Example sentences of "[prep] the [noun sg] [adj] of [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The danger is that , if the guillotine motion goes through , the writers of the suitcase full of letters from my constituency will feel outraged , and they will express that outrage in the way that one would expect . |
| 2 | It would be clearly better for the UK , given its dismal failure on the inflation front , to be exposed to the discipline of the ERM irrespective of developments further to the East . |
| 3 | It was possible that Jotan was being overconfident , he thought , though there was no sign of the punt full of men . |
| 4 | There were two cardboard boxes in the middle of the room full of bits of glass and torn clothes . |
| 5 | Stopping to buy a paper , he caught sight of Francesca through the window , perched on one of the bar stools , totally unconscious of the table full of men next to her all eyeing her long legs . |
| 6 | On such a morning , with the sky full of larks , and the banks beside the road stiff with foxgloves and wild roses , the odd events of Wednesday night seemed remote , and indeed little more than odd . |
| 7 | ‘ Even with the hotel full of children , behaviour will never be a problem if some thought is given to children 's needs . ’ |
| 8 | It was a typical late afternoon scene , with the pool full of children playing ball , splashing and laughing , the older ones talking confidentially while holding on to the side , perhaps making assignations that they would have to negotiate with parents to keep . |
| 9 | Shivering pleasantly in her new blouse trimmed with lace nicked from Silvex Modes the week before , two quid borrowed from Ted means they can afford a few halves , jumping over the gutter full of leaves . |
| 10 | And next door to the window full of magazines was not a window , but a black door . |
| 11 | In 1975 , France set up a stockpile , administered by the director general of mines in the French Ministry of Industry . |