Example sentences of "of [noun prp] [be] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The first consequence of the battle of Maserfelth was that Penda was left as sole king of the Mercians , without question the most powerful Mercian ruler so far to have emerged in the midlands . |
| 2 | The most significant feature of Taos is that the kernel takes up just 13Kb of memory — and is blindingly fast on complex applications such as graphics ray tracing . |
| 3 | The most significant feature of Taos is that the kernel takes up just 13Kb of memory — and is blindingly fast on complex applications such as graphics ray tracing . |
| 4 | The two basic postulates of SR are as follows : firstly the laws of physics take the same form in all inertial frames , i.e. in all frames which are moving with constant velocity with respect to the frame of the distant galaxies ; secondly the velocity of light is a constant c . |
| 5 | It is doubtful whether either of these distinctions would bear scrutiny on the broader canvas of moral and social philosophy : the moral thrust of Caldwell is that people are often just as much to blame for failing to think as they are for thinking about their actions and its consequences , and this very argument was applied to rape in the paragraphs above . |
| 6 | Taken to its logical conclusion ( and the advantage of Baudrillard is that he does just this ) , this view entails a denial of all signification . |
| 7 | A major strength of Henley is that students are drawn from all over the world and bring with them knowledge of many different cultures . |
| 8 | What I know of Moscow is that you keep your nose clean and do the work you 've set out to achieve , and that way there 's no hassle . |
| 9 | ‘ My own impression of Ian is that he 's outstanding as an administrator , ’ said the Archdeacon with real surprise . |
| 10 | And , on the other side , one outcome of the Truce of Orléans was that Charles took the abbacy of Ferrières away from Odo and gave it to a member of the community whose chief recommendation ( with still more pull than his fine scholarship ) was a readiness to commit himself to Charles . |
| 11 | The theology of SPRED is that every human experience contains a hidden truth about God , His plan , His world and our lives . |
| 12 | My only criticism of Improv is that importing data from conventional spreadsheets an be a pain , and its hooks into databases are poor . |
| 13 | One of the points taken on behalf of S. was that the notice was invalid because as soon as he was charged the Director 's investigation came to an end , carrying away with it the power to call for information from third parties . |
| 14 | It was a considerable party : 2,000 men in twenty ships , and headed by an intemperate ruffian whose only qualification for replacing Balboa as Governor of Darién was that his wife was the daughter of one of Isabella 's ladies-in-waiting . |
| 15 | Blanche tiptoed over and remembered the face from the photograph of Tatyana 's that she had borrowed . |
| 16 | You can do some of Richard 's that I 'm supposed |
| 17 | In other words , the basic premise behind the establishment of RMCs was that they should be centres of excellence , performing a co-ordinating role for the provision of management education and its development in their regions . |
| 18 | All she knew of Travis was that he despised her and believed her to be a thief . |
| 19 | Another feature of DLT is that it will ask for a yes or no answer before deleting each file , you can also delete only files with a specific extension in a specific directory e.g. DLT C : \*.; |
| 20 | The other lure of Tuscany is that its history is on the surface . |
| 21 | This has always seemed to make sense , despite the Scots ' own tendency to be caught with a wardrobe of empty coat-hangers and crumpled piles , and one 's fear on behalf of England is that they are running out of time in which to find a dinner jacket . |
| 22 | And I I think I must say that i it 's well certainly in Nottingham , my experience is that the church of England is and perhaps other churches , are more aware of this than the catholic church is . |
| 23 | Current average hourly earnings in Cheshire as compared with the North West and the rest of England are as follows : |
| 24 | In 1989 Clifford Longley , writing in The Times , asserted that the only hope for the Church of England was that the evangelicals take it over ! |
| 25 | The comparatively peaceful existence of Fromebridge was but a few short years from being shattered , for in 1760 the mill came into the hands of Joseph Fairthorne and his industrious partners , William and John Purnell . |
| 26 | The obvious interpretation of the Second Book of Maccabees is that its author was interested in propagating the celebration of the Feast of the Purification of the Temple among Egyptian Jews . |
| 27 | The view of Flaxton is that the greenbelt should be kept tight round the urban area of York city , and it is because of that view that we think whether there is a need for a new settlement depends basically on the numbers game into which we can not go . |
| 28 | ‘ The big difference in the League of Ireland is that we can train on Saturdays as well as two nights a week — because our matches are played on Sunday . |
| 29 | ‘ The big difference in the League of Ireland is that we can train on Saturdays as well as two nights a week — because our matches are played on Sunday . |
| 30 | The value of ITED is that it pinpoints strengths and weaknesses precisely . ’ |