Example sentences of "[vb past] an [noun] of [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These changes essentially affected only the production strand of the course as editorial staff retained an element of scepticism about the evolution of SGML ( and ASPIC ) and its significance for copy-editors , preferring to inform students of its existence rather than include it within working practice . |
| 2 | She promised an injection of cash into the economy to kick-start the building industry . |
| 3 | She promised an injection of cash into the economy to kickstart the building industry . |
| 4 | It found an increase of symptoms of sewage pollution among the 455 children who had swum in the sea . |
| 5 | Leishman found an inch of space on the edge of the area and chipped his volley delightfully over the advancing ‘ keeper . |
| 6 | Despite the clinical impression that balanitis is common in young boys , the only detailed study of this condition reported an incidence of 4% in all boys aged up to 14 . |
| 7 | The rising created an atmosphere of disorder in which those with grievances felt free to take violent action against their enemies . |
| 8 | The use of a ‘ twinkle ’ facility created an impression of movement in some sequences . |
| 9 | More than this , the recent changes in the economy have brought into question the received notion of manufacturing as the ‘ motor ’ of economic growth and created an upsurge of interest around the role of services in the economy . |
| 10 | It appears to have included means of determining the positions of the sun and moon in the zodiac , and it involved an assembly of wheels with fixed gear-ratios for the mechanization of the Metonic cycle , in which 19 solar years correspond to 235 lunar months ( see Appendix 2 ) . |
| 11 | Six days ago his Schools Minister , Eric Forth , had praised the record pass rate and triggered an orgy of self-congratulation about RISING standards . |
| 12 | We recently visited an inspector of taxes with a client . |
| 13 | On 21 September 1982 Mr. Dennis committed an act of bankruptcy by failing to comply with the requirements of a bankruptcy notice . |
| 14 | Now , as the cries of the spectators rose to a crescendo , they were joined by the familiar stomach-turning howl of the charging sepoys , which added an undertow of dread to the Collector 's pleasure . |
| 15 | Yet on the other hand surviving evidence tends to vindicate Richard Padley 's accusation , in the Fabian survey of evacuation , that Whitehall used the decentralised local government system to shirk its responsibilities ; the Ministry of Health and Board of Education , he maintained , doled out ‘ platitudinous ’ advice via circulars and adopted an attitude of complacency over the possibility of medical problems among evacuee children , such as malnutrition , head lice , impetigo , etc . |
| 16 | While Wordsworth later adopted an attitude of hostility to tourists — he fought the coming of the railways in the 1840s tooth and nail — there is no doubt that he aided and abetted their holiday plans . |
| 17 | Early in this chapter it was pointed out that at the beginning of the century British governments adopted an approach of relief of unemployment that largely ruled out the creation of specific employment opportunities . |
| 18 | He encouraged movement , vigour , and a sense of character in her birds ; he instilled an idea of composition in which the subject related to its background , instead of perching in mid-air like a cardboard cut-out . |
| 19 | Then came an offer of land in the swampy jungle area 40 miles to the east of Calcutta , known as the Sandurbans . |
| 20 | Winter then suffered an attack of cramp in the jockeys ' changing room and had to be assisted in preparing for the ride on Mandarin . |
| 21 | On late Saturday afternoons , at the corner the kerb is covered with men who stand with their backs to the light , intently reading in a pink newspaper full of poetical reporting and results ‘ noted an observer of Glasgow in 1901 . |
| 22 | The rising in Scotland provoked an outburst of loyalty amid King George 's English supporters , including at least one set of verses denouncing the rebel leader : |
| 23 | ‘ After what seemed an eternity of nights with Grant turning away from me in bed , I dared to ask , ’ recalls Charlotte . |
| 24 | Towards the end of 1977 , ‘ Greek Chris ’ Stylianou , Virgin 's exports manager , suddenly noticed an upsurge of orders for reggae records for export to Nigeria . |
| 25 | Yeremi and Biff eyed one another , and Lexandro , remembering their previous savage encounter ; while Lexandro himself assumed an air of disdain at the presence of two such … companions . |
| 26 | I also like the look of their new Cos lettuce , ‘ Corsair ’ , which keeps well in the ground , has excellent disease resistance and received an Award of Merit from the RHS . |
| 27 | The Thomas partnership , who admitted to having high expectations for their ram lamb , received an average of £1686 for five sold . |
| 28 | He strapped his patients to a table and wielded an array of tools with practised precision and dexterity . |
| 29 | The High Court confirmed an award of penalties by the General Commissioners against a taxpayer for failing to provide the information required by a precept in Stoll v High Wycombe General Commissioners and IRC [ 1992 ] STI 212 . |
| 30 | Profits before tax and asset disposals showed an increase of 26pc from £1.2m to £1.6m but the pre-tax figure dipped 34pc to £2.02m from £3.05m caused by a marked reduction in asset disposals . |