Example sentences of "of [noun pl] [vb base] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With the advent of detergents with disinfecting properties ( QACs ) and sophisticated chemistry combining detergents with disinfectants a number of products have appeared since the early 1950's . |
| 2 | Figure 3 shows that the highest frequency of intolerances seem to occur in the first eight weeks after completing the course of elemental diet . |
| 3 | Motion is still restricted at this stage , but as the temperature increases further a larger number of chains begin to move with greater freedom . |
| 4 | But Floyd 's air of mock humility , constant stream of self-reflexive comments ( 'Quick cut away ; lots and lots of minutes have gone by now ’ ) and bossy remarks to the cameraman were as refreshing as ever . |
| 5 | Let us now return to consider the kind of assistance one might expect from computers in relation to the particular areas of personnel work referred to earlier . |
| 6 | Fell and moorland have been cleared of bracken and heather in order to provide extra grassland and , most notoriously , the ‘ serried ranks ’ of conifers have marched across the hillsides . |
| 7 | A number of researchers have looked at the predictive validity of various types of assessments , including interviews , aptitude tests , personality tests and other techniques . |
| 8 | A number of researchers have concentrated upon public relations to ceremonial occasions ( Bocock , 1974 ; Dayan and Katz , 1985 ; Shils and Young , 1975 ) . |
| 9 | Indeed , in April 1988 civil service manpower targets were dropped and a new regime of running-costs control imposed upon departments . |
| 10 | A number of cases have turned on the legality of such conditions . |
| 11 | A number of cases have dealt with the valuation of fittings attached to or used in connection with land , whether freehold or leasehold , and associated products and machinery , whether in farms , public houses or factories : see : ( 1 ) for a farming example , Leeds v Burrows ( 1810 ) 12 East 1 , where the value of the outgoing tenant 's hay and a " spike-roll " had to be assessed ; ( 2 ) for a public house , Smith v Peters ( 1875 ) 2O LR Eq 511 , where the household furniture , fixtures and other effects were to be valued ; and ( 3 ) for a factory , Jones ( M ) v Jones ( R R ) [ 1971 ] 1 WLR 840 , where there was a small company carrying on a family business of manufacturing and retailing woollen goods , and there needed to be a valuation of the premises and the machinery . |
| 12 | In recent months a parcel of galleries have sprouted on the streets between Spring and Grand in SoHo — not an area previously gallery-intense . |
| 13 | In those words the Neath guru encapsulated the debate that has raged and lurched from one side to another while a succession of coaches have sought in vain to establish a definitive Welsh style , during the years of consistent defeat since the 1988 Triple Crown . |
| 14 | Over the years a small number of programmes have come from lesbians and gay men : the Scottish Minorities Group 's ‘ Glad To Be Gay ’ in 1976 , and coverage of the Clause 28 debate . |
| 15 | The guidelines envisage that over the period to 2011 the proportion of aggregates supply met from primary land-based sources in the region will decline from 85% to just over 20% . |
| 16 | The guidelines envisage that over the 20 year period to 2011 the proportion of aggregates supply met from primary land-based sources in the region will decline from 65% to around 45% , despite a net increase in output . |
| 17 | In these cases , both sets of kittens continue to develop alongside one another , with the later group three or six weeks behind the early one . |
| 18 | Already many thousands of words have appeared on the subject — in official reports and other publications . |
| 19 | A variety of organizations have grown within the health sector that relate to both the struggles of its members and to the broader national struggle . |
| 20 | The majority of funds tend to come from the banking sector , although commercial bills are also important . |
| 21 | Last , in terms of performance , the outturn for most intermediaries has been rather poor in terms of profitability , while borrowers of funds have gained from lower commissions and margins . |
| 22 | First , because there are still far more betrayed women than men around : the percentage of wives playing away may have risen from 26% in the 50s to around 40% now , but a conservative estimate suggests that 60% of husbands have cheated at least once — and one US survey puts the figure as high as 82% . |
| 23 | Similar characteristics are piece mobility ( the number of squares open to attack by one side 's pieces ) and the control or occupation of the centre four squares . |
| 24 | A variety of authors have pointed to the importance of what may be termed ‘ intra-governmental influences upon expenditure growth . |
| 25 | The evolution of the role of teachers and the view of the social purpose of schools have led to a multiplicity of demands on teachers which are not necessarily compatible and may be contradictory , if not actually mutually exclusive . |
| 26 | A number of readers have asked for more advice on entries that cover matches in pairs and trios . |
| 27 | Lots of readers have written in complaining about the lack of uniformity in children 's clothes sizes . |
| 28 | Much more frequent mentions of captivi seem to refer to nobles , and one writer explicitly says that the reason the Vikings having arrived by boat then used horses was " so that they would be able to capture some nobles for the sake of money ( ransoms ) " . |
| 29 | Right right , I 'm erm very big , I 'm like a football ground , but I 'm not and erm lots of crickets have fallen on me before |
| 30 | Plenty of mysteries have lasted for centuries and finally yielded to explanation . |