Example sentences of "of [noun sg] [noun] [adv] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One day in 1826 I brought a box of toy soldiers home from Leeds . |
| 2 | They were typical of apprentice lads all over England . |
| 3 | Sacha was a victim of skin cancer early in his career and suffered from cancer of the thyroid in 1971 . |
| 4 | The Deputy Under Secretary rubbed his nose , watched a flake of skin pirouette down to the opened pages of the file . |
| 5 | Patrick obediently closed his eyes , feeling the sun warm and orange on his eyelids , hearing the click of the old woman 's scissors , feeling cold strands of hair drift occasionally across his face . |
| 6 | The leaders of populist movements may be much more dependent upon receiving continuous high levels of electoral and political support , and hence unable to prevent mass demands turning the normal process of elite competition temporarily into a monistic system of domination . |
| 7 | However , it is generally acknowledged that to reduce the consumption of fat in our daily diet will almost certainly reduce the risk of heart disease along with other medical conditions . |
| 8 | Standing dumb and immobilized in Doyle 's hands , Jinny felt the last grains of fight trickle out of her . |
| 9 | Towers of brick reach up to the sky , |
| 10 | aha , and we will have to think about some sort of contingency fund around to , for replacements whatever |
| 11 | At top of field turn right on cross-track ( VW waymark ) , and after 100 yds turn left through right-hand of two fields alongside fence on left . |
| 12 | A further link can be forged to the discussion of inequality measurement above via the Atkinson ( 1970 ) inequality index ( AI ) , which can be related to the isoelastic function discussed in chapter 1 ( see also Stratmann 1990 ) . |
| 13 | A brief reminder to the reader of the nature of these uncertainties , without going into a lengthy digression on them , may serve to emphasise the point that this structural change , as much as the other kinds , added to the dilemmas of decision makers both in business and in government . |
| 14 | The review of wave energy currently under way is due to report early next year . |
| 15 | It is hoped that the experiment will suggest a solution to the perennial problem of teaching English effectively to Nigerian children . |
| 16 | One of the great advantages of MEDAU which also sets this method of teaching movement apart from so many of today 's exercise programmes is its adaptability to meet almost every specialised need in the community . |
| 17 | Organised by Lingotto Fiere , this exhibition has invested a great deal of its hopes in a rigorous vetting system which is intended to bring the level of buyer reassurance up to that , for example , of the Grosvenor House Fair . |
| 18 | Increasingly , candidates for political leadership have seen the balance of advantage swing away from those who control organizational resources towards those with ‘ media recognition ’ — a public profile calculated to secure them appropriate media coverage with the new mass selectorate that chooses presidential candidates or party leaders . |
| 19 | Hans Weber , a frail , piercingly blue-eyed Swiss , had been a sea-captain here in the early 1900s specializing in smuggling Bird of Paradise feathers back to Europe when they were all the rage for ladies ' hats . |
| 20 | Many , though , might still agree with Mr Harold Macmillan , who said in his 1956 Budget speech : ‘ To tell the truth , I have often thought of Budget Day rather like a school speech day — a bit of a bore , but there it is . ’ |
| 21 | His budget of March 1987 took the standard rate of income tax down to 27p , and in all a huge budget surplus of over £16 billion was recorded . |
| 22 | The Pigalle restaurant celebrated a general election thirty years ago by dressing a line of chorus girls exclusively in blue , red and yellow rosettes . |
| 23 | It has brought together expertise in pedagogy , learning resources , library provision and a range of curriculum subjects both at county level and in each school , and this has inevitably been an occasion of staff development and awareness-raising for all those involved . |
| 24 | The report , which therefore predates WAB , will be presented to the University for its consideration and will carry considerable weight because its membership , which comprises a majority of university members together with representatives from public sector higher education , consists of men of influence . |
| 25 | Companies profit from access to a network of university expertise far beyond individual scheme programmes and graduate associates mature rapidly , Dr Burge . |
| 26 | Companies profit from access to a network of university expertise far beyond individual scheme programmes and graduate associates mature rapidly , Dr Burge . |
| 27 | There were a good many farmers ' sons going in the doors of University College today for the first time . |
| 28 | The surprise defeat of Puma Sunderland away to Top Spin Darlington meant that with two games in hand Ilkley need to win only one of their last two matches to be the North-East representatives in the area play-offs . |
| 29 | Despite this concern , from the point of view of health care planning , the principle of funding authorities basically on a weighted per capita basis , with no allowance for cross-boundary flow , is to be welcomed . |
| 30 | Note : The said sum of £240 is made up of £180 allowed from arrears of rent charge down to 24th October 1895 , and £60 for two years arrears at £30 per annum down to 24th October 1897 . |