Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] of [adj] [noun sg] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Analytical work carried out as part of environmental research often falls into this category . |
| 2 | The EA booklet cites Scream magazine , published by IPC , as presenting evil as part of everyday life instead of an intrusion into life which must be resisted in the way of the traditional comics . |
| 3 | A lava flow originating on land can advance considerable distances into the sea in this way , building up a kind of delta of fragmental material on to which the flow proper can advance . |
| 4 | The result of these changes was to move the centre of gravity of European diplomacy sharply to the east after 1763 . |
| 5 | When they did , the clarity of outline of European civilization gradually blurred into a world culture and in this way , too , its distinction was increasingly lost . |
| 6 | All these assumptions and practical problems concerning the breath H 2 test have been discussed in detail by Bond and Levitt and Levitt et al who suggest that ‘ quantitative data of the breath H 2 test should be considered to be estimates of malabsorption of fermented material rather than precise quantitative measurements of polysaccharide malabsorption ’ . |
| 7 | This has come about partly because of low rates of building in the past ( owing to a relatively small effective demand ) and partly because of stringent planning controls , which have restricted the rate of growth of new housing particularly in national parks and other scenically attractive areas ( see chapter 7 ) . |
| 8 | When I first thought of that I suddenly got in an absolute panic — nothing to do with Darwin , but , you know never mind — and I thought what about those erm , preying mantises and things , which who have adopted their front legs for sort of seizing prey like that they 've even got four legs to walk on — what do the poor things do ? |
| 9 | Coronet of same with screw of orangey-red paper inside to represent the Flame . " |
| 10 | But any distribution in a country such as Britain has to be indirect : It might take the form of a grant to create new jobs and whole new industries , or in reduction of direct taxation so that a greater percentage of earnings can be retained for spending , saving , or giving away . |
| 11 | Clearly , it is not possible to undertake a search within the time allowed and it , therefore , becomes necessary for any relevant information to have been ingathered in course of pre-litigation investigation so that it is available on the insurance file . |
| 12 | Although early progress in study of environmental perception often related to socioeconomic geography such as the attitudes of farmers to the drought hazard on the Great Plains ( Saarinen , 1966 ) , later research concentrated more upon the physical environment and the fascinating evaluation of myth and reality in the context of a volcanic eruption in Papua New Guinea ( Blong , 1982 ) has already been referred to . |
| 13 | He was , said Selznick , ‘ a very sick man in need of medical treatment instead of a lawbreaker ’ . |
| 14 | For another , there was little or no chance that the National government , working with a very large Conservative majority , would be in danger of political defeat even on the matter of ‘ appeasement ’ . |
| 15 | Reptile in charge of Magic Roundabout clearly loathes children after twenty years of roundabout rides , encourages smallest most ill-coordinated kids to perch on top of vast heaving wood and plaster horse in hope that when ride begins movement will hurl child into machinery for ever . |
| 16 | The British Association of Industrial Editors awarded me the 1992/93 Chairman 's Award about ten days ago , which was a real surprise and honour — in respect of voluntary input over five years , most notably efforts re Education & Professional Development . |
| 17 | The changes overcoming the peasantry and working class contributed to and complemented a rapid increase in the power and influence of social groups in favour of liberal evolution rather than violent change . |
| 18 | And in the Commons in 1860 he declared : " I have never uttered a word in favour of universal franchise either in this House or elsewhere . " |
| 19 | Four elements here are open to criticism : ( 1 ) the term batteur de mesure had become discredited and much less used by 1790 , because of its association with the bad old days ; ( 2 ) the ‘ large stick ’ whatever its size in 1750 , got markedly smaller by 1790 ; ( 3 ) there was no unified body of opinion which attacked ‘ woodchopping ’ over the decades : in fact Rousseau 's text , and those of his epigones , aspired to make musico-political points in favour of Italian opera as much as about beating time ; ( 4 ) audible stick signals can not be said , at least after 1781 , to have ‘ co-ordinated ’ chorus and ballet , if that implies ‘ heard as a matter of course ’ ; the evidence shows that no audible signal was thereafter heard as a matter of course . |
| 20 | Beethoven ( Sonata Op12 No3 ) , Schumann ( Romances Op94 , Sonata Op105 No1 ) , Stravinsky ( Suite Italienne ) 4pm Barbican £5-£12.50 Bach Vespers Cantata 38 ( Aus tiefer Not ) , plus Vivaldi ( Double Violin Concerto ) in context of Lutheran service 7pm St Anne 's , Gresham St , The City NORWICH FESTIVAL Dorothy Tutin joins the Endymion Ensemble for Saint- Saens 's Carnival of the Animals and Poulenc 's Babar the Elephant , plus Ibert , Milhaud 3pm St Andrew 's Hall £2-£8. l TUESDAY Verdi Requiem ECO and Tallis Chamber Choir with soloists Jo Ann Pickens , Sarah Walker , Jeffrey Talbot , Gwynne Howell 7.30pm Royal Naval College Chapel , King William Walk , Greenwich SE10 £5.50-£9 ( 317 8687 ) Olli Mustonen The brilliant young Finnish pianist-composer joins fellow Finn Esa-Pekka Salonen and the Philharmonia for a Grand Gala in aid of the Council for the Protection of Rural England : Ravel 's breezy G major Piano Concerto is framed by aptly Green pieces by Vaughan Williams ( Greensleeves Fantasia ) and Stravinsky ( Le Sacre du Printemps ) 7.30pm RFH £18 incl donation ; £35-£125 incl reception and private view of Legacy exhibition ( 12 photographers ' views of Britain 's countryside ) NORWICH FESTIVAL The Field of Cloth of Gold : A musical celebration of the 1520 meeting between Henry VIII and Francois I of France , played on period instruments by Musica Antiqua of London 7.30pm Cathedral £2.50-£7.50 ( 0603-618499 ) LES PARISIENNES Pianist Diana Ambache and her Ambache Chamber Orchestra offer musical portraits of four femmes de Paris — two of them composers , two of them inspirations for the compositions of others . |
| 21 | By 1922 coalition was based on fear , though by that time on fear of parliamentary Labour rather than revolution as such . |
| 22 | I wonder if we should have that poster on sort of permanent display there to show the links that P P C have with different organizations , and also the sub-committees that people have brought in , because actually the C W L congress is a bit odd , as is actually on the sub-committee And I , on the P P C day you know actually said that the people at the had asked you what goes on at |
| 23 | He knows that they are regarded simply as Tory party stooges put there to do a job on behalf of central office rather than to represent the interests of the people . |
| 24 | Despite the need to return to a monetary economy under the liberal market conditions of NEP , by the end of 1922 over onethird of total revenue still came in the form of taxes in kind . |
| 25 | Convention confer , in respect of an action based on claims in tort and contract and for unjust enrichment , accessory jurisdiction on account of factual connection even in respect of the claims not based on tort ? |
| 26 | The Labour Party Conference : Deadline for end of nuclear power narrowly rejected |
| 27 | ‘ We need to let our members know that this is happening so that they can check out their own individual situation and we need to write to the regional council to find the basis for banding of agricultural housing here , ’ he said . |
| 28 | On 17 December 1991 the assistant recorder on a preliminary issue held that the question of suitability of accommodation for the purpose of sections 65 and 69 fell to be determined in the county court by way of proceedings for breach of statutory duty so that the judge could substitute his discretion for that of the local housing authority . |
| 29 | It is virtually certain that Article 86 gives rise to a cause of action in English law at the suit of a person damnified by its contravention and it does so on the basis of an action for breach of statutory duty so that the court may award damages . |
| 30 | This association was confirmed by analysis of early first-century BC Greek coins ( fig. 5.5 ) from the region ; some of these coins proved to be made of brass typical of the cementation process and they thus pre-date Roman use of the alloy . |