Example sentences of "of [noun sg] [pers pn] [vb mod] [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | My hypothesis is that there is a space for a socialist argument in favour of investment planning ; that such an argument could be presented in such a way as to appeal to organised labour and even to broader strata of the population concerned about employment prospects and their standard of living in retirement ; that if organised workers were to support the proposal they could use their union organisation to press for social accountability of their savings funds ; and that if the proposals were not linked to a ‘ dogmatic ’ pursuit of nationalisation they would stand a chance of recruiting some support from the more progressive elements of the state and corporate salariat — those whose technical expertise would be required in any such project , even if it is overlaid with oppressive ‘ professional ’ and ‘ managerial ’ ideologies — helping to isolate , so far as possible , reactionary financier elements . |
| 2 | Regarding the diabetic specialist nurse , yes , of course we would welcome a special unit , but that does seem a bit extravagant when they say they can not find enough money for one nurse . |
| 3 | I think that generally they came in because they liked the style erm they , they , usually had er , in their minds what they wanted and because they go round and see all these fittings at night , I mean our shop used to be all the fittings were lit up at night so that you could have a look in , erm it 's very confusing I think when you , you 've got an awful lot of fittings in , in , in a shop and , and all of them lit , decide which one 's gon na to be the best for your house , but I think most of them already had ideas what , what sort of fitting they wanted and of course we used to do a great deal of |
| 4 | That all , that 's all for the grain and then of course we used to import a lot at locust . |
| 5 | Of course you 'll get a bit of heat , get a bit of heat from it , yeah |
| 6 | Of course you may specify a time : ‘ Come away from the edge of the platform immediately ! ’ , |
| 7 | Of course you can make a preliminary selection using c.v.s compiled by the applicants themselves , but this allows candidates to present information in a way which suits them . |
| 8 | Of course you can bring a friend . |
| 9 | ‘ Of course you can have a boiled egg if that 's what you want . ’ |
| 10 | Not only do you have all the facilities of other commercial packages but with Rembrandt you can draw in stereo 3D , of course you will need a pair of glasses with the two colour lenses to see you drawings disappearing into the back of your monitor . |
| 11 | The full amount of your initial investment plus bonuses is guaranteed to be returned to you on completion of the five year term — and of course you could see a healthy return on your investment due to stock market growth during this time . |
| 12 | Of course you could try a tantalising headline but do remember that in the first instance you have to attract the attention and interest of the journalist or editor , who is not going to be tempted quite as easily as the reader might be . |
| 13 | Of course it will mean a drop in salary but you need n't worry about the extra stress that goes with promotion because there wo n't be any promotion for you ever again . |
| 14 | ‘ Of course I 'd bear a grudge , ’ said Lydia , amazed that anyone could imagine she might not . |
| 15 | Of course I must add a , a word of warning here , because whereas once upon a time many people used to be able to ring the Weather Centres or a Met Office to get their own personal forecast , which was very nice , we enjoyed doing this , it has now got to the stage where so many people are trying to ring us that we just can not deal with all the enquiries personally , and we 're looking into ways and means of erm providing forecasts of this sort of nature , they 're general sort of nature , by other means , such as radio and television . |
| 16 | And because they get paid a lot of money they 'll put a lot more into it . |
| 17 | Oh and if you 're paying that kind of money you could afford a mortgage could n't you ? |
| 18 | Instead of arguing that there is one correct answer to questions about the use of law we would advocate a close scrutiny of its context . |
| 19 | Maximilian , however , is desperately hungry for blood , and after 3 rounds of combat he must make a Cl test ( and at 2-round intervals after this until a test is failed ) . |
| 20 | His terracotta-tiled house with salmon pink shutters is hardly the sort of place you would expect a wealthy actor to buy . |
| 21 | ‘ It is said that in the time of Shang they would take a tortoise shell and cover it with ink , then throw it into a fire . |
| 22 | They did , I mean the docker at that time of day he 'd take a gallon o beer into work with him . |
| 23 | He then called a security guard ( who wore no uniform , and looked like the type of character I would want a security guard to protect me from ) . |
| 24 | For the sake of completeness I should mention a further argument which was advanced by Mr. Beloff as to why the rules of natural justice should not apply . |
| 25 | ‘ I 'd have to say that given the change of government they ought to have a very good chance of preventing us assisting Huerter . |
| 26 | With that amount of choice you may need a helping hand . |
| 27 | In the researchers ' view , if the character was to have any kind of success she should reflect a more contemporary lifestyle . |
| 28 | A large gloomy bedroom had been the setting of it , hung with draperies , not the kind of thing you would expect a child to sleep in , but it was a little child that lay on the bed , white and still , the elderly man , evidently a doctor , who had seemingly just lifted a looking glass from the parted lips , turning to the young father and imparting the news of death , while the mother in a transport of grief clung to her husband , her head buried in his shoulder . |
| 29 | As a basic rule of thumb you 'll need a 2 1/2 ft wheelbarrow for a small garden where you are just moving light loads . |
| 30 | I give the kid the kind of wink you could make a movie out of . |