Example sentences of "[vb past] of [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 The labour cost of this work would be presented to the Camphill Building Fund as our gift/donation .
2 His big frame , slightly unkempt , thinning blond hair and florid appearance smacked of outdoor activity and a ‘ hearty ’ attitude .
3 To Nikon 's opponents , however , the changes not only smacked of foreign heresy but seemed to threaten the whole meaning of the liturgy , to break the link between the service and the faith .
4 His lips were warm and firm and tasted of smoky coffee , and they brushed hers lightly , tormentingly .
5 It tasted of candied peel and nuts , and she was reaching for another one when she saw that Lucenzo 's head had lifted at the sound of a child 's piping tones .
6 In this case it is clear that the original excavators included only those coins which they deemed of sufficient importance for publication .
7 He stared at it a while , feeling hollow , emptied of all feeling , then looked away sharply , bitter with himself .
8 yeah , but he was here the other Sunday and he , he , they were , he , he was reading my paper and he come back and he the following Sunday he said you have n't got last Sunday 's paper mum , I said I do n't know I might , oh I think I threw it out , anyway just happened to find it , it was something he read of some woman that were meddling on the pools and the , the , what she 'd used , you know and the
9 This is a 170g ( 6oz ) unit , also made of flat strip aluminium , and arranged for two axis presetting .
10 There are some unusually good things to see inside the church of Saint-Savin : a ‘ Eucharist tower ’ twenty feet and three storeys high , Gothic in style , and made of gilded wood ; two primitive fifteenth-century panels , each containing nine scenes from the life of the church 's name-saint ; a Renaissance organ carried on what is left of a wooden gallery that once ran right across the church , from transept to transept — on the front of the instrument are three articulated mascarons , which moved their eyes and tongues as the organ played , in representation of wretched earthly sinners , grimacing at the intolerable sound of joyful , heavenly music .
11 Apart from the inherent implausibility of this claim , Althusser argues that if Marx were to defend it he would be vulnerable to the very criticism which he made of classical economy .
12 It 's well cut and made of high quality fabric that hangs beautifully , although it 's a little staid ; just the thing for the office .
13 ‘ This is in reply to a request we made of Greek Intelligence for as exhaustive a list as they could supply of all places where Andropulos is known either to do business or have contacts .
14 Note that the average is surprisingly low for the year 1300 ( at the top of the graph ) ; but in this year we know of complaints from the king that the dies were of poor quality and made of soft metal
15 In an attempt to solve this problem , I have used the experience gained from an analysis I once made of some Playschool programmes on BBC2 , and brought along some assistance , in the form of Big Ted and Little Ted , who will play the two speaker roles , and to whom I shall give an oral and a nasal voice respectively .
16 There was an olive velvet evening dress , with beaver trim ; another made of purple velvet and organza ; another with a purple velvet bodice and gold organza skirt ; a khaki double duchesse satin dress , with a magnificent purple velvet belt with back bow ; a lovely purple taffeta dress with gold shaped belt with tails .
17 Its blade was two-edged , and made of heavy bronze , the grooves chased like lotus stems .
18 The massive thighs which emerged from out of the smock were encased in a pair of extraordinary breeches , bottle-green in colour and made of coarse twill .
19 The waste consists of rock and earth overburden and sand , which must be tipped , and micaceous residue ( sludge ) made of coarse particle clay , mica , quartz and tourmaline .
20 Excavations at the Late Hallstatt cemetery of Donja Dolina on the Save revealed seven cowrie shell beads on a necklace made up of hundreds of amber beads and some made of coloured glass .
21 This is a reasonable question often asked of all Radio 1 producers .
22 But why , they asked of each other , should a child like that be under the care of the rag woman ?
23 ‘ Come to investigate the sterilizer , sir ? ’ he asked of Old Red in a surprised squeak that was nearly as high as Mrs Scutt 's .
24 The President invited the Representative of the Trustees , , who announced of Southern Division ( tutor ) as the winner .
25 He noted that the relationship of husband and wife was not one in which any presumption arose of undue influence but , after citing a passage from Story , Equity Jurisprudence , 2nd ed. ( 1892 ) , p. 955 , para. 1395 , that ‘ courts of equity examine every such transaction between husband and wife with an anxious watchfulness , and caution , and dread of undue influence , ’ he commented , 63 C.L.R. 649 , 675 :
26 They had n't wanted to , very much ; the little mining town was desolate and ugly and the only hotel smelled of stale beer and greasy chips , but Carrie had looked so different suddenly , so happy and ironed-out and eager , that none of them had said so .
27 It smelled of expensive cologne , and her skin tingled as he turned his head , his sensuous mouth drifting warmly , dangerously close to her cheek .
28 The car had a bench seat in the front and smelled of warm leather and old cigarette smoke .
29 It smelled of rotten straw , damp and an overpowering stench that caught in her throat , almost choking her .
30 He told himself that the man was arrogant , self-satisfied , and smelled of after-shave stuff ; Helen was an idiot to let him pester her like this .
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