Example sentences of "[be] [prep] the [noun sg] of [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A second focus for integration has been through the design of materials based on one subject discipline but specifically planned to feed across the curriculum . |
| 2 | It would not have been terrible — only like Frank — if it had not been for the pain of stones , metal , pressed into soft skin . |
| 3 | The research aims to describe how police authorities give effect to this duty and to analyse what the consequences of their adopting different strategies — formal consultative committees , public opinion surveys , informal liaison etc — are for the work of police authorities , for policing priorities and for police management practice . |
| 4 | Proposals should be carefully worded to emphasise that our costs are for the provision of services , rather than equipment , whose ownership could be the subject of later discussion . |
| 5 | Orders commonly sought are for the delivery of pleadings and particulars , and for discovery , and , as may be appropriate , for the following : ( 1 ) Amendment of pleadings and change of parties where leave is necessary . |
| 6 | In other words , sacramenta procta hominas the sacraments are for the good of men and woman , of course the hominas in Latin includes both , it 's inclusive language for the sake of er well of certain persons who will be picking me up |
| 7 | Remember : Crowns are about the range of services and facilities . |
| 8 | Remember : Keys are about the range of facilities and equipment . |
| 9 | Here the individual pixels are about the size of characters and you can Set and Reset them at will . |
| 10 | They are of the substance of dreams and of an intangible reality — hybrid ideas of the mind . |
| 11 | if you feel tired or unwell , fatigue can cause serious accidents , never drive if you 're under the influence of drugs or medicines , it can seriously affect your driving ability , always ask your doctor whether it is safe for you to drive when taking prescribed medicines . |
| 12 | WE 'RE IN THE SUPER-LEAGUE OF NATIONS . |
| 13 | As we 're on the subject of complaints , I might as well say that we 've had one from Naomi Marks . |
| 14 | For another thing , the region is one of the edge of things if I may so put it and that 's why I 'm down here I mean as , as I know when we 're up there we 're at the centre of things , but lots of people do n't |
| 15 | The names which have previously confused scholars would in effect have been like the variety of names used for , say , a contemporary political party or , at most , for the spectrum of groups and individuals which coalesced into a single movement — the French Resistance , during the German occupation . |
| 16 | My gut reaction has always been against the placing of bolts , and I 've never used them . |
| 17 | You have a one in six chance of coming a cropper on the slopes — which is trebled if you are under the influence of tranquillisers . |
| 18 | So let's just have a look then at what our statutory rights are under the Sale of Goods Act . |
| 19 | Would it be fair to say that you accepted his decision when you thought it was the right decision , regardless of whether he may have been depressed or he may have been under the influence of drugs or some other pressure ? |
| 20 | ‘ It should 've been with the batch of papers given . |
| 21 | Ethologists may reply that they wish to discover which achievements are within the grasp of chimps , beavers , and bees . |
| 22 | The categories used pre-determine empirical investigation as the ‘ facts ’ produced are within the structure of concepts used . |
| 23 | My practice has not encountered serious practical problems different from those of other fundholders and it seems to remove some of the difficulties of the existing scheme in that it resolves the problem of what referrals are within the range of services that can be purchased . |
| 24 | Yet double , triple and even multiple stars are surprisingly common in space , and some of them are within the range of binoculars or even the naked eye . |
| 25 | Barring very special circumstances , these events and patterns are within the control of individuals and couples that possess the knowledge and means of family planning . |
| 26 | But perhaps the most exiting development has been in the sophistication of techniques used to create novel hybrid cells from two or more different cell types . |
| 27 | ( 5 ) The general topics it is proposed to discuss with you are : ( a ) the existence and whereabouts of certain accountancy books and records believed to contain information material to the case ; ( b ) the existence and whereabouts of assets which should have been in the possession of companies under your control and now can not be traced ; ( c ) the extent of your control and interest in various Canadian companies and trusts and the extent and nature of your dealings with these entities ; ( d ) details of personal bank accounts and assets currently held and how current liabilities are being met. |
| 28 | You 've been in the centre of things . |
| 29 | The most evident contributions of observational sociology have been in the study of effects . |
| 30 | Given his military background , such a task should have been in the nature of coals to Newcastle , but in the event he was scrutinising his reflection in the mirror above the fireplace . |