Example sentences of "of [pos pn] [noun sg] [noun] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the first half of my drawing book the views had a fairly traditional format . |
| 2 | The head of an agency can not typically ensure that his subordinates behave in a way that is exactly specified ; he can only design a policy to which they respond , and his perception of their response shapes the design . |
| 3 | When the Athenaeum Club disposed of its economics books the inscribed copies from the great Victorian economists were no doubt the first to find a new home . |
| 4 | It is an integral part of modern culture that it is simply not possible to envisage a model of freedom , including that abstraction needed for the achievement of equality , which would not have as one of its component parts the tendency towards alienation . |
| 5 | Why did the manner of its interpretation mirror the existing grammar school education of 20% of twelve-year-olds rather than the needs of the rest , the majority ? |
| 6 | ( Harness racing , it said in brackets , would hold the first meeting of its winter season the following Sunday . ) |
| 7 | Under the influence of its Enlightenment men the American constitution may formally be secularist , but the history of America demonstrates that it is the most religious continent in the Western world . |
| 8 | ‘ Have you gone speechless on me again ? ’ he murmured tauntingly as Cavell Fielding came forward from the restaurant 's extravagantly decorative entrance opposite them , a slight widening of her sapphire eyes the only surprise she evinced at seeing them together . |
| 9 | Properly planned , each allocation will provide a new sort of experience , and by making full use of her learning opportunities the student will gain in knowledge , ability and confidence . |
| 10 | this is all out of his back window the views out of upstairs , out of his kitchen window . |
| 11 | Mr Scargill , in an editorial in a special election edition of his union journal The Miner , became the first union leader to issue a series of specific demands during a campaign in which most TUC figures have adopted a low profile . |
| 12 | Holly heard above the drone of his lathe motor the scenario of sound that the fire carried , and heard too the happiness of the men who had left their benches . |
| 13 | Two other traits Charles may have owed to the influence of his father Louis the Pious , though he pursued both a good deal further than Louis . |
| 14 | The professor takes you into the world of portable computing explaining how to make the most of your walk-about P.C. The program is basically a collection of text files with an easy to use reader . |
| 15 | But I wonder how aware you are of your breathing pattern the rest of the time . |
| 16 | Over the years the G M B has been a major part of our family life the night meetings sometimes being away from home the disputes I have been involved in you have shared them with me and listened to me , and because of my involvement you have always supported me . |
| 17 | All three hypotheses of our determinism concern the physical in several ways , including that part of the physical which is the neural . |