Example sentences of "of [noun] [verb] [Wh det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A series of Acts followed which strengthened the powers of magistrates . |
| 2 | This is a process which may take a number of reruns to achieve what we would consider to be a satisfactory outcome . |
| 3 | They can reduce these factors to mathematical terms and experiment with them by introducing a variety of inputs to assess what effects they have . |
| 4 | Indeed , the whole period is marked by a series of attempts to define what specific kinds of leadership qualities would be needed to maintain the overseas empire as well as ensuring secure government at home . |
| 5 | This sense is strong enough to motivate a succession of attempts to find what is interesting . |
| 6 | None the less , it is necessary to point out that there have been a number of attempts to develop what might be called , " theories of data " , that is to specify what can count as suitable data for scientific disciplines : some of these we shall be looking at in this book . |
| 7 | But we suspect it was found necessary to place the Monkeys ' Dance where the score has it in order to allow time for setting this exotic scene — and six dancers cavorting about on the forestage could make a useful amount of noise to mask what was happening on the darkened scenic stage behind the proscenium arch . |
| 8 | There are of course the court of protection costs which are to be calculated and are not a source of disagreement . |
| 9 | Existing EC regulations in effect since August 1989 banned British exports to other EC states of live cattle born before July 1988 ( the date when the UK prohibited the incorporation into cattle feed of sheep remains which could contain scrapie ) and the European Commission on Jan. 23 , 1990 , extended the ban ( with effect from March 1 ) to all cattle over six months old . |
| 10 | Section 268 gives a definition of inability to pay which is similar to that for companies referred to above . |
| 11 | There has got to be some kind of responsibility to deliver what they think they are buying . ’ |
| 12 | Therefore we need to consider a model of decision making which can be applied to the planning process . |
| 13 | But at least give that person whose turn er , on the Management Committee for representing er , another committee , give him the opportunity to s either speak on it , or to say whether or not he wishes to carry on and of course to see what the vote people would take , and to put himself forward even so , which unfortunately , I was n't er , able to do so . |
| 14 | Seton , warned , would now of course do what he could to help the townsmen , but his actual authority was limited to this royal castle . |
| 15 | On the way home to their folds , in the evening , they could of course walk which ever end they liked . |
| 16 | He had seen the building the day before when he lit upon a trattoria for his supper , without of course realising what it was . |
| 17 | Erm it 's one of life 's conundrums , there are of course answers which solicitors should know about . |
| 18 | Some of the plants they drew were diseased ; it is always a matter of difficulty to know which features of a plant or animal are individual peculiarities and which are specific characters . |
| 19 | Its mouth was open and it had an expression on its face of someone who is going to have a lot of difficulty explaining what they have just seen , especially to themselves . |
| 20 | Those writers collaborating with the bourgeoisie , intent on defending a " classical " position , produce an irresponsible literature of resistance to change which in a variety of forms seeks to mask the reality of existence . |
| 21 | The really important provision is s 3(2) ( b ) ( i ) , restricting exclusion of liability to perform what is reasonably expected of the party concerned under the contract . |
| 22 | He had a sneaking suspicion Philpott had members of staff whose sole function was to dig up the personal indiscretions of those people who could be beneficial to UNACO , then use them as a form of blackmail to get what he wanted . |
| 23 | Again , labelling of cans to distinguish which metal they are composed of is essential , as is the imposition of a small levy or resource tax to encourage collection . |
| 24 | The less biographical or historical evidence there is for this view of Milton , the more the scholars believe it , producing readings of Paradise Lost which ignore Lewis 's golden rule , ‘ You must , so far as in you lies , become an Achaean chief while reading Homer , a medieval knight while reading Malory , and an Eighteenth Century Londoner while reading Johnson . |
| 25 | The rest seemed somewhat vacuous , in particular the endless miserable pursuit of Paradise Lost which was continually played out in forays into the Seventies . |
| 26 | The organisational side of the investigation described here will in the great majority of cases reveal what went wrong , either physically and mechanically or from a procedural or handling point of view . |
| 27 | I 'd be very interested to know er in terms of U turns which I 'll come back to , how he 's going to deal with the next item on the agenda er , whereby the Liberal Democrats have been consistent about their policy in general with a lot of obstruction and being caused problems and how Mr will agree in this chamber to actually close some people 's homes , old people 's homes |
| 28 | In an effort to help stem the tide of rhino poaching which is now threatening the survival of the species , the UN Environment Programme has appointed a " special envoy " , charged with persuading governments to take steps to close down the trade in rhino products . |
| 29 | Paula said : ‘ We are very pleased with the amount of money raised which reflects the generosity of our colleagues . ’ |
| 30 | This process is begun more explicitly in Barthes 's S/Z which in its change of direction opens what is now called the post-structuralist era and marks the end of the so-called classical or scientific period of structuralism . |