Example sentences of "of a [noun sg] [pron] [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The journal has now changed its status to that of a charity which will give tax advantages and will enable it to set up an endowment fund . |
| 2 | The Cloud-author would not dispute this but , whereas Julian and the others communicate their experience of the being of the transcendent God in the inner self by means of focus on the combination of literal and figurative truths revealed in the story of the Incarnation and Passion , he is so concerned with the reality of a God who can not be " known " by intellect or sense , that he plays down these " means " . |
| 3 | Now here is the answer of a gentleman who may be called the Discerning Dilettante . |
| 4 | But the more people who were actively deceived , the more ill at ease and the more of a villain she would feel . |
| 5 | Indeed , without the use of a computer it would not be possible to use much remotely-sensed imagery at all . |
| 6 | It is relatively easy , for example , to envisage a complementary relationship between a profiling system which is primarily confined to the pastoral work of a school which will then complement the more conventional assessment procedures . |
| 7 | Instead of a lawn there would be a tangle of vegetation spreading seeds not just over the mini-meadow but on the cultivated soil of beds , borders , and vegetable plot . |
| 8 | With the help of a tanker It can get to the Falklands and back and a stretch version , means it can carry larger loads and go further . |
| 9 | That is to say , in the depths of a depression there may well be a negative reproduction of fixed capital if the wear and tear is greater than its replacement . |
| 10 | Just as the poem reflects on the literary tradition of which it is a part — Eliot mentioned his own deliberate use of Cleveland and Benlowes as well as Blake and early Yeats — it could also be read as a celebration of English history , of a tradition which would survive the betrayals of the contemporary generation : |
| 11 | Because when he told me their name was I thought of a girl I used to know called Louise , but it is n't her |
| 12 | Duncan said nothing , but remembered the words of a friend who used to have a Lada and Skoda dealership in Putney . |
| 13 | When an attack is found , it is advisable to obtain the view of a specialist who will be able to identify the type of decay and advise on the treatment of the timber , including designating any parts that should be removed . |
| 14 | The range and depth of learning and the sense of satisfaction and achievement gained by the students were of a level which could not have been reached in the classroom . |
| 15 | Had I still been suspicious of a haemorrhage I would have sent him to Edinburgh for a brain scan . ’ |
| 16 | Thus the British were denied the chance of a monarch who would have been more cultivated than any of the other Hanoverians , while Sophia , born in exile , died without ever visiting the country to whose throne she was heir . |
| 17 | Here , it is natural to think in terms of the institutionalization of a disposition which could be displayed in a simpler form pre-culturally . |
| 18 | We saw Ede working on the building of a dam which would improve the water supply by 900 per cent and thereby reduce the hunger and disease that lakes a toll of half the children up to five , The other side of his work is to build up grass-roots organisations so the campesinos can protect their rights . |
| 19 | Opposition from the Democratic Party of the Left ( PDS ) led to the omission of a clause which would have allowed police to detain suspects without charge for up to 48 hours . |
| 20 | This would occupy a fraction of a second which would have to be made up by hurrying over the next group of semiquavers , and would sound breathless and hectic . |
| 21 | And if parents have special knowledge of a subject they should help the child . ’ |
| 22 | A statement issued by the UK Ministry of Agriculture , Fisheries and Food on Jan. 16 , 1990 , claimed that the waste was of a type which would do no damage to the environment . |
| 23 | This " dark figure " is unknowable , but there is a clear enough indication that organisations of a type which would later become familiar as " trade unions " but were better known to their own time as workers ' " combinations " were well established and widespread among skilled workers in the eighteenth century . |
| 24 | Capital expenditure on plant and machinery will not normally qua unless it is of a type which can be commonly found fixed to the building such as an air-conditioning system or a lift . |
| 25 | The tests were of a type which could be used for diagnostic purposes . |
| 26 | The tenant may wish to avoid responsibility for structural or inherent defects , ie the rectification of faults in the design or construction of a building which may otherwise be passed on to the tenant by virtue of the general effect of a tenant 's covenant to repair . |
| 27 | Example 2:6 Right of way : unlimited times and vehicles The right in common with the landlord and all others having the like right to pass and repass ( but not to park or except in emergency to stop ) with or without vehicles at all times and for all purposes connected with the use of the demised property ( but not otherwise ) over the road coloured on the attached plan Example 2:7 Right of way : limited times and vehicles ; right to load , etc The right in common with the landlord and all others having the like right to pass and repass on foot and with vehicles not exceeding … feet in length or … tonnes ( unladen weight ) at any time between 6 am on Monday and 8 pm on Friday in each week ( except public holidays ) for all purposes connected with the use of the demised property ( but not otherwise ) over the road coloured on the attached plan and to park any such vehicle for such period as may be reasonable for the purpose only of loading or unloading it Example 2:8 Right of way : right to load etc in loading bay The right at all times with or without vehicles to pass and repass over the road leading from to the demised property ( but not to halt or park any vehicle thereon except in case of emergency ) for all purposes connected with the use of the demised property and the right for the same purposes to use the loading bay coloured on the attached plan for loading and unloading any such vehicle ( b ) Stairs and passages In a lease of property on an upper floor of a building there will be implied an easement of necessity to use a staircase that is its sole means of access ( Altmann v Boatman ( 1963 ) 186 EG 109 ) . |
| 28 | She reached out across the street and tried to get an idea of the shape of a building she could dimly see . |
| 29 | If you are a member of a union you can seek the advice of a steward . |
| 30 | The core of weekday daytime programming is the ‘ playlist ’ , which has three major uses for Radio I : it provides an overall sound or ‘ station feel ’ ; it is an effective way to monitor how often the most popular records are played ; and it makes a group responsibility out of a decision which may have far-reaching effects for individual musicians and the music industry . |