Example sentences of "of a [noun] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In order to drive the model servos from the serial port of a computer a protocol converter is required to translate messages squirted out of the port into pulses that the servos can understand . |
| 2 | Pursuing , perhaps riskily , a computer analogy we can argue that while the body resembles the hardware of a computer the mind comprises the software , the programmes that analyse and organize information to produce responses to inputs . |
| 3 | But he revealed : ‘ That 's without a shadow of a doubt the hardest game I have ever played in . ’ |
| 4 | DIARY OF A MINK-WATCHER The cameraman 's revelations . |
| 5 | It was just dawn in Shepherd 's Bush , and he could make out without the flame of a candle the narrow , tightly packed words crabbing across the paper . |
| 6 | Gardeners Roadshow Owing to the inability of obtaining the services of a speaker the meeting had to be cancelled . |
| 7 | Gardeners Roadshow Owing to the inability of obtaining the services of a speaker the meeting had to be cancelled . |
| 8 | Pre-tax profits dropped almost 44 p.c. last year to £62m after provisions of £10m for rationalisation costs and the benefits of a £7m a year contribution from a pensions holiday . |
| 9 | There was some friction in their relationship beneath the surface , since MacArthur wished to determine the nature of a peace treaty and for purposes of formal ratification of a treaty the circumstances in which a peace conference met ; it was his intention that a conference should be held in Tokyo under his own chairmanship . |
| 10 | After all , she 's hit the headlines on numerous occasions , what with smashing up the inside of a taxi a couple of years ago and then being done for speeding twice in the space of about 15 minutes . |
| 11 | After completing three quarters of a loop the model is reluctant to pull out of the ensuing dive . |
| 12 | Following a casualty which results in the total loss of a vessel the remains of which are causing an obstruction or a danger to other shipping , the Policyholder may be requested by a Harbour Master or Receiver of Wrecks to remove the vessel . |
| 13 | The men had sent their families to the relative security of a schoolhouse a mile down the road . |
| 14 | You might get a bit of a mixture a few other birds not always sparrows . |
| 15 | For n moles of a gas the equation is |
| 16 | Save for the tinnitus of a Walkman no noise came from the group , no foot-tapping or nudging , no jokes , flirts or smiles . |
| 17 | ‘ And whatever kind of a rogue the quare fella is , he 's a good son to Minnie , is n't he ? ’ |
| 18 | Moreover , if it is applied at the instant before the actual strike goes in , the loud , shrill sound has the effect of momentarily stunning an opponent , and in that brief fraction of a second a whole range of techniques can be directed towards a target . |
| 19 | In March 1979 Haferkamp visited Tokyo to discuss trade restrictions of a type the EEC is now imposing . |
| 20 | ‘ My view outlined in our company literature is that a lift is an integral part of the design and structure of a building a piece of kinetic architecture the result of creative dialogue . ’ |
| 21 | Where the property is part only of a building the draftsman should also consider whether some further visual description is necessary . |
| 22 | Where the demised property consists of part only of a building the draftsman may either include sanitary facilities in each demise or he may grant each tenant a right to use communal facilities . |
| 23 | Where the demised property is part only of a building the right should extend to entering the demised property for the purpose of repairing other parts of the building not included in the demise . |
| 24 | ( 2 ) Where on the election of a chairman an equal number of votes is given for two or more persons , the meeting shall determine by lot which of those persons shall be the chairman . |
| 25 | I was passed out after a night drinking rice wine and native beer with my band of happy , brother war correspondents in the bar of a hotel a few miles from the front . |
| 26 | Analysis of the contractor 's programmes should begin at the tender stage so that from the onset of a contract the attainability of the programme ( and thus the completion date ) have been assessed . |
| 27 | It 's sort of a water an . |
| 28 | North of Clachan Bridge it has remained as a clear bench on either side of a strait no wider than an average English lowland river . |
| 29 | Your share price seemed to take a bit of a knock the other day when Roy made some comments about referring media conglomerates to the Monopolies and Mergers Commission . |
| 30 | Most " events " are of a very short duration — in the case of a banquet a matter of a few hours — but some can last longer — in the case of certain sporting events , conferences or exhibitions several days , or even one or two weeks . |