Example sentences of "of [pron] [prep] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 31 | In 1989 , 113 people died this way — nearly half of them by inhaling fumes from lighter refills . |
| 32 | The joint BPXM-Pemex team has set about the task ahead of them by cataloguing a mass of seismic , well and production data , much of it dating back to the 1930s . |
| 33 | Make the most of them by writing to Feedback , Guitarist , |
| 34 | More than half ( 61% ) of those who replied had learned of the Library 's exhibitions by seeing posters outside the Library , while other ( 24% and 20% respectively ) had learned of them by seeing advertisements , or by talking to friends . |
| 35 | that it 's barely worth their while to erm to employ try and get rid of them by doing that er which er which means that there should n't be redistribution of land that much and therefore |
| 36 | But for me there were still many problems to be overcome , and — to cut a long story short — I solved most of them by becoming a partner in a small company which we named Island Holidays . |
| 37 | She would n't embarrass either of them by making a scene . |
| 38 | At a general stage of the procedure we will have a list of efficient tableaux and ‘ process ’ one of them by examining the non-basic variables in turn . |
| 39 | Yet he had since seen Aycliffe and told him of his unaltered intention to come into possession of them by wedding her . |
| 40 | Resisting the urge to rout the pair of them by denying in Italian as fluent as theirs that she was any such thing , Luce kept her face impassive until the other woman had disappeared the way she 'd come . |
| 41 | Plenty sprang to Edward 's mind , but he prevented any of them from passing his lips , which he momentarily pursed . |
| 42 | This is virtually impossible from the day-to-day behaviour of animals in the laboratory , and the theoretical preoccupations of most psychologists distracted most of them from thinking about devising the sorts of formal test procedures we now use . |
| 43 | When 5 Corps had first been informed by Gen Schmidt-Richberg of the approach of 600,000 Germans and Croats to the southern edge of the Corps area on the evening of 13 May , it had been assumed that this huge mass of fugitives was on the verge of entering Austria and that it would be difficult to prevent all of them from doing so . |
| 44 | If we impose those conditions on employers we shall discourage some of them from employing anyone . |
| 45 | Indeed he had a strong feeling that only his six foot four inches prevented one of them from saying so . |
| 46 | Up to the autumn of 1960 the underlying divergences between himself and Debré had not prevented the two of them from working together closely ; after de Gaulle 's speech in November 1960 , the policy became less collaborative and more than ever the exclusive domain of the presidency . |
| 47 | As with his own children , he actively discouraged any of them from becoming performers . |
| 48 | This model , while not recognising the absolute right of regulatory rules to modify common law and equity , gives some recognition to their public law nature by taking into account of them in ascertaining the precise content in a given context of a common law or equitable obligation . |
| 49 | Trotsky spoke for most of them in deprecating the ‘ priestly-Kantian , vegetarian-Quaker prattle about the sanctity of human life ’ , and polemically defended a morality in which the end justified the means . |
| 50 | Although one need look no further than the Institute 's mission statement to appreciate that it sees members ' interests as very much secondary to the public interest , it might be reassuring for practising members to know that the Institute , nevertheless , recognises their concerns and has taken proper account of them in determining its long-term objectives . |
| 51 | The process by which colleagues are kept informed may differ from what is expected of them in building up either a school development plan or a scheme of quality assurance . |
| 52 | Some employers are only just getting round to formalising recruitment and retention policies - and all that goes with them — it may be that you are one step ahead of them in attempting to update yourself appropriately . |
| 53 | If the drafter wishes to ensure that headings are , or are not , taken into account by a court interpreting the terms , a provision to that effect can be included in the definitions or scope of the contract clause as follows : The headings used in these terms do not form part of the contract and no account is to be taken of them in interpreting its provisions . |
| 54 | He looked very worried and nodded respectfully to the three of them before leaning over the bed , concern evident on his face . |
| 55 | Zhukov had posed the photograph with two of his ‘ models ’ , then meticulously superimposed the face of Mikhail Vologsky upon one of them before touching up and re-photographing the composite . |
| 56 | If a girl had two parents still at home , she had to get written permission from both of them before performing . |
| 57 | I recommend the reader to read through the conversations in Appendix 2 to get a general impression of them before returning to this chapter and the next to read the discussion of detailed points . |
| 58 | This , obviously , is the place from which to inspect the western Pyrenees for a first time or , given the summary quality of the prospect , from which to take leave of them before driving north . |
| 59 | It is not possible here to attempt to unravel the many strands of thought and practice that have historically influenced the contemporary curriculum in this way , but it may be useful to refer briefly to some of them before going on to consider the current pattern . |
| 60 | ( Does n't seem to be a strength of his since moving to Leeds ) ? |