Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] the [noun sg] of [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Progressive Socialist Party ( PSP ) of the Druze leader Walid Jumblatt had likewise said that it would participate in the elections , although Jumblatt on July 17 expressed reservations about the new electoral law , reiterating that he did not think that conditions were yet right for the holding of elections . |
| 2 | The smallest insect alive during the Age of Dinosaurs must have been more than a million times smaller than Brontosaurus . |
| 3 | I do think , however , that Jenkins and Kramarae are still right about the treatment of women . |
| 4 | He was clearly right about the battle of ideas . |
| 5 | My hon. Friend is certainly right about the number of days lost through strikes . |
| 6 | Contradictions can be subsumed in something so unproblematic as the designation of places . |
| 7 | There was nothing remotely sensible or well-balanced about the turmoil of emotions his touch was arousing , Luce thought distractedly . |
| 8 | Both these countries indicate that the spoken language base is unnecessary for the specification of places and people ( a particular use which hearing users make of fingerspelling ) , since fingerspelled names are not used . |
| 9 | The need to control costs and optimize on resources has led to centralized shared cataloguing , largely made possible through the adoption of standards such as the machine readable catalogue ( MARC ) record and the Anglo-American cataloguing rules . |
| 10 | But her new sheets smelled of lavender and there was a comforting stone hot-water-bottle at the foot of the bed , wrapped up in part of an old blanket so that it would not bruise her toes , and Victoria 's gentle breathing was drowsy as the humming of bees , and she slept , with the tears drying on her cheeks . |
| 11 | Most of the enemy still seemed to be asleep as the avalanche of horses and riders bore down upon them in pounding fury . |
| 12 | Something struck him as odd about the number of books cited for the new library . |
| 13 | The frequent attention given to the management of river banks has made many unsuitable for the nesting of Kingfishers , and the frequent clearance of marginal vegetation has been to the detriment of species such as the Reed Bunting , Sedge and Reed Warbler . |
| 14 | The latter effectively reduces the amount of sunlight falling directly into the water and generally makes conditions inhospitable for the growth of algae . |
| 15 | It is safe to assume that a guardian will be appointed in most cases and the rules state that the appointment should be made as soon as practicable after the commencement of proceedings ( FPCR , r10(1) ; FPR , r4.10(1) ) . |
| 16 | ICI 's PLASTICS BUSINESS IS VERY clear about the sort of materials that it makes and sells . |
| 17 | First let us be clear about the use of words . |
| 18 | ‘ No , the Government is very clear about the importance of Alevels . |
| 19 | The costs of using a market , therefore , will be high for the organization of transactions that involve highly specific assets . |
| 20 | There was nothing funny about the train of incidents following the berth of the oil tanker Fonny at Hamble oil terminal — she spilt 80 tonnes of Wytch Farm crude into Southampton Water . |
| 21 | The first of these , an HMI Report on local history classes throughout the Cambridge Extra-Mural Board 's area in 1954 , commented very favourably upon the general standard of teaching in both university and WEA courses and was also complimentary about the quality of students ' work . |
| 22 | Or are laces adequate for the majority of runners ? |
| 23 | ’ Gabriel , having both hands round the playmaster 's wrist , managed to pull his face free of the spread of fingers . |
| 24 | In the dark office the human awoke , mooed for a while , and tried to jerk free of the cobweb of wires that held it down . |
| 25 | She would do business with her fellow ministers free of the curse of committees . |
| 26 | Praying that the links would n't catch on my clothes … in my knitted sweater … should have stripped … head under , metal lying on my face , push the links up with hands , full strength , take care , do n't rush , do n't snag clothes , get free of the jumble of things on the mud around me , hold onto the wire outside , do n't let go , the current in the river was appreciable , tugging , keep straight , hang on , shoulders through , raise the links , back through , bottom through , legs … links … short of breath … lungs hurting … careful , careful … unknown things round my ankles , hampering … had to breathe soon … feet catching … feet … through . |
| 27 | A higher turnout than in 1987 was reported in the Bergamo-Brescia constituency in Lombardy , native turf of the Northern League , which wants northern Italy to be a separate republic in a new Italian federation , free of the burden of taxes and inefficient and corrupt rule from Rome . |
| 28 | Marcus was unconvinced of the persistence of places or things , perhaps of people . |
| 29 | Through his work as a teacher , he became fond of the race of Men and saw in it the possibility and the threat that in time it might far exceed the declining race of Elves . |
| 30 | Eccentricity is the key and when Berners opened the tower to the public gaity was top of the list of attractions . |