Example sentences of "of [noun] and above " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was conscious of rich chaos , the sort of jumble that lures one into a junk-shop knowing that under the piles of objects and above one 's head there are riches to be mined . |
| 2 | And while it is easy enough for an experienced journalist to write that synopsis from memory ( checking for the elusive name of Software Arts and making sure that it really was PrairieTek that vanished last year ) , it would take a deal of research and above all deep thought to put together a dissertation on why things panned out the way they did , the fatal mistakes , the good decisions that each company made to achieve triumph or disaster , or both in quick succession . |
| 3 | All his talents were called on on such a day — his powers of calculation , of decision-making , of patience , of amiability , of firmness and above all of steering his excellently stocked , freshly painted and cleaned up vessel of an inn through the increasingly unpredictable currents of the day . |
| 4 | Many older people will share my sadness that mounting pressures of nationalism and above all commercialism have consigned such an approach to the legends and myths of the past . |
| 5 | The emphasis rhythm , inflection , tone of voice and above all the natural pauses convey more than their factual meaning . |
| 6 | Slap bang in the centre of Gumbet and above one of the best discos in town , the club Exclusive Harmony is our lively Club base for Summer ‘ 90 . |
| 7 | In fact all the variations are dominated by the intervals of the ground , and what is astonishing , this being so , is the variety of texture and above all the freedom of rhythm Britten achieves in a form once thought rigid and constricting . |