Example sentences of "[be] [prep] [noun sg] of [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It could not have been for lack of qualifications , for Moira had served seven years on the BBC 's General Advisory Council and four years as a director of Border Television ; so one can only assume it was because of my Liberal Party connections . |
| 2 | E1 buildings are for storage of goods and materials not specified as hazardous in occupancy E2 . |
| 3 | In the ninth century a German monk , Walahfrid Strabo wrote : No man can say , no man remember , how many uses there are for Oil of Roses as a cure for mankind 's ailments . ’ |
| 4 | Examples of such additional directions are for amendment of pleadings , further and better particulars , discovery by a defendant excused from this step under Ord 25 , r8 , more medical or other experts than Ord 25 , r8 allows , trial out of London or not at the trial centre for the District Registry in which the action is proceeding . |
| 5 | But in fact , they 're as much about power over yourself and self-belief as they are about domination of others . |
| 6 | you 're in care of bills that he 's , he 's responsible for anyway |
| 7 | The RSPCA has always been in favour of whips being carried for the reasons outlined by Luhnenschloss , but its assistant chief veterinary officer , Alastair Mews , said : ‘ Future decisions can no longer be left to tradition , habit , or hearsay but must be based on good science . |
| 8 | He is known to have been in receipt of pensions from at least three institutional clients ( the abbeys of Glastonbury and Ramsey and the priory of Durham ) and probably received similar pensions from many other individuals and institutions . |
| 9 | Most of the growth has been in issuance of eurobonds , but there has also been significant growth in issuance of foreign bonds , largely in Swiss francs . |
| 10 | Starting next year the Official Custodian for Charities , who has been in charge of investments on behalf of 40,000 charities , will be giving back the investments to the individual charities . |
| 11 | He had been in charge of situations for the previous half century , since he had commanded guns on the Barham at the Battle of Jutland , as a midshipman , in the First World War . |
| 12 | Mr. Wilson : We have heard from the Government at every stage that they are in favour of buy-outs . |
| 13 | But — so long as it was made clear that this was a genuine option , and entirely voluntary — we are in favour of lenders in this country at least recommending insurance and pointing out its advantages . |
| 14 | The important thing to emphasize is that women are given the opportunity to participate in all areas of work and that there exists a definite attempt to organize and train women for tasks outside the domestic sphere , One finds many women who are in charge of supplies , or working in the munition workshops , in tailoring , shoe-making , pottery or local manufactures , such as hammocks and so on . |
| 15 | How far behind we are in use of fluids |
| 16 | We heard what Mr er Davis had to say this morning , and at at one point was very very important , we are expecting to be in possession of reports on the greenbelt local enquiry and your report er round about the same time , and indeed since they they are in control of proceedings thereafter they are in a position to make sure that they do n't have to reach decisions on one until they are in possession of the other . |
| 17 | This may be seen as a move to make international law into proper law , or at least international law with one of its essential purposes , the control of force , and , of course , there have long been laws to restrict the type and degree of force used even in legitimate war , and some restrictions on the very legality of wars , for instance when they are in contravention of treaties . |
| 18 | Where all payments are in respect of Buildings |
| 19 | Not only is the amount absurd , but around £4.5 million of it is supposed to be for loss of earnings . |
| 20 | Wants to be like Chamber of Horrors ! |
| 21 | But in the final instance , I 'm in favour of women having a choice and I reckon their choice is none of my business . |
| 22 | Yeah , I 'm in favour of videos and things like that |
| 23 | Erm , I from Edinburgh branch , I 'm the Assistant Manager of Services there , erm , that means I 'm in charge of Personnel and Admin , erm , Personal Insurances and our Technical Services Unit . |
| 24 | The disposition appears to be in favour of freedmen whose sons are still slaves . |
| 25 | A spokesman for the DS says that they ca n't comment on individual cases but in general anyone who is out of the country for whatever reason is then deemed unavailable for work and ca n't be in receipt of benefits . |
| 26 | Will he remember that more and more people reaching retirement age wish to have independence in their own hands , which means that they must be in receipt of policies that encourage that independence , including savings , during their working career ? |
| 27 | Later , I reflected that to be in receipt of confidences of this kind , if my own experience was anything to go by , could be insufferably taxing to the patience . |
| 28 | Older people who remain active in the formal labour market will be in receipt of earnings from employment . |
| 29 | Thus under a credit sale agreement , the buyer will as soon as he takes delivery , be in possession of goods of which he is the owner . |
| 30 | Under a conditional sale agreement the buyer will be in possession of goods which will continue to belong to the seller until all the instalments have been paid . |