Example sentences of "[noun] [to-vb] of [noun sg] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her voice ended on a semi-screech of joy as they entered the portals of the Bull Inn to partake of sustenance in the coffee room , like Mr Pickwick , Mr Snodgrass , Mr Winkle and Mr Tupman before them . |
| 2 | The virtue of immediate or shortly forthcoming abolition of the trade abolitionists proclaimed as an act of justice and humanity which at the same time offered the greatest stimulus to reform of slavery on the plantations . |
| 3 | While it makes little sense to talk of criticism of the physical world , it makes every sense to talk of criticism turned on to the theories and concepts which science has produced to explain the external world , for they could certainly be other than they are.8 Unfortunately , we sometimes give the impression in science and technological education that the current models , terms and theories of science are given and have merely to be assimilated by students . |
| 4 | ‘ That 's very kind of you , but you ought to remember that there 's no competition to speak of back in the laboratory ! ’ |
| 5 | On top of that there could be time spent tutoring individual pupils with special needs before they had time to think of preparation for the next day . |