defence and to create a new Bundeswehr , whose first members joined up in November . |
| 21 | For knitters , a cone covered with a simple shaped piece of knitting and given a hanger , can be hung near the machine as a pretty and extremely useful container for small tools and accessories . |
| 22 | Yesterday James , 22 , appeared before Teesside Crown Court and admitted two offences of burglary and taking a car without consent . |
| 23 | This shows Stukeley 's keen topographical eye and fanciful imagination , but whilst the St. Peter 's area is one of the oldest places of settlement and has a regularised street pattern , like the rest of the town it does not predate the ninth century . |
| 24 | There are a variety of methods of attachment but to ensure a tight connection ( which is essential ) the inhaul rope should be tied when the boom is parallel to the mast so that when swung down to its normal position it tightens the rope . |
| 25 | In the late spring , the colourful male builds a nest of seaweed and entices a ripe female to lay her eggs in it . |
| 26 | APPEAL ( No. 6 of 1991 ) with leave of the Court of Appeal of Bermuda by the plaintiff , Horace Brenton Kelly , from the judgment of the Court of Appeal of Bermuda ( Blair-Kerr P. , Roberts and Henry JJ.A. ) given on 30 November 1989 allowing an appeal by the defendants , Margot Cooper and Helen Cooper ( trading as Cooper Associates , a firm ) from the judgment of Hull J. delivered on 14 November 1988 in the Supreme Court of Bermuda ( Civil Jurisdiction ) , whereby he awarded the plaintiff $200,000 damages for breach of contract and made a declaration that the defendants were not entitled to commission on the sale of the plaintiff 's property , and the defendants ' counterclaim for commission was dismissed . |
| 27 | Changes in the structure of the work-force ( greater concentration into single industries and decline of artisanal activity , especially after the First World War ) also tended to reduce the relevance of anarchism and to leave a vacuum for Marxist ideas . |
| 28 | And it is doubtless the strategic codification of these points of resistance that makes a revolution possible , somewhat similar to the way in which the state relies on the institutional integration of power relationships . |
| 29 | This thirst is a form of enthusiasm and implies a desire to discover all secrets , to become immersed in all things , and never to stop learning . |
| 30 | We looked for common features of experience and found a wealth of high points as well as significant low points . |