Example sentences of "of the [noun sg] [unc] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Several of the rotor 's advantages were immediately apparent : because of its axial symmetry the position relative to the wind is not at all as critical as with a sail . |
| 2 | The registration pack contains a registration form , which asks , among other things , for a keyword description of the user 's interests , the length of time for which the data is required and the source of funding . |
| 3 | The system must be able to form some picture ( " model " is the currently fashionable word ) of the user 's needs , competence and experience . |
| 4 | It could be done by combining a video shot of the user 's hands with the screen picture . |
| 5 | The unit changes what it ‘ sees ’ into a digital form and records this onto a floppy disc , from which the data are translated by computer into an image of the tree 's insides . |
| 6 | Sir Richard , the eldest , was probably the ‘ master Tunstall ’ who was one of the duke 's councillors and William was one of Gloucester 's feoffees . |
| 7 | Thomas Witham became one of the duke 's councillors . |
| 8 | Sir Richard , the eldest , was probably the ‘ master Tunstall ’ who was one of the duke 's councillors and William was one of Gloucester 's feoffees . |
| 9 | Thomas Witham became one of the duke 's councillors . |
| 10 | The incumbent bailie-depute , a man named Sproull , was not acceptable , for in his other capacity as commissary , Sproull was making life difficult for some of the duke 's friends , notably the duke 's ‘ vassal Dowan , whose son marryed irregularly ’ . |
| 11 | Thomas Mountford , Warwick 's retainer , acted as guarantor of an arbitration by Gloucester and was given an annuity by him after his accession , while his kinsman John was one of the duke 's chaplains . |
| 12 | Thomas Mountford , Warwick 's retainer , acted as guarantor of an arbitration by Gloucester and was given an annuity by him after his accession , while his kinsman John was one of the duke 's chaplains . |
| 13 | Georgian frontage of The Duke 's Arms , Presteigne , Powys ( Andrew Arrol ) . |
| 14 | In 1723 , for example , the member of parliament for Stirlingshire was John Graham of Killearn , the chamberlain of the Duke of Montrose , a man chiefly remembered for having been relieved of the duke 's rents at pistol point by Rob Roy MacGregor . |
| 15 | Your two agents , Calcraft and Warnham , may have been followed to London and killed by one of the Duke 's retainers or by these secret Templars . |
| 16 | Even the most powerful of the Duke 's vassals , the Counts of Angoulême , who for generations had been accustomed to act as though they were independent princes , had twice conceded defeat , in 1176 and 1179 . |
| 17 | One of the duke 's groundsmen advised me to reconnoitre a nearby converted abbey which has recently been turned into a hotel . |
| 18 | Anderson seemed to be the only person at home ; he sold them jugs of ale , small beer for the children ; James 's credit was good for a stone jar of whisky and one of the Duke 's men was detailed to carry it on his back in a wicker frame . |
| 19 | ‘ Perhaps one of the Duke 's men will turn against him … |
| 20 | More of the Duke 's men had run to the room and the noise of the fighting grew louder . |
| 21 | In the gateway on the far side stood a group of the Duke 's men . |
| 22 | Montrose also appointed a second bailie to hold his courts in the regality of Tarbolton , which was considered too detached from the main body of the duke 's superiorities to be handled by the same judge , and , in addition , the duke was himself bailie of the regality of Glasgow with power to appoint a deputy to act in his place . |
| 23 | ‘ Oh , three of the Duke 's boobies from Blair Castle came riding up with bits of paper — some rubbish about the Act . |
| 24 | A shame , then , that so few of the Discovery 's customers are likely ever to make use of these abilities . |
| 25 | The bequest must be adhered to , but adherence depends upon interpretation of the bequeather 's wishes . |
| 26 | In a still moment of total blackness she could feel the sinewed strength , the velvet softness of the dragon 's tripes . |
| 27 | She could feel the great flight of the dragon and sensed that she was high in air and travelling fast towards the sunset ; she could feel the great muscles of the dragon 's wings send ripplings down the stomach walls and she gave herself over to death . |
| 28 | Jason tells of Chiron , the great schoolmaster , half man , half horse , and the race of heroes who were taught by him ; of Medea 's tragic love for Jason , the sowing of the Dragon 's Teeth , Orpheus and his music , and a great deal more . |
| 29 | Mosaic 7 from Verulamium , ( judging by the style of the lotus buds/ calyxes in the central square and those on the arms of the saltire at Middleborough ) , might be contemporary with the Cupids mosaic ; but this is very flimsy evidence on which to base any such assessment . |
| 30 | They were ripe for change , and , as it happened , I could n't have chosen a better subject with which to widen the scope of the Church 's activities . |