Example sentences of "of the [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The punctuation mark ( , ) of the least separation indicated between parts of a sentence ; also used to separate groups of figures ( 4,7,25 etc ) . |
| 2 | Quite suddenly whether Anne worried or what she thought were not of the least importance . |
| 3 | In defence of the faith , in defence of his crown , he had no choice but to stand rigidly upon the law , but every cutting off of the least citizen was a maiming of his own nation and his own body , and he found no remedy against the grief and horror into which his own procedures cast him . |
| 4 | The jaws are independent so the ring has to be centred carefully to permit turning with the removal of the least amount of material . |
| 5 | Perhaps you could acquire a taste for decaffeinated coffee or one of the many herb or fruit teas . |
| 6 | The campaign has been given an extra edge as it is one of the many school ‘ constituencies ’ throughout Britain to be featured on the BBC 's Newsround programme . |
| 7 | If you want to change the graphics image that Windows uses for the icon , click on the CHANGE ICON option button and select one of the many icon designs on offer . |
| 8 | They would be perfectly well served by one of the many word processing packages that supports page printers such as the HP LaserJet and can incorporate simple graphics ; WordPerfect 5.0 , Samna 's Ami and Windows Word being typical examples . |
| 9 | The more accomplished players gain additional encouragement from their membership of , and loyalty to , one of the many music centres which have sprung up in every part of the country . |
| 10 | When the Canadian Northern reached Vancouver in 1915 , it reclaimed land at False Creek , one of the many land reclamation schemes which facilitated the building of railway stations as far apart as Bombay and Auckland — and built a massive classical station . |
| 11 | There is the choice of either staying in one of the Halls of Residence where there are full Catering and Bar facilities available or in one of the many University Self-Catering Flats . |
| 12 | He stresses that formal planning can only be one of the many building blocks which determine corporate strategy . |
| 13 | comments you could consider entering it or part of it in one of the many fiction competitions or submitting it in total to a which takes fiction . |
| 14 | He left Ranulf and Maltote to feed their faces in one of the many pie shops which stood just within the walls of the palace and pushed his way through the crowds , taking the path around the Great Hall to the buildings beyond . |
| 15 | The general health of older people might be improved if they were able to rid themselves of the many ageist attitudes that surround the issue , and were able to feel more positive about their health prospects . |
| 16 | I had heard of the many mercy missions of the ruler 's private planes . |
| 17 | Of the many marble figures offered to Athena on the Acropolis some have attributes of the goddess , but the great majority are girls with nothing to suggest that they are she ; many have inscriptions showing that they were given by men ; and they seem to be simply themselves , servants or companions for the deity . |
| 18 | It can hardly have been on account of the unanimous beliefs of the many Home Secretaries who passed through the department during the period — though it has to be said that only one , Roy Jenkins , showed any real interest in the issue and he did what he could to achieve action . |
| 19 | Mention has already been made of the many Home Corners with more than one ‘ room ’ . |
| 20 | The killing in Hrothgar 's meadhall described in the ensuing passage was clearly the origin of the many Country House murders which were to feature in Hercule Poirot 's investigations . |
| 21 | We were just finishing our tour of the many dressing , examination , and clinic rooms off the Hall when Mrs Fields was summoned to Matron 's Office to discuss her next holiday dates . |
| 22 | You can buy one of the many reproduction plaster or fibre-glass cornices by the foot and have it added to your room just under the ceiling or , if you can not afford this luxury , go for a stylish compromise with a paper border . |
| 23 | I said on one of the many phone calls clogging the satellite links between the Gulf and London . |
| 24 | Sir , Congratulations to Catherine Paice on reporting of the many pollution problems faced by farmers throughout the UK ( Features , June 21 ) . |
| 25 | Big ships were heading seawards , the haven 's handsome pilot cutter Hakin was going about her business ( when I 'm terribly old , I 'd quite fancy a motor-cruiser based on her hull ) , and from one of the many sailing clubs , Mirror dinghies were towed across the calm water for a championship race . |
| 26 | Alternatively , take one of the many cable cars or the ‘ Zugspitze ’ Germany 's highest mountain railway — to enjoy spectacular views in clear mountain air , or to sip a coffee in one of the altitude restaurants . |
| 27 | You will have attended one of the many art schools or polytechnics . |
| 28 | The Carlton Girls , one of the many Tiller troupes who worked on the exhausting cine-variety circuits |
| 29 | All of the many degree courses offered at the University of Edinburgh are listed in the tables of the section ‘ Degree Course Requirements ’ . |
| 30 | Here we had The chance to ride in one of the many steam trains . |