Example sentences of "of [noun] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Neither of them had taken the slightest notice of my movements , except that Mr Parsons was already in my empty chair , and the two of them , with Ewen Mackay 's flask of whisky now standing between them , were talking about salmon fishing . |
| 2 | Above this zone the moisture content decreases upward to a point where the continuous film of moisture eventually separates into discrete droplets . |
| 3 | Since culture of PBL in the presence of cycloheximide greatly reduced ELISA index values ( mean 0.87 [ 0.11 ] ) , the antibodies detected must have been newly synthesised . |
| 4 | There is , undoubtedly , a tension between cause and consequence , but no acceptable way in which significance can be confined to the realm of an expression and consequence of unity institutionally achieved . |
| 5 | The first is that the retention by the state of taxes unlawfully exacted is particularly obnoxious , because it is one of the most fundamental principles of our law — enshrined in a famous constitutional document , the Bill of Rights 1688 — that taxes should not be levied without the authority of Parliament ; and full effect can only be given to that principle if the return of taxes exacted under an unlawful demand can be enforced as a matter of right . |
| 6 | In addition , while referring in his letter to his interpretation of s 74(a) , ICTA 1988 , the inspector of taxes completely ignores the provisions of s 401 , ICTA 1988 . |
| 7 | But can you imagine your average suddenly-made-redundant collector of taxes happily spending the rest of his or her working life scraping the scraps off the dinner plates of the overfed rich ? |
| 8 | Moore 's authoritative style of play soon brought him to the notice of the England management . |
| 9 | We get turned and cant pass back to Lukic unless its VERY safe , and even then he kicks it straight out of play so relieving the pressure on the opposition AND putting pressure on us . |
| 10 | Taken together , the evidence assembled under the four points of assessment rather suggests that the conventional model of responsible party government is at odds with the facts and so does not provide an adequate explanation for party politics and the making of public policy . |
| 11 | The rapid feedback of marks and grades on a termly basis creates an open system of assessment easily understood by students . |
| 12 | The different purposes of assessment require different kinds of assessment ; the changing content and methods of assessment also require different methods of reporting achievement . |
| 13 | Daffodils , hyacinths , bluebells and many species of lily also contain toxins . |
| 14 | He opened up a correspondence with the more pliable officers among Dara 's army and with promises of rewards secretly won over a sizeable proportion of his opponent 's force . |
| 15 | Twenty years later , Charles reminded an assembly of how " a part of the realm was assigned me by my lord and father … and in it the metropolitan see of Sens then lacked a pastor . |
| 16 | Soviet spokesmen could argue that although the USSR had for decades proselytised the notion of a national liberation or solidarity ‘ front ’ of Third World states , aligned at least politically to the Soviet bloc , it had not created regional groupings or coalitions of states militarily tied to the USSR or the Warsaw Pact and it had supported the opposition of the non-aligned states to military blocs . |
| 17 | Marx 's theory is an attempt to accept both types of accounts of the Orient and to explain the apparent unity of states often made up of previously independent units which nevertheless co-operated in great communal works such as road building ( among the Inca ) and large-scale irrigation ( in Asia ) . |
| 18 | It was known that a change was taking place and Perhaps it was felt the more because of the very success of the Concert ; humanitarian impulses and liberal assumptions had disguised the fact , axiomatic to professional diplomats , that the interests of states often conflicted . |
| 19 | As the number of states contractually linked to the Soviet Union in this manner increased , it became apparent that Moscow hoped to construct a network of loose understandings on military security with Third World states and establish Soviet relations with them on a firmer institutional basis . |
| 20 | Spencer 's emphasis on the struggle against the environment as the driving force of progress thus helped to create the popular image of ‘ Darwinism ’ . |
| 21 | The range of values normally found for σ is from about 1.5 to 2.5 as shown in table 10.1 . |
| 22 | Since our experience of institutions is frequently other than the idealistic way they strive to represent themselves , the solidity of values apparently inherited from the past are called into question . |
| 23 | For the water authorities in general the practical significance of consents is that many rivers are now substantially comprised of effluent already discharged subject to consent . |
| 24 | Ruth sat on her bed and drew towards her the unfinished drawing of lions apparently devouring people — Christians probably , from the school 's Religious Knowledge . |
| 25 | Rather , it seems , any attempt to define the conditions of differentiation already presupposes an understanding of the idea of plurality , and this is where the main problem lies ; for what makes such an understanding possible ? |
| 26 | I was horrified to find a notice at the bottom of Ben More stating No Dogs Allowed . |
| 27 | The views are magnificent : of extensive sheets of water backed by imposing heights , Cul Beag and Cul Mor filling the eastern sky and the sprawling mass of Ben More Coigach across a deep trench to the south , every prospect enhanced by the spectacular array of pinnacles in the foreground , subjects for a score of camera studies . |
| 28 | There is a lovely panorama of the bay as the road climbs beyond , the curve of the golden sands , the open expanse of sea and the massive bulk of Ben More Coigach in the background combining in a picture of surpassing beauty . |
| 29 | ( It is worth noting that titles of discourses often supply a broad explanatory context ; we might , for example , have called this extract ‘ The Piano Movers ’ , and immediately made it much more meaningful by doing so . ) |
| 30 | Lots of hairdressers now have accessory counters so why not have a rummage ? |