Example sentences of "[det] [noun pl] of [noun] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Should be showing some signs of ease now . ’ |
| 2 | To make matters worse , chemical reactions on the surfaces of the ice cloud particles may speed up the rate of ozone depletion by some forms of chlorine especially chlorine monoxide ( figure 6.8 ; Stolarski , 1988 ) . |
| 3 | Firstly , look at a few maps of zodiacs already published to get a feeling for them . |
| 4 | In general , too , rhythmic and temporal features of speech are ignored in transcriptions ; the rhythmic structure which appears to bind some groups of words more closely together than others , and the speeding up and slowing down of the overall pace of speech relative to the speaker 's normal pace in a given speech situation , are such complex variables that we have very little idea how they are exploited in speech and to what effect ( but , cf. |
| 5 | The birds squawked and flapped , and the very top of the bush seemed to be flicked by an invisible hand which knocked a few shreds of leaf out into the air . |
| 6 | Last autumn he came within a few minutes of death when he slashed his wrists with a razor blade . |
| 7 | And talking about that — some readers may have encountered a research questionnaire in some copies of PFK recently . |
| 8 | A few hours of oblivion probably , but failing that , Faber . |
| 9 | You will find it much easier if you can bring yourself to take the very positive attitude that today the two of you are going to share just a few hours of life together : time that can never come again . |
| 10 | A few hours of relaxation away from the whirl of London for both of them , I suppose . |
| 11 | Some of the locals watching remembered when all the schoolchildren assembled to watch the ceremony ; there were quite a few groups of children there that day , with notebooks , pencils and teachers . |
| 12 | Occasionally , some branches of banks abroad impose an additional charge for encashing eurocheques , contrary to the eurocheque Agreement . |
| 13 | Father Poole listened , now and then muttering a few words of encouragement whenever the voice faltered . |
| 14 | After a few months of wrestling unsuccessfully with the strong weeds , the house was delighted to see activity in the grounds . |
| 15 | However , in some sectors of manufacturing too — particularly food processing , but also such sectors as consumer electrical goods — strong seasonal patterns of demand were experienced . |
| 16 | Some heads of department simply concentrated on making sure that their departmental contribution was descriptively correct : |
| 17 | For a start , some brands of diesel now have additives to make them smell sweeter . |
| 18 | In some countries of Europe clearly the democratic institutions are stronger and more deeply rooted than in others ; but even where they are weak , the process of political development is conceived of as being one of moving towards a stronger form of democracy and dictatorship is seen as a deviation from the norm . |
| 19 | To build a wall of Pycoma you simply erect a hollow mould of shuttering , lay a few blocks of Pycoma inside , and light them . |
| 20 | This obviously applies to some areas of life more than to others , to choice of friends more than to the choice of legal argument in a court case . |
| 21 | Despite the general lack of opportunities for women , sex-typing of occupations reserves some areas of work mainly for them . |
| 22 | A few spurts of milk then the thing was at the teat end again , a pinkish-white object peeping through the orifice . |
| 23 | And indeed it was something very different — the bones of a human skeleton , a few pieces of clothing still on it . |
| 24 | In North America , in areas where conditions are similar to this country , a survey showed that one per cent of houses were affected by damp , but rot was not found in any of these , and in the few years of experience here none of the faults so far reported are due to this cause . |
| 25 | Its component elements are absorbed in the first few years of life largely unconsciously , and later more deliberately by informal and formal learning processes . |
| 26 | She and Herbert had enjoyed only a few years of happiness together . |
| 27 | This imagery is even more extraordinary when one considers that in this country , the Christian Churches are among the few places of worship where women can go whether they are menstruating or not . |
| 28 | I squirted a few jets of milk then something blocked the end . |
| 29 | A few glasses of wine also seem to justify a splurge on the main dishes , and may make it harder to say no when the orders for dessert come round . |
| 30 | As a male sets out along a branch , he leans over sideways , lifts one of his back legs and carefully expels a few drops of urine on to the sole of his foot . |