Example sentences of "of [noun sg] [coord] [pron] [verb] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Does article 5(1) of the [ Brussels ] Convention apply to claims which are made by an association constituted under private law possessing legal personality against one of its members in a matter relating to obligations in regard to the payment of a sum of money and which have their basis in the relationship between the parties by virtue of membership , such relationship arising from the defendant party 's joining the association as a member by virtue of a legal transaction entered into for that purpose ? |
| 2 | Local councils are the creatures of Parliament and they gain their powers only from Parliament . |
| 3 | And then he entered her and she felt the sudden glorious thrust of possession as together they reached the pinnacle of pleasure and he took her heart and soul forever — with his love . |
| 4 | As Jesus agonised over his death — a death unique to the Son of God — he sweated drops of blood and he felt his heart failing him . |
| 5 | Mathematics is the perfect language for this sort of exercise and it shows its power by penetrating beyond the every-day dialectic of wave and particle to the synthesis of a quantum field . |
| 6 | It was a way of escape and I buried my nose in their fragrance . |
| 7 | Borrowings largely relate to NGC , which had £80m of debt at the time of takeover and which finances its rapid growth from cash flow . |
| 8 | The gentlemen of the orchestra chorused their usual soft whistles of approval and I did my usual twirl , deep curtsey and , ‘ Good evening , gentlemen . ’ |
| 9 | Then everything came back in a wave of anguish and she ducked her head under the water and made herself hold her eyes open until they smarted with pain . |
| 10 | ‘ They tried to play our style of basketball and it worked our guys up and brought a competitive edge out of them . ’ |
| 11 | In front of them he gets a bowl of water and he washes his hands says I 'm free from this innocent man 's blood . |
| 12 | I have seized him by the hair of his head And shoved it into a bucket of water And I screwed his pistols up his arse A dam sight harder than I screwed his daughter ( Rum ti-iddle-ey etc ) . |
| 13 | Grasses will help to build up the feeling of luxuriance and they add their own special grace when they sway about in the breeze . |
| 14 | We sample out of respect and we pay our dues . ’ |
| 15 | Yes and erm erm a big bridge and we played this game called worm , there 's this bits of paper and they pretend their worms |
| 16 | 18 LATE NEWS You will be sorry to hear that 's husband died suddenly at home after many years of ill-health and we send our heartfelt sympathy to and her family . |
| 17 | all , just hardboard like that , with just a little O like that and you , you , you shout a pint of beer and you pushed your money through and then a beer ca came out the other side ! |
| 18 | Looking back to this era there is no doubt that our small fleet was pitifully Inadequate to control the long stretches of coastline but we did our best within the limits imposed by man power and patrol time . |
| 19 | Delaunay was himself profoundly aware that he had evolved a new kind of painting and he communicated his discoveries to Apollinaire with whom he had become very friendly . |
| 20 | His face shrank into lines of hostility and I felt my right knee twitching with anger inside my trouser-leg . |
| 21 | The law therefore does not confer an explicit right of protest but it circumscribes our freedom to do so , and what is left can be enjoyed . |
| 22 | Her figure was ungainly in the late stages of pregnancy but she wrapped her red wool shawl well round and kept her hands clasped in front so that it was not so noticeable . |