Example sentences of "[verb] of [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | communication between school and University needs to be clearer to eliminate problems in timetabling of examinations , school and University holiday schedules , etc . |
| 2 | Well you 'll see that in that apology Milton appears to be conscious of the very point that I am trying to make , that is to say it might be considered out of place in this prose work to speak of myself in direct factual terms , although a poet — a poet intending to write of things unattempted yet in prose or rhyme — a poet soaring in the high region of his fancies , with his garland and singing robes about him , in other words where we ca n't or are n't really invited to make out his individual identity very clearly because it is his role as poet that concerns us , there he clearly feels it would be proper . |
| 3 | Racks and Torments ! dost think , Child , that my Limbs were made for leaping of Ditches , and clambring over Stiles ; or that my Parents wisely foreseeing my future Happiness in Country-pleasures , had early instructed me in the rural Accomplishments of drinking fat Ale , playing at Whisk , and smoaking Tobacco with my Husband ; or of spreading of Plaisters , brewing of Diet-drinks , and stilling Rosemary-Water with the good old Gentlewoman , my Mother-in-Law … . |
| 4 | The more common it is , the more people will know of others who have been divorced and they are correspondingly less likely to condemn this action . |
| 5 | Old people 's homes will know of plans to move elderly people from their own or relatives ' homes into local authority or private care . |
| 6 | They will know of patients likely to die in the near future and of patients recently permanently handicapped by their illness or injury . |
| 7 | What do you know of Woodlands Incorporated ? " |
| 8 | We did not know of tourists and helicopters . |
| 9 | The Commons Committee made field visits to the areas highlighted by FoE , and reported that in Cumbria 's Whinlatter Pass ‘ Forestry Commission officials have observed extensive dieback of shoots on Scots Pine , evidenced by browning of needles … |
| 10 | Some of the illustrations require understanding of boxplots , introduced in chapter 6 , and line fitting , introduced in the previous chapter . |
| 11 | The opportunity cost of resources are therefore relevant costs in decision-making . |
| 12 | The acquisition cost of shares , on the other hand , is not deductible . |
| 13 | Two avenues , in particular , are being explored : the replacement cost of buildings , plant and machinery , based on fire insurance values ; and current cost asset valuations contained in company accounts . |
| 14 | The loud tugging and pulling that followed — the instructions from the Colonel , instructions from the landlord , banging of levers , banging of latches — eclipsed any small performance Mrs Crump might have been inclined to give and when the company was finally re-seated she was wise enough to let it pass . |
| 15 | The loud tugging and pulling that followed — the instructions from the Colonel , instructions from the landlord , banging of levers , banging of latches — eclipsed any small performance Mrs Crump might have been inclined to give and when the company was finally re-seated she was wise enough to let it pass . |
| 16 | One consequence of this was that many stories were not really about events but merely reports or rewrites of speeches made by leading politicians at events . |
| 17 | Additionally , it is wise to keep our partner apprised of decisions being made , if for no other reason than avoiding them feeling left out . |
| 18 | ‘ The highest standards of personal morality are expected of bishops , clergy and all Christians who have personal responsibility for others . |
| 19 | But these tasks are not expected of students because they are quasi-research activities . |
| 20 | Admittedly , disciplines vary in the extent to which a personal response is expected of students . |
| 21 | First , the SIB has been given power , by virtue of ns.47A(1) , to issue Statements of Principle with respect to the conduct and financial standing expected of persons authorized to carry on investment business . |
| 22 | It was a great success , judging by the comments I heard afterwards , not only for enabling our volunteers to play an influential role in the local plans process , but for generating a sympathetic under- standing of the difficult balancing act expected of planners ! |
| 23 | Inside the Citadel , in Bissett 's opinion , there was little that was innovative , much that was wasteful — but then what else could be expected of engineers ? |
| 24 | The specification of the qualities expected of members provides only the most general idea of how they will fit in . |
| 25 | The purpose of this Code of Conduct is to set out the standards of professional conduct expected of members of the Association and to indicate what matters may be regarded by the Disciplinary Committee as being contrary to the aims , objects and interests of the Association or contrary to the profession of librarianship . |
| 26 | Group norms are common standards of social and work behaviour expected of members of the group . |
| 27 | Writing and reporting skills are now much more sophisticated than even five years ago , and much more is expected of nurses and health visitors in completing documentation , preparing care plans and relating progress and evaluation reports , and in providing background reports for the information and assistance of other health professionals . |
| 28 | By laying down such standards the law is capable of defining what is expected of managers , of giving normative guidance on how they should fulfil their role . |
| 29 | The most that could be expected of policies , it was implied , was to mitigate the worst effects of criminal offending . |
| 30 | Delivery — here the key issues are timing and reliability and these are the features of the delivery service to be expected of suppliers . |