Example sentences of "[vb -s] [prep] [noun sg] of [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Two years after storming New York , Laura and Bernard hired a young girl of impeccably aristocratic background and ‘ English rose ’ looks as Director of Publicity for the U S company . |
| 2 | The two December marches by right-wing women were important public relations exercises in support of hardliners in the government . |
| 3 | The fourth merit of Johnson 's approach is that it allows for mobility of jobs between categories , although he does not attach as much significance as Hughes ( 1958 ) to the efforts of the ‘ professionals ’ themselves in this regard . |
| 4 | Africa is characterised by rampant population growth , uncontrolled urban expansion , declining irrigated land resulting in food shortages and progressive deforestation , some of which results from use of wood as an energy source . |
| 5 | The professional presentation of a document depends on consistency of style throughout its length . |
| 6 | Surely one of the most curious things ever written about Islay must be by J. Brownlee in a paper " On the Probability that the Distribution of Illegitimacy in the British Isles depends on Survival of Custom from Definite Racial Invasions " ( Man , no 119. 1926 ) in which he says " There are twenty hill forts in Islay and in Jura none ; the corresponding rates of illegitimacy are 15% and 5% respectively . " |
| 7 | Surely one of the most curious things ever written about Islay must be by J. Brownlee in a paper " On the Probability that the Distribution of Illegitimacy in the British Isles depends on Survival of Custom from Definite Racial Invasions " ( Man , no 119. 1926 ) in which he says " There are twenty hill forts in Islay and in Jura none ; the corresponding rates of illegitimacy are 15% and 5% respectively . " |
| 8 | None of these requirements applies to an equitable assignment , but priority as between two assignees of the same debt depends on priority of notice to the debtor , and for this purpose an unwritten notice is unavailing . |
| 9 | The entire structure depends on denial of pain in the person with whom they are dealing . |
| 10 | The future of the industry also depends on ease of access to the ports and a smooth progression through customs and immigration procedures . |
| 11 | Internal verification deals with consistency of application of standards within one centre . |
| 12 | The latter was Derek 's choice and now hangs in pride of place in his Abernethy home . |
| 13 | IN THE TIBET AUTONOMOUS REGION , HUNDREDS OF MONKS AND CIVILIANS ARE ROUTINELY IMPRISONED AND TORTURED FOR CONDUCTING PEACEFUL PROTECTS IN SUPPORT OF INDEPENDENCE FROM CHINA |
| 14 | BRITISH TELECOM ENGAGES IN BATTLE OF WORDS WITH AT&T |
| 15 | That being the emphatic view of their Lordships , it would , we think , be quite wrong in effect to re-import into the offence the necessity of proving what amounts to absence of consent on the part of the owner by saying that the word ‘ appropriates ’ necessarily means some action contrary to the authority or interests of the owner and that that is one of the requirements which the prosecution must prove . |
| 16 | Marsh and Campbell ( 1982 ) attribute the lack of progress to a number of factors , including the difficulty of studying aggression both in laboratory and naturalistic settings , and to the compartmentalization of the academic world which leads to lack of communication across disciplines . |
| 17 | And it is this approach which leads to denunciation of Derrida as a nihilist ; in Frederick Crews 's words , ‘ an intellectual nihilist , though a learned and exuberant one ’ . |
| 18 | After going around edge of large bay ( ignoring path descending to beach ) , path keeps to edge of fields on seaward side and crosses three stiles ; |
| 19 | For a wide range of input and output patterns this system responds to removal of neurons in a surprisingly robust fashion , showing little degradation of function until a large number of neurons have been removed . |
| 20 | Day 2 Bought 1,000m of tubing for the hang glider frames at price of £250 per 100m and paid the £2,500 in cash . |
| 21 | A person is no more entitled to sue in respect of loss which he suffers by reason of a tort committed against someone else than he is entitled to sue in respect of loss which he suffers by reason of breach of a contract to which he is not a party . |
| 22 | It sits in pride of place in my sitting room at home and is a timeless reminder of your support and friendship whilst I was editor . |
| 23 | For insidious disorders like Alzheimer 's disease , time of onset of symptoms differs from time of presentation to medical care . |
| 24 | 4(5) This Act applies in respect of births after ( but not before ) its passing , and in respect of any such birth it replaces any law in force before its passing , whereby a person could be liable to a child in respect of disabilities with which it might be born ; but in section 1(3) of this Act the expression ‘ liable in tort ’ does not include any reference to liability by virtue of this Act , or to liability by virtue of any such law . |
| 25 | But that Act only applies in respect of births after ( but not before ) its passing , that is to say 22 July 1976 . |
| 26 | ‘ This Act applies in respect of births after ( but not before ) its passing , and in respect of any such birth it replaces any law in force before its passing , whereby a person could be liable to a child in respect of disabilities with which it might be born ; … |
| 27 | It has twenty-two quite chunky and well-seated frets , and a low , buzz-free action testifies to quality of workmanship in this area , too . |
| 28 | The knowledge which research provides is most useful when it goes beyond description of events to providing a basis for future action . |
| 29 | All too often the highly political organization derives from lack of clarity in the leadership as to what is expected , and lack of consensus about the common aim . |
| 30 | Science progresses by way of competition between research programmes . |