Example sentences of "[noun] of [noun pl] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As the result of excavations a certain amount has been discovered about life in the pre-historic era , and much has been published . |
| 2 | As the result of excavations a certain amount has been discovered about life in the pre-historic era , and much has been published . |
| 3 | I find the randomness of prostitutes a real turn-on . |
| 4 | ‘ Humility and humour ’ were essential requirements , and Stirling declared that ‘ the S.A.S. brooks no sense of class … the idea of a crack regiment is one officered by aristocracy … in the S.A.S. we share with the Brigade of Guards a deep respect for quality , but we have an entirely different outlook . |
| 5 | Barnsley is an imposing 17th century manor house , which could all too easily be surrounded by the typically formal , landscaped gardens of the era.But ever since Rosemary Verey began gardening here thirty years ago , she 's been determined to make the four acres of grounds a welcoming place . |
| 6 | After five months of arguments a special committee has ruled that the bet was n't valid . |
| 7 | Whenever possible buy the yarn by length rather than weight as different fibres and treatments can vary the weight of yarns a great deal . |
| 8 | Whenever possible buy the yarn by length rather than by weight as different fibres and treatments can vary the weight of yarns a great deal . |
| 9 | The general form of the argument is always that ‘ real ’ elites find the political formulas and consecrated myths of decentralization or a fragmentation of powers a convenient cover for their monopoly control of the key decisions of state . |
| 10 | However , in the majority of studies a high prevalence rate of hypercholesterolaemia has been found ( New et al , 1963 ; Wilson et al , 1970b ; Chase & Glasgow , 1976 ; Mancini et al , 1980 ; Sosenko et al , 1980 ; Yano et al , 1982 ; Pacy et al , 1985 ) . |
| 11 | For complete removal of marks a white plastic rubber was used and a soft cloth to achieve the mid tones and to lighten dark areas |
| 12 | In the case of foodstuffs a whole host of additives have been used to flavour , colour , emulsify and preserve the products in question . |
| 13 | Sculptors after this give statues of women a new dress which better suits the changed mood . |
| 14 | Because of the considerable government control over ownership of farms a proven degree of technical and management ability had to be demonstrated before young farmers could become farmers in their own right . |
| 15 | This will give the faculties and Directors of Studies a better opportunity to assess each individual applicant 's situation and offer appropriate support and advice . |
| 16 | Can you see the kinds of books a particular publisher tends to market ? |
| 17 | That night I walked part of my way home with one of the other pupils , who lived in a group of houses a short distance from the school . |
| 18 | She gave the assembled group of men a contemptuous sweep of her fine , grey eyes , and marched up the path . |
| 19 | The project , which aims to cover three-quarters of the service work by the end of the century , is intended to give chief executives of agencies a higher degree of autonomy from central control . |
| 20 | In the departmental model as I 've already said and often we will typically be looking at a single sweep of requirements a single business function . |
| 21 | First , we may call the abstract unit of form which is realised in actual sentences as the appropriate member of a set of word forms differing only in respect of inflections a lexical form ; and we can extend the notion of lexical form to cover an abstraction from the variously inflected manifestations of an idiom or dead metaphor . |
| 22 | One can argue that knowledge is good in itself , and the interest and motivation of students a sufficient justification for access to it . |
| 23 | Thus in a sample with a mixture of configurations a triple peak will be observed and the area under each of these peaks will correspond to the amount of each triad present in the polymer chain . |
| 24 | A small button underneath the mouse can be pressed to reveal which channel it is set to by counting the number of times a neighbouring LED blinks . |
| 25 | In a number of countries a distinct shift took place during the course of the boom . |
| 26 | Chapter 9 , however , relates to the special features within a markedly different environment of industrial relations in Third World , developing countries , where not only is the state the largest single employer and the number of wage-earners a small part of the economically active population , but in addition the trade unions perform a dual role . |
| 27 | Doubtful if he ever dented a heart ; more than likely he gave quite a number of hearts a new lift after they 'd imagined the ball was over for them . |
| 28 | Hawksmoor speaks the words of romantic duality , and is in a number of ways a double book . |
| 29 | It established mechanisms to ensure that the limits set by LEAs or governors on the number of pupils a maintained school admits are not lower than the school is physically capable of accommodating , normally the number admitted in 1979 , when school rolls were at their highest . |
| 30 | Consider life expectancy , a measure indicating the number of years a newborn infant could typically be expected to live if patterns of mortality prevailing for all people in the year of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life . |