Example sentences of "[prep] [noun prp] [adv] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Report No. 164 " Report on Formalities for Contracts for Sale etc. of Land " " ( HC2 : 1987 ) , para 5.5 . |
| 2 | If she had , she might now be wearing the crown of England instead of being holed up in Gloucester Castle , her supporters scattered and dwindling , and what little popularity she had once possessed destroyed by her own hand . |
| 3 | One can not compare exactly the customs accounts from the two ports , because those for London ending in 1460 conclude at the end of July instead of the normal date of Michaelmas , so the second period employed in the comparison is that of the eleven years 1450–61 . |
| 4 | Seek the help of Al Anon of Families Anonymous or other appropriate Anonymous Family Groups in order to meet other people who have similar first-hand experience of the living hell of being at close quarters with the insanity of addictive disease . |
| 5 | Shall I just look past Matthew instead of trying to look through him ! |
| 6 | Figure 3 a shows the fractional coverage of PSCs polewards of 25°N at 56mbar for current CO 2 with both the noninteractive ( run 1 ) and interactive ( run 2 ) ozone , and for the same simulations with doubled CO 2 ( runs 3 and 4 ) . |
| 7 | After eighteen twenty five of course erm the death of Alexandria especially of Nicholas Russia is more inclined to intervene especially as the Greek rebels are being defeated because of the mention the intervention of of erm Turkey 's ally erm er Egypt Egypt a a a a problem for the Turkish empire . |
| 8 | Other strands , particularly the Evangelical , have so concentrated on ‘ the Lord Jesus ’ in their teaching and worship that they have virtually made an idol of the flesh of Christ instead of coming to the Father through him . |
| 9 | I hope a new Labour Government will not only apply those policies but will lead the rest of Europe instead of squabbling behind them or relinquishing the whole of the case . |
| 10 | The objective of the NHS is the provision of an equitable health care service which is accessible to all citizens of Britain regardless of where they live or of their financial and personal circumstances . |
| 11 | But the plump little white ducks and the fresh St-Marcellin cheeses from the Isère , the exquisite black and green olives from Nyons which we bought for lunch tempted us to drive north or south-east of Valence instead of directly south . |
| 12 | The five reportedly reached a " preliminary consensus " on a plan to involve the UN in the governing of Cambodia ahead of a general election . |
| 13 | [ D. Woodward , The Farming and Memorandum Books of Henry Best of Elmswell 1642 , British Academy , Records of Social and Economic History , NS , vol. viii , 1984 . ] |
| 14 | ‘ I have got an appointment for young Walker for Madras instead of Bombay which I am sure will please his friends ’ , David Scott told his agent in St. Andrews , on one occasion . |
| 15 | In 1846 there was a good chance that the new main line of railway from London to York would pass through Stamford instead of Peterborough , then a place of no consequence . |
| 16 | The attendance against Middlesbrough yesterday of 25,093 was lower than expected and its seems that most supporter with the necessary three vouchers and Gold Cards will qualify for Cup final tickets . |
| 17 | ‘ If you have a bad result like we had against Norway then of course you need something like this tour . |
| 18 | And he hopes to retain his place in tomorrow 's Premier League meeting with Middlesbrough ahead of Bruce Grobbelaar and David James . |
| 19 | The PFLP-GC was one of a number of " rejectionist " Palestinian groups strongly opposed to the PLO-endorsed efforts to arrange talks with Israel ahead of elections in the occupied territories . |
| 20 | I was really glad to be going out with Mary instead of Mum ; I do n't think Mary had ever asked if she could take me with her before . |
| 21 | and it was it was over the footbridge you know when you go into Morpeth instead of turning |
| 22 | We 're actually funding European imports into Britain instead of British exports out of it . |
| 23 | like Algernon 's attempts to clear up his acne with Colgate instead of Clearasil |
| 24 | In contrast CBP100 interacts with CREB independently of the leucine zipper . |
| 25 | ‘ Philip , ’ said his Mum , turning round in the car so she could see him , ‘ Joyce is asking if you 'd like to stop here with Barry instead of coming back to work with me . ’ |
| 26 | The despatches that mapped every move he planned went into Wales ahead of him by this same route . |
| 27 | A LORRY driver told the High Court in Inverness yesterday of the night he had been masked , bound and abducted by two men who had threatened to shoot him after his load of spirits , tobacco and foodstuffs had been stolen from Inverness . |
| 28 | Later , plain biscuits were used in Edenderry instead of bread . |
| 29 | For departures 20 July , 17 August and 14 September , the tour detailed above incorporates a stay in Kashmir instead of Nepal . |
| 30 | MANUEL NORIEGA , 54 , one time ‘ Maximum Leader ’ of Panama , was found guilty in Miami yesterday of selling his country to the Medellin cocaine cartel of Colombia for $4 million in bribes . |