Example sentences of "[prep] the [noun sg] of [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The consequence is that we can not just suppose that the text has been wrenched from its interdictal context and left unchanged , except for the addition of per omnia . |
| 2 | But he said he hoped the assurances from BC deputy chairman , Albert Wheeler , would provide ‘ a seedbed for the re-growth of at least some trust ’ . |
| 3 | Worked for the firm of with whom my grandfather was connected and also my uncle . |
| 4 | For the clarity of in dealing with the a particular contribution has laid in developing the relationship between the sector and Government |
| 5 | erm let me just let me just ask you first of all what is the value for you and for the company of of developing skills on presentations . |
| 6 | But the , the fact is , that what I , my plea to you today , and and my plea to the committee yesterday is , that I do n't want this to be in the political arena , it is in the political arena , but I think we do need to er er er take it out of the political arena , for the benefit of of all the people that that put us here . |
| 7 | Er that started with show that we are whatever our issue and obviously resolve er a very for the benefit of of . |
| 8 | Consideration of Lawrence prepares for the climax of After Strange Gods . |
| 9 | Villagers , who denied any previous association with any guerrilla group , stated that the army was responsible for the massacre of at least 14 peasants abducted in the July 9 raid , and for burning houses and stealing personal belongings , vegetables and over 700 domestic animals . |
| 10 | I refer to your application and subsequent interview for the post of in the of the and am pleased to offer you the post . |
| 11 | I refer to your application and subsequent interview for the post of in the of the and am pleased to offer you the post . |
| 12 | The distinction just seen with noun objects is also applicable to examples with the infinitive and will allow us to account for the distribution of to with cause and make . |
| 13 | She 's asked for the icing of off our cake not our cake and she 's not having it . |
| 14 | The discovery of the impossibility of fleeing thus comes after the mental process of sizing up the situation denoted by saw , and this calls for the use of to . |
| 15 | In order to discern the reason for the use of to with the infinitive in passive sentences of the type just mentioned , we must begin therefore by trying to observe the kind of meaning which these sentences express and the type of context in which they are used . |
| 16 | Since a condition has a logical priority with respect to what it allows , there is a before/after relation between what know predicates and what the infinitive does , which calls for the use of to . |
| 17 | This condition/consequence relation between know and the infinitive is what calls for the use of to . |
| 18 | This , it will be argued , corresponds in fact to the way allow ( and also permit ) represent permission , a way of viewing this notion which calls for the use of to before the infinitive . |
| 19 | This situates the allowing or permitting before and the event permitted in the subsequence , thus calling for the use of to . |
| 20 | Comparison with another related construction — that containing a subordinate clause — brings the meaning of the infinitive into clearer focus however and shows the reason for the use of to : ( 15a ) I am glad to know that he is safe . |
| 21 | This calls for the use of to . |
| 22 | The only explanation proposed to date for the absence of to after the modal auxiliaries ( Mittwoch 1990 : 127-9 ) is , by the author 's own admission , " entirely syntactic " : to is analysed as a modal itself , and since the grammar " must include a constraint against two modals in sequence in order to rule out examples such as * If John agreed to baby-sit , we would can go " , it follows that to and the modals can not co-occur . |
| 23 | By such means it is possible , within the Lancashire Coal Measures for example , to demonstrate that very rapid sedimentation alternated with very slow sedimentation and that the former was responsible for the bulk of at least some parts of the record . |
| 24 | For some time now the T'ang had been under intense pressure from the House to bring the General to trial for the murder of Under Secretary Lehmann . |
| 25 | From my discussions with British Rail , I know that it made specific proposals for the diversion of at least four of the crossings and that the Ramblers Association objected to them all . |
| 26 | Neither can it be forecast whether registration will be an essential prerequisite for the creation of in rem rights in the cargo , as it is for the creation of in rem rights in real property in the German Grundbuch or whether it will have a purely notice giving function . |
| 27 | Neither can it be forecast whether registration will be an essential prerequisite for the creation of in rem rights in the cargo , as it is for the creation of in rem rights in real property in the German Grundbuch or whether it will have a purely notice giving function . |
| 28 | However homoeopathy is very successful in veterinary practice and it is theoretically possible that suitable animal tests could be devised for the study of at least some homoeopathic remedies . |
| 29 | The demonstrators were protesting at the imminent loss of 5,000 jobs in the region in the mining , steel , shipbuilding and fertilizer industries , and expressing fears for the future of at least half of Cartagana 's active workforce of 60,000 . |
| 30 | During the run of Round the Horne , Ken had found himself — probably reluctantly — hosting a meeting at Farley Court of Horne and the rest of the cast . |