Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] [adv] [art] [adj] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Catriona wiped down the last of her tables and suddenly realised that the conversation around her had stopped . |
| 2 | This outlay represents around a fifth of what it would cost to dispose of the waste locally . |
| 3 | In addition , the hospital will rely on a high-wind turbine to provide around a fifth of its power ; it will be enveloped in a plastic membrane to prevent heat loss ; a computer programme will enable it to make the most efficient use of power from various sources ( gas , oil , electricity , wind ) depending on fluctuations in cost and availability ; and heat exchangers and an on-site incinerator will recycle heat . |
| 4 | By 1524 , thirty-eight Frenchmen comprised almost a third of the taxpayers and well over half the labourers of Hartfield hundred . |
| 5 | Many schools devote almost a third of the allotted time for each lesson to these exercises . |
| 6 | Some schools had no unauthorised absentees in either June or November , while a few schools recorded almost a third of the pupil roll as unauthorised absentees in June . |
| 7 | Pulling his sweater up over his nose and mouth to filter out the worst of the smoke , he left the Control and made to ascend the stairs . |
| 8 | Athletico took on the toughest of opposition by playing a Darlington Groundstaff XI . |
| 9 | Even if the French do not succeed in their present bid to take over the last of the great American GA manufacturers , Piper , it 's hard to see what there is to stop them in their quest . |
| 10 | On the distinction between education and training , we have done a great deal to bring together the best of education and of training . |
| 11 | That implicit decision to lock out a third of British adults from civic engagement is unethical . |
| 12 | An old lady owned about a third of an acre of waste land , with a ten-foot wide gully across it . |
| 13 | Even these modest broadcasts show only the best of the bunch . |
| 14 | Riven threw back the last of his beer . |
| 15 | The Ukraine included about a third of the Soviet Union 's most important industries — coal , iron and steel — and some of its richest agricultural land , and it was traditionally the home of some of its strongest political dynasties ( the ‘ Dnepropetrovsk mafia ’ , which included Leonid Brezhnev , was perhaps the best-known example ) . |
| 16 | The question elicited perhaps the broadest of Brook 's smiles . |
| 17 | Granny picked up the last of the things they had cleared out of the cupboards and looked at it . |
| 18 | A recent council survey carried out in the Denes showed about a third of dog owners use the bins . |
| 19 | These were the corporal 's final words before he went round the barracks turning down every one of the gas lights . |
| 20 | FORD , rejected as sponsors by the Premier League , yesterday became part of a £1.2m package which will ensure ITV recoup almost a third of the £4m they paid for exclusive coverage of Rangers ' European Cup ties . |
| 21 | This place has n't the happiest of associations for me . ’ |
| 22 | Meryl handed over the last of the spoils , a nail file and some kind of newspaper cutting , then settled in her seat to give her full attention to the lecture . |
| 23 | All the specially laid-out gardens and stands are in place showing off the best of British gardening . |
| 24 | In addition to seeing the plaintiff in court , I have had the advantage of seeing a video , key one , showing examples of her daily routine taken on the tenth of May nineteen ninety one after she had been at home with her parents for a year . |
| 25 | A month after the Thames and Chilterns Tourist Board went into voluntary liquidation , creditors owed nearly a third of a million pounds , met at a hotel in Thame to find out why . |
| 26 | Racehorse owners recoup just a fifth of their costs , on average . |
| 27 | Make your visit a chance to sample just a few of its many varied and exciting cultures by taking advantage of one our Far East multi centre holidays featured on pages 26 and 27 . |
| 28 | Make your visit a chance to sample just a few of its many varied and exciting cultures by taking advantage of one of our Far East multi centre holidays featured on pages 26 and 27 . |
| 29 | So forget the tick lists , lower your sights and next time the high tops are covered in thick mist seek out a few of these miniature mountain gems . |
| 30 | The forest air was cool on her naked limbs as Adam stripped away the last of her clothes and she was aware of a glorious feeling of freedom , totally devoid of embarrassment , as he gazed at her , his eyes sweeping boldly over her body , drinking their fill . |