Example sentences of "of [noun pl] [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The inspector of taxes wished to hold a meeting with my clients who were reluctant to attend the Tax Office for this purpose . |
| 2 | Second , some issues arise in connection with the tax structure , i.e. of the kinds of taxes imposed . |
| 3 | The difficulties the administration encountered in enforcing the collection of taxes made it impossible for it to maintain a flow of funds to the king in Flanders , and Edward was now suffering the severest financial embarrassment . |
| 4 | Moreover I agree with her that , if there is to be a right to recovery in respect of taxes exacted unlawfully by the revenue , it is irrelevant to consider whether the old rule barring recovery of money paid under mistake of law should be abolished , for that rule can have no application where the remedy arises not from error on the part of the taxpayer , but from the unlawful nature of the demand by the revenue . |
| 5 | The success of ‘ Darwinism ’ shows that the majority of biologists recognized this point , and the only significant area of debate remaining centred on the problem of heredity . |
| 6 | Instead , several different groups of biologists tried , each in their own way , to modernize field studies in a manner that would allow them to compete for the ever-increasing supply of research funding being made available by governments and private institutions . |
| 7 | And , indeed , the number of non-Italians dwindled from possibly six ( two or three French , two English , one Spanish ) to three ( one Spanish , one English and one probably southern French ) . |
| 8 | THE FIRST big wave of Russians came after the 1967 war , when Zionist feelings were awakened by Israel 's six day victory and Soviet support for the Arabs . |
| 9 | Since 1914 millions of Russians had been on the move — four to five million away from the advancing armies of the Central Powers ; at least twelve million fleeing into exile during and after the Revolution ; the largest land army in the world manoeuvring , dying , and deserting from the longest front-line in history — to give the major examples alone , with very approximate numbers . |
| 10 | It appeared from the poor showing of the pro-CPSU communists in the elections that a surprisingly large number of Russians had voted for Sajudis-backed candidates , or had boycotted the voting in overwhelmingly Russian-populated constituencies where only a pro-CPSU communist was standing . |
| 11 | A number of states took steps to implement some form of gun control in 1989 following the shooting in Stockton , California , in January of five school children by a deranged gunman , Patrick Purdy , using an AK-47 semi-automatic rifle [ see p. 36520 ] . |
| 12 | After the foundation of the EEC a number of states agreed , in 1959 , to create a separate free trade organisation . |
| 13 | Setting up such a Common Fund proved even more difficult and it was not until 1986 that the required number of states ratified the agreement . |
| 14 | The Zollverein is historically unique because previous unions of states had been military , not economic . |
| 15 | Successful missionizing activities and the extending of the boundaries and powers of states led secular authorities to an examination of the sources of power and to its exercise . |
| 16 | A different set of values existed , such as parental respect , and a healthy respect for law and order . |
| 17 | He did not say whether two sets of values had arisen in the English context . |
| 18 | This study will explore the kinds of values taught , explicitly and implicitly , in primary schools ; explore the ways in which values education takes place ; and investigate teachers ' and pupils ' perceptions of the purposes of values education . |
| 19 | If one persists in treating the phenomenon ‘ aggression ’ as just that : as a phenomenon or fixed category finding an expression in violent behaviour , rather than treating violent behaviour as the resultant of values acted out , one is forced into simplistic either/or terms , as in the nature versus nurture debates ( see below ) . |
| 20 | Here , two sets of values conflicted . |
| 21 | With singer Bradley acting out his Mozzer fantasies by lurching around on top of the monitors — only lacking a bunch of daffs stuffed down the back of his pants — their arrogance level has been hoisted a welcome couple of notches . |
| 22 | If we ask why the ancestors of lions took to meat-eating , while the ancestors of antelopes took to grass-eating , the answer could be that originally it was an accident . |
| 23 | Struck at such moments as the end of a verse , these enhanced the impact of rituals performed to promote harmony and enhance the dignity of the state over a period of at least three millennia from the Shang to the Qing dynasties . |
| 24 | The pendulum of opinions swung back , if only a little . |
| 25 | The girl 's eyes lost their sparkle as the faintest of rumbles came to her ears , and Mr Beckenham was sorry he had drawn her attention to it . |
| 26 | We may also draw attention to the fact that it is possible logically , even if not biologically , to use old , with the same effect as it has in the phrase Charlie 's old school , in combination with the word mother ; the incongruity of the result should give us a very sharp view of the difference between the ordinary referential variation of adjectives used relativistically , and the semantic effect produced by the difference in type of relation at work in ( 33 ) and ( 34 ) . |
| 27 | A series of Acts followed which strengthened the powers of magistrates . |
| 28 | Further , a Housing Act directed at those on low incomes provided subsidies for public housing , and a group of acts tried to improve urban living conditions , reduce pollution , strengthen consumer protection and promote the conservation of areas of great natural beauty . |
| 29 | Examples of acts considered wilful within this definition would include : — |
| 30 | A task force of experts had been established to advise other countries in anti-drug strategies and the number of drug liaison officers working from UK embassies was being increased to 20 . |