Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] the [noun sg] of [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 31 | The term ‘ precept ’ means a demand by one body upon another for the cost of services administered by the body making the demand in the area of the body required to meet the demand . |
| 32 | According to Eknomska politika ( 20 July 1987 ) , these agreements covered at that time about half of the value of exports to the convertible currency area , so that only about half of these exports were generating an inflow of foreign exchange . |
| 33 | It is impossible for the seller to exempt himself from liability under section 12 of the Sale of Goods Act . |
| 34 | ( The purchaser could , of course , have brought an action against the vendor under section 12 of the Sale of Goods Act . ) |
| 35 | ’ Gabriel , having both hands round the playmaster 's wrist , managed to pull his face free of the spread of fingers . |
| 36 | In the dark office the human awoke , mooed for a while , and tried to jerk free of the cobweb of wires that held it down . |
| 37 | She would do business with her fellow ministers free of the curse of committees . |
| 38 | Praying that the links would n't catch on my clothes … in my knitted sweater … should have stripped … head under , metal lying on my face , push the links up with hands , full strength , take care , do n't rush , do n't snag clothes , get free of the jumble of things on the mud around me , hold onto the wire outside , do n't let go , the current in the river was appreciable , tugging , keep straight , hang on , shoulders through , raise the links , back through , bottom through , legs … links … short of breath … lungs hurting … careful , careful … unknown things round my ankles , hampering … had to breathe soon … feet catching … feet … through . |
| 39 | A higher turnout than in 1987 was reported in the Bergamo-Brescia constituency in Lombardy , native turf of the Northern League , which wants northern Italy to be a separate republic in a new Italian federation , free of the burden of taxes and inefficient and corrupt rule from Rome . |
| 40 | Horses can learn some of the vocabulary of others . |
| 41 | I hope I have demonstrated some of the variety of ways in which Credits can be used and as I write perhaps some genius is thinking up yet another variation to deal with a particular problem . |
| 42 | These 14-year-olds are doing just some of the variety of jobs done by teenagers that are either illegal or just terribly underpaid . |
| 43 | Police have recovered some of the haul of firearms stolen from a shooting range . |
| 44 | Police have recovered some of the haul of firearms stolen from a shooting range . |
| 45 | It is thus clear that contestable market features help to explain some of the behaviour of firms in the eurobond market , i.e. that it is highly competitive , especially within the individual currency sectors , despite the market structure . |
| 46 | It was important to sketch in some of the history of developments in social policy . |
| 47 | ‘ I think the director and some of the cast of Fly-Buttons should be out front tonight . ’ |
| 48 | These are perhaps best illustrated by the workmen who , for example , seem to be incapable of doing anything without 20-minute tea breaks , management which seems uninterested in providing proper supervision , or boards which seem more interested in finding ways of jacking up their remuneration package irrespective of performance , or complaining to Government about interest rates , rather than wondering why they are not making some of the flood of goods which our continental competitors find it profitable to sell to the UK . |
| 49 | Marcus was unconvinced of the persistence of places or things , perhaps of people . |
| 50 | [ ( 3A ) Liability for breach of the obligations arising under section 2 of the Supply of Goods and Services Act 1982 ( implied terms about title , etc in certain contracts for the transfer of the property in goods ) can not be excluded or restricted by references to any such term . ] |
| 51 | Through his work as a teacher , he became fond of the race of Men and saw in it the possibility and the threat that in time it might far exceed the declining race of Elves . |
| 52 | Eccentricity is the key and when Berners opened the tower to the public gaity was top of the list of attractions . |
| 53 | In compiling this book I am extremely grateful to Butterworth & Co Ltd for allowing me to reproduce precedents and text from Volume 22 of the Encyclopaedia of Forms & Precedents ( 5th edn ) . |
| 54 | Section 22 of the Sale of Goods Act provides : |
| 55 | It is quite understandable to be afraid of the anger of others who make life unpleasant for us , but few of us have the courage and conviction to face the process of anger . |
| 56 | Do n't be afraid of the number of Options ) |
| 57 | You may do this with the juice of plums , gooseberries , apricots , figs , or any juicy fruit . " |
| 58 | It has been possible to do this with the help of donations from Crisis — the national charity for single homeless people ; the Law Society ; the London Boroughs Grants C Committee and the National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux . |
| 59 | There is , said Saab , ‘ nothing wrong with the representation of women as objects of desire ’ ; she found them attractive and strong . |
| 60 | What prompts it is the truth that many of the general propositions fundamental to science , most notably many of those dignified with the name of laws , are not of the form of ordinary causal generalizations or ordinary nomic but non-causal generalizations . |