Example sentences of "[noun sg] of [noun sg] [prep] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The atmosphere was less turbid than I 'd expected from Edward 's description — a glowing , orange-red furnace of heat in which I could make out the shadowy profiles of two pots . |
| 2 | According to Gregory , Clovis attacked Alaric because of his dislike of arianism , whose evils he illustrates with a partial , and misplaced account of the exile of Quintianus from his diocese of Rodez . |
| 3 | At first glance , the association of holism with their strongly materialist brand of Marxism might seem to prejudice the discussion : the very distinctiveness of its explanatory categories might seem to distract attention from the matter in hand . |
| 4 | The door was open and she saw Juliette standing alone by the table with a tray-load of crockery in her hands . |
| 5 | She smelled the tang of fear in her nostrils and the taste of it in her mouth . |
| 6 | But the psychoanalytic theory of paranoia enables us to see that these two equally-well-attested interpretations are not in any way in conflict with one another because in the latent content of paranoia we find both a tendency to symbolize the father as the sun and a delusion of persecution concerning him which in a typically paranoid way denies the homosexual factor by saying I do not love him , he hates me . |
| 7 | ‘ It would add a great deal of colour to my article , please Mr Parnham and give Ana the right kind of Press coverage . ’ |
| 8 | This usually consists of worship and praise and comprises the singing of a number of songs , with a good deal of repetition in which one song succeeds another without a break . |
| 9 | ‘ I now have a great deal of choice about everything I do , which is the great blessing of old age . |
| 10 | He could also afford to offer her a great deal of money for her share in this house , enough to tempt anyone . |
| 11 | That some very large companies should have lost a great deal of money on their little experiment shows only how unwise their decision to pursue the technology was . |
| 12 | This does not necessarily mean spending a great deal of money on it , but careful and considerate planning of the whole day . |
| 13 | ‘ That seems a great deal of money to me ! ’ |
| 14 | The City was beginning to wake up to the fact that the Labour movement , all told , had a great deal of money at its disposal — especially in the pension funds of Labour-controlled local authorities . |
| 15 | She had earned a great deal of money from her swimming , which she then used to set up the Mercedes Gleitze Homes for Destitute Men and Women . |
| 16 | In 1975 , just after reorganization had finally been implemented , and in the context of a great deal of criticism about its unexpected costs , Tony Crosland ( Secretary of State for the Environment ) announced that cuts were needed in local government spending : ‘ We have to come to terms with the harsh reality of the situation which we inherited . |
| 17 | You have many friends , and a very great deal of goodwill around you . |
| 18 | I always find it the reddest of the brilliant stars , though there is not a great deal of colour-difference between it and Betelgeux ; the name ‘ Antares ’ means ‘ the Rival of Ares ’ ( Mars ) . |
| 19 | This resulted in a great deal of correspondence between myself and the Development Corporation and at the end of it I told my wife the best thing to do was to hand her notice in as there was no chance of us ever getting a house in Harlow , fortunately her services were much more seriously in demand then we imagined and the company nominated us for one , a house which is allocated to one of their executives , the house that we 're living in now and have lived in ever since nineteen sixty three . |
| 20 | Given the nickname ‘ Woodbine Willie ’ by the troops , he once described his chaplain 's ministry as taking ‘ a box of fags in your haversack and great deal of love in your heart ’ and laughing and joking with those he was called to serve . |
| 21 | After a good deal of success in his 13 years of moto cross , Zeelenberg would have gone with them but for the advice of manager Jan Huberts , who still manages Zeelenberg and the Sharp Samson team . |
| 22 | I did a great deal of work for my constituency as an MP and plan to do a lot more . |
| 23 | The economies of both Britain and France are currently undergoing major changes , and in both countries , this requires a great deal of flexibility in their respective labour forces . |
| 24 | " There was a great deal of affection amongst us . |
| 25 | The homework lessons he 'd brought with him did n't find a great deal of favour in her eyes . |
| 26 | ‘ Our members have a great deal of sympathy with what is being done and they would not encourage tests to be taken by supply teachers or other teachers , especially at primary school level . ’ |
| 27 | I do n't have a great deal of sympathy for his argument , since the BBC has to live in the real world like everyone else . |
| 28 | The works of Léger and Corb have , on occasion , a great deal of fun in them . |
| 29 | The introduction of fundholding in April 1991 was accompanied by a good deal of speculation about its impact on general practice . |
| 30 | Less is known however about the impact of second homes on the local environment , and although there has been a good deal of speculation about their impacts , as shown in Table 7.5 , there are few hard or agreed empirical data to back this up . |