Example sentences of "of [noun sg] [noun pl] [verb] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For example , a small study in Scotland found that 89 per cent of pensioner couples had their benefits reduced . |
| 2 | The danger , then , is that such a system may suffer from a deflationary bias as a result of the attempts of deficit countries to resolve their payments imbalances by reducing domestic demand . |
| 3 | The top 10% of income earners reduced their share of total income by 3.7% , but the bottom 30% also had their share reduced , in this case by 2.5% . |
| 4 | Between 1976 and 1986 the top 20% of income earners increased their share of total final income from 37.9% to 41.7% , while the share of the bottom 20% fell from 7.4% to 5.9% . |
| 5 | Charlie watched in horror as Makepeace fell across the barbed barrier and another burst of enemy bullets peppered his motionless body . |
| 6 | It was a trip she would rather have forgotten — the cold was biting and the whispering patter of rodent feet made her heart jump every few minutes — but she knew she would have to face it again when she and Guy escaped from the keep . |
| 7 | There were heated exchanges inside the GNA on April 22 , and a number of opposition deputies submitted their resignations and called for the GNA 's dissolution . |
| 8 | Can someone please tell me what are the benefits expected from the current practice of having the relations of murder victims parade their pain on television ? |
| 9 | The mine was closed last September when Brazil informally agreed with the Association of Tin Producers to limit its tin exports to 38,000 tonnes in 1990 . |
| 10 | ‘ We made a major assault on German agriculture ’ was the laconic comment of J K Galbraith on the notorious inability of bomber crews to drop their loads anywhere near their urban target . |
| 11 | He was taking large quantities of vitamin pills to keep his strength up — with the unexpected side-effect of giving him hairs on his chest — and he was socializing again , accepting invitations in the belief that it was necessary to circulate after his period in the wilderness . |
| 12 | Somehow it seemed delightfully ironic that on the very day that the Association of Tennis Professionals organised its fascinating and skilfully presented seminar on ‘ The Speed of the Game ’ , two renowned baseliners reached the final of the Lipton Players International Championships in Key Biscayne . |
| 13 | They smiled , displaying wicked-edged teeth , and once again I was reminded of hunting dogs studying their intended quarry . |
| 14 | When you have finished your survey , draw a series of bar charts to demonstrate your findings ( eg number of customers in each age-range , distance travelled , average spending etc ) . |
| 15 | I recall some years ago that a young postgraduate student who was designing a schedule containing a lot of attitude questions had his schedule internally tested at this stage by a number of people and practically every question he had put was a double one . |
| 16 | Despite its shattering defeat in 1931 the Labour Party had established itself as the dominant political force opposed to the Conservative Party , as the unchallenged controller of local government on the major coalfields and as the Party to which the great majority of trade-union officials gave their loyalty . |
| 17 | The problem is not just one of specialist areas defending their territorial interests . |
| 18 | A request from Shetland farmers to ban all imports of dairy cattle to save their stocks from BSE infection has been turned down by the Shetland Island Council . |
| 19 | THOUSANDS of council workers got their pay late after a computer bungle . |
| 20 | That was a classic example of the consumers of transport services having their say and , as a result of the strength of public opinion-assisted by the process of a public inquiry carried out by the Scottish Transport Users Consultative Committee-forcing a reversal of Government policy . |
| 21 | Sixth formers in the midst of A-Level examinations hope their grades match university requirements or job expectations . |
| 22 | It shows that the cost is likely to be about £15 million a year , but the benefits will be improved patient care and a greater ability on the part of community nurses to use their professional skills to the full . |
| 23 | In an open society , the law must do neither too much nor too little , which is why the shifting sands of community standards have their place in the field of indecency , but not obscenity , the latter being a far more serious offence and one properly grounded in the fundamental values without which no civilised society can survive . |
| 24 | Many reasons have been given for its demise : the potential high cost of registry operations ' insurance , especially since the participants ' liability had not been established ; the unwillingness of commodity traders to record their transactions in a central registry subject to inspection by competitors and tax authorities ; the reticence by the ultimate buyers of spot crude oil to acquire bills of lading from an entity designed to service intermediaries and speculators ; and the banks ' discomfort with the exclusive control of the registry business by one of their competitors . |
| 25 | The case reports are littered with tales of business tenants losing their statutory rights by not complying with such technicalities as the time limit for the service of notice upon the landlord indicating an intention to renew . |
| 26 | The problem of business managers pursuing their own ends while shareholders foot the bill is tackled head-on . |
| 27 | That is an extremely serious problem which is leading to a number of stud owners moving their horses abroad . |
| 28 | I have , for a long time , been interested in the phenomenon of Melanochromis females altering their ‘ normal ’ coloration to one resembling closely that of the male . |
| 29 | My mother was a cook who could make the most of three-pennyworth of meat pieces to enrich my father 's vegetables . |
| 30 | ‘ Is n't this the time of day Frenchmen meet their mistresses ? |