Example sentences of "of [noun] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A little drop of whisky does you good . |
| 2 | Another sip of whisky cleared his brow and restored his prevailing expression of geniality . |
| 3 | I think now of the way the shaggy but emaciated-looking , dull-eyed sheep who wander so wearily about the paths and tracks of the Forest of Dean find their way into the brick bus shelters on nights such as this . |
| 4 | Can a positive image of lesbianism promote it ? |
| 5 | Sybil had composed a poem about dead flowers , each quatrain ending with the line ‘ And the spent petals fall , one by one , to the ground ’ , which she read aloud to a receptive audience , a note of melancholy in her voice and a trace of moisture dimming her eyes . |
| 6 | After the battle Orc tribes came from the Forest of Shadows , swelling Azhag 's horde still further , but the Count of Ostland built his defences well and Wolfenburg held out . |
| 7 | The passengers who use an airport will think it too barren of temperament to have anything so interesting as an atmosphere , but for the people who work there its moods are as mutable and contagious as any other place 's . |
| 8 | Some themes of the assembly therefore were giver of life sustain your creation spirit of truth set us free spirit of unity reconcile your people Holy Spirit transform and sanctify us . |
| 9 | The difficulties the administration encountered in enforcing the collection of taxes made it impossible for it to maintain a flow of funds to the king in Flanders , and Edward was now suffering the severest financial embarrassment . |
| 10 | As far as quality of play went it was probably the worst since I took over . ’ |
| 11 | The style of play suits him . |
| 12 | Now when you do this sort of assessment do you take into consideration the amount of money I have to pay to go and stay a night at a place like this ? |
| 13 | Figure 2 shows that as well as providing values of isotope shifts we can use RFS to measure the amount , or abundance , of a particular isotope in a sample . |
| 14 | And Lancaster was just the sort of geezer to know his solicitor 's telephone number off by heart . |
| 15 | She heard the key turn in the lock and a fear that was just short of primitive assailed her . |
| 16 | Many of the species of owl swallow their prey whole and so there is minimal breakage of postcranial elements . |
| 17 | Graham was supported by Manchester City boss Peter Reid who said : ‘ Wright 's a quality player , the sort of striker to keep you on your toes . ’ |
| 18 | Westerly Yachts of Waterlooville displayed their Typhoon 37 and an Oceanmaster , while the agents for Sigma and Moody showed a Sigma 38 and a Moody 375 respectively . |
| 19 | ‘ We believe the efforts of states to force their will upon nations ( whether within or without the state 's frontiers ) are the essential causes of almost every conflict and war in the world , ’ it declares . |
| 20 | In the longer term the problems arose from a combination of factors including the economic recession ( which had badly affected the revenues from corporate , property and sales taxes which provided the bulk of state incomes ) , the legal obligation of states to balance their budgets , the recent trend of the Reagan and Bush administrations to transfer financial obligations from central to local government , and a rapid escalation in the demands on welfare and prison programmes . |
| 21 | The Ministers resolved to oppose any unilateral bans on the import of tropical timber , and declared the sovereign right of states to develop their own natural resources . |
| 22 | Many writers in this issue and many community health workers in general would readily admit the importance of the political setting of health care and the importance of the political will of states to encourage/allow their citizens some measure of control over their health , another constant factor in this question of control . |
| 23 | Handful of states decide who will be next President |
| 24 | However , this Proposal was originally issued in 1972 , and was re-issued in 1983 following discussions with the European Parliament and the Economic and Social Committee ; its lack of progress reflects its controversial nature , and its future advance is unlikely to be rapid . |
| 25 | What inversion of values makes us to look upon such aberrations as though they were a reflection of natural laws ? |
| 26 | This uncertainty might , on the one hand , encourage social commentators in the attitude expressed by a writer in The Economist in 1848 : ‘ In our condition suffering and evil are nature 's admonitions ; they can not be got rid of ; and the impatient attempts of benevolence to banish them from the world by legislation , before benevolence has learnt their object and their end , have always been productive of more evil than good . ’ |
| 27 | Lemos resigned on March 25 , allegedly in indignation at the failure of Barco to defend him against opposition charges . |
| 28 | If , however , the Chancellor was hoping for a variety of opinions to give him maximum freedom of manoeuvre in next month 's Budget , he will be only too happy with the report . |
| 29 | Sue Baker of Hammicks found it dull . |
| 30 | Gave him a stiff sentence in a House of Correction to teach him better ways . |