Example sentences of "type of [noun] [verb] [prep] [art] " in BNC.

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1 This type of problem stems from the fact that no one is equally mature in all facets of his personality .
2 The other type of attachment relies upon a spring , which needs to be pressed in order to allow the loop of the collar to be secured .
3 We have no equivalent organisation and there is no question that the type of expertise provided by the EPA was not available to us .
4 This type of assessment consists of a series of questions which the student answers by selecting the correct response(s) from those presented in the accompanying grid .
5 An alternative explanation for the more favourable results at endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography is that the type of stricture encountered by the two techniques is different , percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography being preferred when imaging suggests a high stricture and endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography when it is low .
6 Using pigment analysis , cross-section analysis , energy dispersive X-ray microanalysis ( EDX ) , laser microspectral analysis ( LMA ) and X-rays among other techniques , Dr Roy and his colleagues were able to show how these great paintings evolved , from the type of canvases used to the pigments and the painting techniques themselves .
7 ‘ threatening or abusive or insulting words or behaviour or distribute or display to another person any writing , sign or other visible representation , namely … which is threatening , abusive or insulting ’ The type of actions used by the offender should be explained in the witness statement(s) .
8 This is a new type of licence introduced by the Act .
9 This is also a new type of licence introduced by the Act .
10 One type of bird found on the slopes are Ptarnigan — *
11 Cellulite is the particularly ugly type of fat found around the hips , thighs and upper arms .
12 Terrestrial ages determined on Antarctic chondrites ( the most abundant type of meteorite found throughout the world , see Box 2 ) range from about 1000 to 700 000 years , with some clustering of ages in the range of 300 000 to 600 000 years .
13 Thallium poisoning created a set of symptoms exactly matching a series found in a type of polyneuritis known as the Guillain-Barré syndrome .
14 This looks almost inescapably like a type of variation according to the referential category represented by the noun — i.e. not really a matter of syntactic relation at all — and this impression is strengthened by his further remark , " Having provided for the two extremes of referent-modification and reference-modification , we can now assess the blending that frequently — perhaps more often than not — takes place between the two . "
15 DSM 's work has two purposes : to attempt to solve some of the practical difficulties associated with successful restoration , such as dampness and the type of pigments used in the paintings ; and to judge some the hypotheses put forward by art historians on their scientific merit ( this is being done with the plasterwork from St Servatius ) .
16 The type of sampling used in the five community studies is quotasampling , and our main concern is not to claim absolute representativeness for the whole city , but to guard ourselves against the accusation that our informants might be hand-picked from amongst friends and neighbours — or , worse , from our students .
17 Having consulted the therapists about the best type of activity to choose for the patient , you may be able to work out how best to interest and amuse the patient through your knowledge of what he enjoyed doing before his stroke or head injury .
18 Of more importance perhaps , has been the marked shift in attitude shown by many environmental and community groups in valuing the type of activity promoted by the Campaign .
19 It needs to give details of the type of person seen by the organisation as most able to succeed in the foreign environment .
20 They probably have a clearer idea of the type of person needed in the post .
21 The women who had this type of machine complained about the considerable amount of work still required of the housewife , and the mess on the kitchen floor to be cleared up afterwards .
22 It is also the cheapest type of wood used in the manufacture of easels .
23 It is also the cheapest type of wood used in the manufacture of easels .
24 Built mainly of wood , the rectangular boarded body of this type of mill turns on a central post to face the wind .
25 The type of terminology used in a business letter taken from the domain of banking is relatively well used in everyday life and consequently well understood .
26 It was suggested that the type of work undertaken by the centres should be restricted but that they should be free of those rules of professional etiquette ( e.g. advertising and touting for business ) which would inhibit their work .
27 The type of work undertaken in the EPH and the functional groups responsible can be summarised as follows :
28 The type of work done by a solicitor is well known .
29 I refer to the type of work produced by the fugitive and clandestine presses which , in their nature , usually had a ready and eager public not too scrupulous in its handling of reading matter .
30 What hard-pressed commercial producers must do from now on , is to make doubly sure that the terminal sires and female replacements they select , will deliver the type of lambs demanded by an increasingly discerning market .
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