Example sentences of "[noun sg] of [noun] [conj] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Warming to this theme , Ferril suggests that the ‘ egg of life ’ is symbolized by the oval inflated bladder of pigskin and by the oval-shaped outdoor arenas to which worshippers flock in their thousands in search of ‘ an outlet from sexual frustration ’ which they hope to find in the ‘ masochism and sadism ’ displayed before them by a highly-schooled ‘ priesthood of young men ’ . |
| 2 | There were five ancient parishes within the Borough of Bedford and in the second half of the eighteenth century they experienced increasing difficulty in dealing with the poor in the town . |
| 3 | In 1986 , J. Hillis Miller , than whom no one is better placed to judge , told the Modern Language Association of America that by the mid-1980s critical theory had shifted from invoking ‘ language ’ as a prime foundational term to a cluster of words which included ‘ history ’ , ‘ politics ’ , ‘ society ’ , and ‘ culture ’ . |
| 4 | He was also greatly assisted by the co-operation of both the Shipbuilders Association of Japan and by the Japan Shipowners Association . |
| 5 | Similarly no one who has attended the Yeats Summer School in Sligo will deny that the seminars and lectures are less profitable than driving to Glencar , or Gort , and walking in those places , or wandering in the demesne of Lissadell and under the shoulder of Ben Bulben . |
| 6 | The systematic study of information technology ( informatics ) is in its infancy and although there is general agreement that its potential for human progress is enormous , there is a good deal of pessimism as to the probability that those who control it will actively seek this end over their own private interests ( see Schiller , 1989 ; Journal of Communication , 1989 ) . |
| 7 | And although there has been a great deal of argument as to the cause , very few people would deny that Britain is in a state of decline . ’ |
| 8 | A magistrate , Ian Baker , said the case had aroused a great deal of interest because of the film . |
| 9 | A superiority in either the perception of shape or in the perception of direction , if in fact these functions are dissociable , can account for the left hand advantage in Braille reading found for both experienced blind subjects ( Hermelin & O'Connor , 1971 ) and blindfolded normal subjects ( Smith , Chu and Edmonston , 1977 ; Harriman and Castell , 1979 ) taught to read Braille . |
| 10 | With × 20 it is not hard to locate , somewhat to the northwest of Zeta and in the same field with it ; I can glimpse it with × 12 and suspect it with × 8.5 , though I have never been able to see it with any lower magnification . |
| 11 | We are a major exporter of sheepmeat because of the quota . |
| 12 | It is important to note that the source of information , either for the extraction of n-grams or for the creation of a lexicon , requires careful consideration . |
| 13 | At the meeting the 41-member council recommended constitutional and party statute amendments which would delete references to the party as the " ruling political force of society and of the state " . |
| 14 | The report concluded ‘ the capacity of the catapult is at present somewhat restricted , and other mechanical means of launching aircraft may have to be adopted by force of circumstance unless in the meantime aircraft designers find new means of lessening the length of take-off required ’ . |
| 15 | There is a story that Old Dobbin , even after he had been retired from active fire service , would still , by force of habit and for the excitement of it , try to get out of his stable to find his place between the fire-engine shafts whenever the alarm rang . |
| 16 | It is measured in the repossession of houses and in the lack of new house starts . |
| 17 | Any other arrestable offence may be serious if its commission has led to or is likely to lead to : ( a ) serious harm to the security of the state or public order ; ( b ) serious interference with the administration of justice or with the investigation of offences ; ( c ) death ; ( d ) serious injury ; ( e ) substantial financial gain or serious financial loss . |
| 18 | Section 38(1) allows this : ( I ) if necessary to substantiate a name or address ; ( 2 ) if the custody officer has reasonable grounds for believing this is necessary : ( i ) for the suspect 's own protection ; ( ii ) to prevent him from causing physical injury to any other person ; ( iii ) to prevent loss or damage to property ; ( iv ) to ensure his appearance in court ; ( v ) to prevent interference with the administration of justice or with the investigation of offences ; ( vi ) juveniles can also be detained in custody if the custody officer believes this to be in the juvenile 's own interests . |
| 19 | A known margin of error has no place in the administration of justice because of the value we place on doing justice in each individual case . |
| 20 | A protracted investigation into fraud at the Banco Ambrosiano came to a close on April 16 when Carlo De Benedetti , president of Olivetti and of the holding company CIR ( Compagnie Industriali Riunite ) , was sentenced to six years and four months in prison . |
| 21 | Thomas 's view of the pope as the dispenser of justice and of the cardinals as influential advisers within the papal circle accords with other accounts of the period . |
| 22 | Firstly , with the accountant 's control model there tends to be time lags in the reporting of variances because of the nature of accounting systems , and secondly people , rather than the mechanical system , will have to be motivated to respond to variances , identify the cause of variance and take corrective action . |
| 23 | There are fine views across the Firth of Forth and to the Forth Road and Rail Bridges . |
| 24 | There might also be quite a number of very much smaller black holes scattered around the universe , formed not by the collapse of stars but by the collapse of highly compressed regions in the hot , dense medium that is believed to have existed shortly after the big bang in which the universe originated . |
| 25 | It is not inconceivable that a dedicated Marxist might be more interested in the long-term plan for the collapse of capitalism than in the survival of the corporation with which he works . |
| 26 | He would have been saddened by the closure of Kelham and by the decline in numbers at similar Anglican institutions . |
| 27 | I suffered acutely , both from the gradual loss of faith and from the necessity of silence . |
| 28 | He is one of 35 local people who is considering suing the authority for loss of business because of the algae . |
| 29 | His lectures became notable and popular ; he had a command of words and of the crisp phrase . |
| 30 | These patients received treatment for H pylori infection and returned for endoscopy to investigate either the result of treatment or for the purpose of this study . |