Example sentences of "of [noun prp] for [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However all these composers are overshadowed in historical importance by a Flemish master of all-round achievement , Adrian Willaert ( c. 1490–1562 ) , pupil of Mouton in Paris , who served the court of Ferrara for several years from 1522 but went to Venice as magister cappellae at St. Mark 's in 1527 and spent the rest of his life there . |
| 2 | It may happen that the optimal tableau of LPk for some k has for all in a row i containing a structural variable x r and is not integral . |
| 3 | 1992–93 will be remembered as a good year for the University of Stirling for many reasons . |
| 4 | Stunned by the heat , they roamed the streets of Ajaccio for several days , visiting its churches and bars and trying to equip themselves with some understanding of their new surroundings . |
| 5 | The relatively detailed information in the annals and in the correspondence of Alcuin for this phase of the reign of Eardwulf enables us to perceive more clearly than is usually the case the way in which an attempt to challenge a Northumbrian king could embrace both internal dissent and external interference . |
| 6 | Late the following morning he had telephoned to inform her that he would be out of Taiwan for some days as a problem requiring his personal attention had arisen at the commercial recording studio he owned in Singapore . |
| 7 | Sometimes the ambivalence took an unexpected turn , as when the rebels under Odo , bishop of Bayeux , held the town and castle of Rochester for many weeks against his nephew , King William Rufus , in 1088 . |
| 8 | Sole at the heart of Scotland for many years to come Robert Armstrong on the consummate skills of the new national captain . |
| 9 | The trip , featuring two Tests , is an integral part of the build-up to the 1991 World Cup , and , significantly , Paterson — the 46-year-old managing director of a hosiery firm — was also confirmed yesterday as manager of Scotland for that tournament . |
| 10 | Firstly , it is a family archive covering the period since the thirteenth century ; secondly , the dukes of Norfolk have been Earls Marshal and Hereditary Marshals of England for many centuries ; and finally , as the family has adhered to the old religion , many documents have an important bearing on English ( Roman ) Catholic history . |
| 11 | As ‘ Lilla ’ has been kept in the South of England for many years its trip to Bala gives Northern fans of these locos a chance to see this one of two in British preservation . |
| 12 | Pravda claims that red mercury was first synthesised in 1968 and has been smuggled out of Russia for many years . |
| 13 | We , in the election and we should , and we should wait for America and try and advise America a a and , and take a view , a a it oh o otherwise madness lies , if there were people who gon na make deals with bits of Russia for this grievance we 're gon na be in a terrible state . |
| 14 | A no-through-road follows the coast of the northern headland of Gairloch for several miles , supplying small townships and crofts along the way . |
| 15 | The alliances did not survive the overthrow of Eadwine for any length of time . |
| 16 | The search for a proper definition has certainly been on in the House of Commons for several years . |
| 17 | They lobbied the House of Commons for more resources and support for youth work , and later enjoyed tea with Mr Derek Foster , the MP for Bishop Auckland . |
| 18 | At the Manor Ground they 'll remember ; remember the 3rd of November for some time . |
| 19 | He says : ‘ I have worked very closely with the University of Bristol for many years . |
| 20 | He lived in the town of Cambridge for more years of his life than in any other town , and this though he managed during his life to live in nine different towns and in one village . |
| 21 | The Royal is to be congratulated on introducing Direct Access Endoscopy , ( DAE ) , however your readers may be interested to know that Northern Board patients have enjoyed the benefit of DAE for some time . |
| 22 | Geac Computer Corp , Aprkham , Ontario has made another acquisition , picking up Computer Library Services International ( Australia ) Pty Ltd of Melbourne for some $800,000 . |
| 23 | The gestures MUST communicate the MESSAGE of the Word of God for that day . |
| 24 | Church planting is , I sense , so much at the heart of God for this country at this moment . |
| 25 | But suppose we drop the subject of Elise for this evening ? |
| 26 | The House of Lords for this purpose consists of the Lord Chancellor ( who sits infrequently ) and the Lords of Appeal in Ordinary ( Law Lords , of whom there are not more than eleven ) . |
| 27 | The year 1726 saw this difficulty emerge in an aggravated form in the county of Stirling , where two candidates came forward to challenge the re-election of MacFarlane of Kirkton , who had enjoyed the endorsement of the Duke of Montrose for several years past . |
| 28 | I have been extremely interested in the youth of Shropshire for many years and I try to express this by such activities as being a confirmation catechist , working with young adults with physical and mental disabilities and also attending a week 's work experience at Dehon House . |
| 29 | made what was to be the last club trip out of Britain for many years when they travelled to Dublin , and played a football match on Easter Monday . |
| 30 | ‘ I was captain of Darlington for many years so I know what it is like in his job . |