Example sentences of "of [noun pl] [prep] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The movement of ions through a membrane is controlled by the nature and number of charged molecules fixed in it . |
| 2 | The Lawson parameter is this time multiplied by the number density , the number of ions in a unit volume of plasma , n : the sustainment time is the length of time for which these conditions are maintained . |
| 3 | Once again , ionization from the ground-state of the molecule leads to the formation of ions in a series of vibrational states , and the UPS band shows a progression with ( see Fig. 6.12 ) . |
| 4 | The increases in excise tax included increasing the federal gasoline tax from 9 to 14 cents per gallon , the renewal of the tax on airline tickets , increased from 8 to 10 per cent , the doubling of taxes on a six-pack of beer from 16 to 32 cents , increased taxes on wines and spirits , and a tax increase ( from 16 cents a pack to 20 cents ) on cigarettes . |
| 5 | We recently visited an inspector of taxes with a client . |
| 6 | Before she left for Moscow , Semenyaka talked to me about the British public 's fond picture of Russians as a nation of artists , who dance because they need to . |
| 7 | There are several methods of extending our rule to cope with this problem , all of which are essentially ways of considering programs restricted so that we only need worry about a finite set of values at a time . |
| 8 | There was no place in Müller 's scale of values for a loser . |
| 9 | to identify the range of values of a sale prices acceptable to you |
| 10 | In one study , the essence of secretions from a female 's armpit were smeared onto the upper lips of other females who , perhaps fortunately , were not told of the origin of the smears . |
| 11 | Modern audiences — I can hear Letterman saying this — wo n't go for the idea that Claudia , who is in some senses — although we ‘ re not spelling this out , okay — a new woman , would take part in the killing of lions for a documentary . |
| 12 | It provides them with an opportunity to spend a short period of time , usually two or three weeks , at work , doing a job , but also asking questions and canvassing a range of opinions on a variety of issues . |
| 13 | The other end of the scale the erm Sun gets much of its editorial exclusives and material often running to five or six pages erm by covering the Royal Family erm in terms of language in that in the language used , the Sun erm tends to adopt a very simple writing style of one adjective erm sorry one verb and a number of adjectives with a couple of nouns , tends to be sentence went off around ten to twelve words and the design is also quite interesting because they like to sort of leave things out so you have a paragraph in normal type and then a paragraph in bold with big splodges next to it to highlight it . |
| 14 | Small centres of excellence are a good idea ; and bringing together a group of experts in a subject could produce some interesting research . |
| 15 | The statement of reasons of a Community legislative measure is contained in a series of paragraphs at the beginning of the measure . |
| 16 | In R. W. Cairns Ltd. v. Busby East Church Kirk Session , 1985 S.L.T. 493 , it was held that proper specification is required in the statement of reasons for a decision . |
| 17 | To impute that Dr Runcie has been an unsuccessful archbishop by quoting falling numbers in that part of the Anglican Communion which is the Church of England is to ignore a whole complex of reasons for a reduction in church-going , including , no doubt , the encouragement of a highly competitive and success-orientated society . |
| 18 | There are a variety of reasons for a belief that structural adjustments to the EC budget are not over . |
| 19 | In particular , it is to be noted in that connection that ss.10(1) and ( 6 ) ( form and time for lodging of application ) , 11 ( applications by non-natural persons ) , 13 ( order in which applications are to be considered by a board ) , 15 ( attendance of applicant ) , 16 ( objections to applications ) , 17 ( grounds for refusing an application ) , 18 ( the giving of reasons by a licensing board ) , 19 ( canvassing ) , 20 ( register of applications and decisions ) and 21 apply . |
| 20 | Coupons , contained within the pack , may be collected over time and exchanged for a variety of products in a catalogue . |
| 21 | The silence was broken by the clip-clop of hooves as a horse was led from its stable at the far side of the courtyard by an Indian . |
| 22 | The report includes brief details of investments with a value of over £5m , plus an analysis of the portfolio by geographical region and industrial sector . |
| 23 | Mr Murrell 's approach aims to combine a series of investments within a school fees portfolio . |
| 24 | The speeds of molecules in a gas are spread over a wide range . |
| 25 | Experiments typically start with the excitation of an ensemble of molecules by a femtosecond laser pulse . |
| 26 | Sybil Hurcombe has sold hundreds of copies of a book of poems which she wrote in memory of her daughter , Lorraine . |
| 27 | But thanks to the newspapers , now circulating millions of copies in a population over 80 per cent literate , birth control was ‘ brought onto every Englishman 's breakfast table ’ ( Banks and Banks 1954 ) . |
| 28 | Approximately one-fifth of authorities without a training officer mentioned cost , and one third of those with training officers : |
| 29 | The system is supposed to be organized hierarchically , so that the properties of the information processing units , presumably single cells , at one stage are due to the convergence of inputs from a number of units at the previous level . |
| 30 | The withdrawal of solicitors from a scheme can lead to increasingly unacceptable burdens on the rest , and a number of local schemes have collapsed or come near to collapse . |