Example sentences of "of [noun] [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | See if we got that bottle of whisky got a bottle of Bells . |
| 2 | The Forest of Dean covers an area of 27,000 acres . |
| 3 | Fierce opposition to a plan to build the incinerator at Cinderford in the Forest of Dean prompted a public enquiry , which refused permission . |
| 4 | When baking in combination with the hot air mode , the touch of a button releases an instant cloud of moisture giving a smooth and glazed surface , and ensuring that the dough rises evenly . |
| 5 | Tough frontier folk that they were , the Ostlanders fought as hard as they could , and the Count of Ostland gathered an army to fight the green tide . |
| 6 | Meantime , Brian Bell of Bangor scored an impressive victory in the men 's 100m freestyle with a time of 52.70 . |
| 7 | The Republic of Vanuatu became an independent member of the Commonwealth in July 1980 . |
| 8 | The Republic of Vanuatu became an independent member of the Commonwealth in July 1980 . |
| 9 | A promising early phase of play brought a sloppy opening goal in the 13th minute , when Hamilton lodged a long kick into the heart of the Dundee United half . |
| 10 | For Piaget , the activity of play represents a major advance in the ability of the child to control its own environment and engage in a variety of strategies . |
| 11 | The game could also provide links to the new topic by various levels of play providing a variety of challenges . |
| 12 | Rules of play became a priority and the pit on the 3rd in front of the tee was temporarily classed as a hazard , the player having to drop and lose distance . |
| 13 | Parties for the Warwickshire team at Cranmer 's Saltdean bungalow on one of the evenings after the close of play became a tradition . |
| 14 | The process of assessment incorporates a number of key elements and involves the assessors ( including users and carers ) in bringing to bear a wide range of observational , communication , interpersonal , cognitive , and analytic skills . |
| 15 | These examples of assessment illustrate a variety of purposes , including : |
| 16 | The introduction of the national curriculum and new modes of assessment provide a context for the study . |
| 17 | A trout can detect the smell of chemicals of shrimp diluted a thousand million times , while the sensitivity of an eel is a thousand million times greater still . |
| 18 | We are living in a remarkable time , when the conflict of opinions renders a firm foundation of knowledge indispensable … |
| 19 | No doubt but the discharging of all the cannon and musketry at the Field of Waterloo caused an injury to the normal temperament of the sky . ’ |
| 20 | ( The field of Waterloo has a special significance for the regiment ) . |
| 21 | Bishop Forck of Berlin-Brandenburg gave an account of his negotiations with the Mayor of Berlin at the beginning of the week . |
| 22 | The Fijian traditional communal system of livelihood has a tendency to restrict initiative for commercial expansion and development so that there is a need to modify commercial values to meet with the demands of modern commercialism , This , in a nutshell , is what the Yalavou project sets out 10 do . |
| 23 | Archbishop William Temple when headmaster of Repton had a complete mental recall of Bradshaw and would set as an imposition for an errant boy the best way of travelling from Great Yarmouth to Exeter or Penrith to Ipswich without touching London , complete with changes and times . |
| 24 | However , it is well recognised by conservationists that the modern pace and scale of change poses a threat which is quite unprecendented . |
| 25 | The Lord of Change cast a bolt of magical power . |
| 26 | The patterns of change constitute an important source of information in many fields of urban history , and this project will explore the experience of Glasgow — the ‘ second city ’ of the Empire . |
| 27 | The patterns of change constitute an important source of information in many fields of urban history , and this project will explore the experience of Glasgow — the ‘ second city ’ of the Empire . |
| 28 | In Fig. 7.1 2/d ) the rate of change of freewheeling current is large and negative when the winding is turned off , but the decay is reversed by the motional voltage and the rate of change reaches a positive maximum . |
| 29 | In the end , wherever NIREX held ‘ consultation ’ meetings , its teams of experts met a frosty reception . |
| 30 | He indicated that multiparty elections would be held in six months at the earliest , and appointed a commission of experts to draft a constitution , as well as an election law and an election timetable . |