Example sentences of "[vb past] [prep] [noun sg] of [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | During one of his many civil disobedience campaigns , which ranged from non-payment of taxes to blocking border posts into the US , he led a hunger strike in protest at alleged vote rigging in the presidential race . |
| 2 | Many thanks to all who helped by way of contributions of goods , clothes or money , and special thanks to for their help and support . |
| 3 | My reporting for the Times-Herald under the avuncular guidance of Fred Workman ran the whole spectrum of events , incidents and activities : I spent days at the annual Wild West Rodeo and Stampede absorbing as much of the cowboy lingo as possible ; I acted as Master of Ceremonies for a fox trot competition sponsored by Cal Temple and Trudie , his business-like wife ; I interviewed all visiting celebrities including MacKenzie King , the Prime Minister , and R.B. Bennett , the Leader of the Opposition in Ottawa ; I interviewed Jimmy Gardiner as Minister of Agriculture , after he gave up his post as Premier of Saskatchewan ; I covered celebrity concerts and the annual Chatauqua programmes , among many other things . |
| 4 | Until 1986 Stock Exchange participants were either brokers , who acted on behalf of clients in buying and selling securities , or jobbers , who held stocks and shares and dealt with brokers as the market required , and acted rather like wholesalers of securities . |
| 5 | Dan Jones , Head of Campaigns , replied on behalf of guests with poems of liberty which had been smuggled from the jails and prison camps of the world . |
| 6 | Society has changed since the days of the cart and horse , or since men with red flags walked in front of cars at the same speed as the Orange Walk . |
| 7 | As usual it was full , her handbag plonked on top of bags of fruit which on the outward journey were reserved ‘ for my grandmother in the country ’ , but which , her assignment completed without incident , they would eat on the way home . |
| 8 | In addition , the use of local filing systems , taken as a sign of lack of confidence in the Registry , led to duplication of items of common interest , and , pragmatically , inefficient utilisation of office accommodation for storing files . |
| 9 | Andrei Lukanov , Bulgaria 's last Prime Minister under the communist regime , was arrested on July 9 , accused of misappropriation of funds in the form of loans to communist parties in developing countries . |
| 10 | In a referendum conducted throughout Serbia on July 2 , the majority of Serbs voted in favour of proposals for a new constitution for the republic . |
| 11 | The problem , in short , was to find a system where the landowner could continue to create all the beneficial interests he wished in favour of members of the family , and , at the same time , would be able to deal with the land , by sale , long lease , or mortgage , as if he were a sole owner . |
| 12 | Gone are the days when people stood in front of boards with magnetic symbols . |
| 13 | Mr Holland , 48 , revealed actors stood in front of walls in early episodes to hide the fact that parts of the set were not painted . |