Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun pl] of [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Follow this narrow ridge to Thornthwaite Crag ( 1.75 miles ) and from this summit continue southwards across the distinctive ridge peaks of Froswick , Ill Bell and Yoke before descending to Garburn Pass ( 3.5 miles ) . |
| 2 | Strachan 's work shows that , when field signs of mink increase , those of voles diminish . |
| 3 | Snake savers of Hong Kong |
| 4 | The antique and classic park included much to interest the enthusiast , with bucket loads of Stearmen and Staggerwings , all manner of Ryan , Waco , Stinson and Cessna variants , oddest of which just had to be the Waco ZVN–8 N1937S , a 1938 built biplane with tricycle undercarriage ! |
| 5 | The first meeting had been at York in 1831 ; thereafter the Association visited the university cities of Oxford , Cambridge , Edinburgh and Dublin , before in 1836 venturing to Bristol and subsequently to other large towns . |
| 6 | The area is surrounded by major tourist venues within reasonable distance , including Warwick Castle , Coventry Cathedral , Stratford-on-Avon , Woburn Abbey , and the university cities of Cambridge and Oxford . |
| 7 | Case loads of course built up gradually as the samples were generated , and then tailed off after the recruitment year ended . |
| 8 | According to UK managing director Richard Bearpark , the company has spent two years absorbing the costs of merger between the data and communications divisions of Siemens and the computer activities of Nixdorf . |
| 9 | The Ferranti family 's demands came to light as a result of an approach by representatives of Hill Samuel and Murray Johnstone , who are canvassing support among shareholders for a plan to make Ferranti hive off its core UK defence interests and merge them with the defence activities of Thorn EMI . |
| 10 | By supplying addition molecules of chlorine it is possible to replace all the hydrogen atoms . |
| 11 | They too are capable of evolving in the direction of becoming better enemies , in this case enemies of cheetahs . |
| 12 | through consultation with heads of department and course leaders identify ‘ course profiles of enterprise skills ’ for recognised routes of study ; |
| 13 | In many plants , secondary compounds are concentrated in the trichomes and , for example , a ketone is thus concentrated in the hairs of tomato plants , but that same ketone has been found in the defence secretions of termites and caterpillars . |
| 14 | From nineteen seventy three to nineteen ninety two he was Chairman of the Charities Committee of the Yacht Clubs of Weymouth and played a leading part in organizing forty eight championships including fourteen R Y A Weymouth olympic weeks as well as twelve world and European championships . |
| 15 | From anarchist opponents of authority such as William Godwin and Robert Paul Wolff through moderate supporters such as John Rawls and Joseph Raz and on to enthusiasts such as Hobbes , Hannah Arendt and Michael Oakeshott , a considerable chorus of students have echoed the refrain that the directives … of authority are to be obeyed by B irrespective of B 's judgments of their merits ’ . |
| 16 | The majority signs of Oslerus infection are respiratory distress and a rasping cough , especially after exercise . |
| 17 | The director of the Feed The Children appeal which sent truck loads of relief supplies into war-torn former Yugoslavia has expressed his thanks to Wedgwood employees . |
| 18 | He was one of a group of 28 Royal Engineers who had taken eight truck loads of blankets and supplies to Vitez to help refugees . |
| 19 | Two truck loads of clean-up equipment were sent from the Wytch Farm oil spill base at Poole and Wytch Farm later sent a helicopter which acted as a general observation platform . |
| 20 | Truck loads of antiques are reported to be disappearing from Croatia . |
| 21 | Examination of case notes of patients officially recorded as dying of asthma showed that many were aged over 60 and cigarette smokers . |
| 22 | And one foot in the gravy … the kitchen secrets of Victor Meldrew . |
| 23 | The project is examining the contention that a labour dispute imposes the need for alternative strategies in social reproduction , and that the support activities of women must primarily be seen in this light . |
| 24 | Members include Sun , Xerox Imaging Systems , Access Graphics , Excalibur technologies , Frame , Fujitsu Computer Products of America and Laser Magnetic Storage International . |
| 25 | Members include Sun Microsystems Inc , Xerox Imaging Systems Inc , Access Graphics Inc , Excalibur Technologies Inc , Frame Technology Inc , Fujitsu Computer Products of America and Laser Magnetic Storage International Inc . |
| 26 | Elected Members of Parliament , councillors and others interested have been dependent , like the general public , on press reports and the monitoring activities of groups such as the Scottish Campaign to Resist the Atomic Menace , Greenpeace and the Northern European Information Group . |
| 27 | Such claims about our ordinary beliefs are commonly depended on in asserting Free Will , which is to say indeterminist accounts of decision and action . |
| 28 | Bullfinches may strip buds from fruit trees in early spring , wood pigeons ruin winter cabbages and cauliflowers and uproot seedlings of peas and beans in spring , or strip buds of fruit from blackcurrants and other fruits . |
| 29 | Up on the neck of the sunflower ( peacock flames of imminence blazed his position ) Ember shouted , ‘ Jez ! ’ |
| 30 | The outcomes of successive PCA investigations of episodes of public disorder have cast serious doubts about its independence and effectiveness . |