Example sentences of "of [noun prp] is [verb] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | THE Beast of Exmoor is believed to be on the prowl again after a giant mystery cat terrified a family on a lonely road . |
| 2 | And now , 5 years on , the City of Hereford is stirring to the call of the cup . |
| 3 | Analogically the sacrament can certainly be understood as ‘ sacrifice ’ in the sense that if it partakes of the reality it represents , the ‘ once-for-all ’ sacrifice of Calvary is applied to us as we celebrate the victory as well as the mystery of the cross . |
| 4 | The Bank of England is understood to be keeping a watch as discussions continue between Eurotunnel and its four agent banks , which include the Midland and National Westminster . |
| 5 | I hope councillor has n't been puzzling about this question because I think she should have had adequate warning erm the cycling part of working party was agreed by city board on the ninth of on the seventh of December is to come to an end and such work has er relates to cycling within a new transport working party . |
| 6 | A visit or television viewing of the House of Commons is recommended to anyone wanting to watch all these ploys and many more in action . |
| 7 | The offer of Jesus is made to the sick , the poor and the bereaved of every nation , not just the Jews . |
| 8 | THE first practical testing of a sonar device to help submarines detect the presence of fishing boats in the Firth of Clyde is expected to be carried out over the weekend of 3 April . |
| 9 | It is in a similar way that the existence of God is revealed to us . |
| 10 | " If because of this the kingdom of God is closed to me , there is nothing I can do about it , for I ca n't return these things . |
| 11 | Next I proceed to what may be called conservative Christologies , Christologies in which the maleness of Christ is said to be of the very essence of Christology . |
| 12 | It is used in a narrow sense in the context of the Parliament Act procedure as requiring certification by the Speaker with the consequence that the delaying power of the House of Lords is restricted to one month . |
| 13 | Great Britain , for example , has two chambers — the House of Commons and the House of Lords , but the power of the House of Lords is restricted to the possibility of delaying legislation passed by the Commons for a short period and trying to make amendments to bills , if the government is prepared to accept them . |
| 14 | A PARAGRAPH in last weekend 's Observer claims that the Bishop of Durham is talking to an advertising agency ‘ DMB&B ’ about more effective ways of getting the message across . |
| 15 | of the population of Britain is subjected to similar average levels to those in Bridge and Medway Roads . |
| 16 | Edward Spelman , the translator of Dionysius of Halicarnassus , was apparently the author of the pamphlet published anonymously in 1743 with the title " A fragment of the sixth book of Polybius … to which is prefixed a preface , wherein the system of Polybius is applied to the government of England . " |
| 17 | The parish church of Burnsall is dedicated to St Wilfrid , and the highlight of St Wilfrid 's Feast in this Dales village is a fell race . |
| 18 | The Duchess of York is reported to be receiving psychiatric help and has therefore fallen victim of the classic dilemma . |
| 19 | The Duke of York is thought to be away on naval duties and the Duchess of York , believed not to have been invited , was in Birkenhead touring flats for young people with learning difficulties . |
| 20 | ‘ Not if getting rid of Osbern of Eu is going to be the point at issue , ’ Thorfinn said . |
| 21 | The Annual Meeting of the Honorary Bailiffs of the Water of Leith is arranged to be held on Monday , 30 November 1992 at 10.00 am , Lothian Regional Council , Headquarters , George IV Bridge . |
| 22 | So the cost of Prestel is going to be a local phone call plus an access fee , for the time you 're connected , and any extra charges you notch up by looking at paid-for pages ( the price per page is always in the top right-hand corner and you 're warned if you 're about to run up a charge ) . |
| 23 | The role of Wood is reckoned to be going to JOHNNY DEPP , who Burton directed in Edward Scissorhands . |
| 24 | If there were not this evidence that at this point he is only hazily in command of what he is doing , we might ask — though to no purpose , I think — whether Eleanor 's fiddling of her uncle into the see of Canterbury is presented to us for our approval , or the reverse . |