Example sentences of "[noun] of [v-ing] a [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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1 | Pipelines , extended as the men advanced , took the water to the front ; within 30 minutes of gaining an objective men could receive fresh water . |
2 | Ordering and receipt of materials for the school library is not normally a large part of the school librarian 's work but it can prove time-consuming and one advantage of having a microcomputerbased acquisitions package is that it will help to free the school librarian for other more curriculum-related work and will allow easy access to books and other items on order using a program which can be searched in various ways . |
3 | The motive was to unhinge her completely — to provoke her into making a political miscalculation , such as reintroducing internment , in the hope of reaping a public relations reward . |
4 | HORROR stories still rife about thatched cottages are the dark lining to the dream of living a rustic roses-round-the-door life in one . |
5 | They would ally themselves with the united Labour forces and afford the possibilities of developing a mighty Peoples Front which will bring down the National Government . " |
6 | To get round the problems of securing a satisfactory comms link out in the sticks , multinationals are acquiring VSAT links , provided by the local PTT or anyone else that can obtain licensing . |
7 | THE STONE Roses may be thinner but these days you 've got a much fatter chance of hearing a Mock Turtles record on the radio . |
8 | ( This will be easier if you have got into the habit of keeping a simple appointments diary . ) |
9 | He said : ‘ Marilyn Duxbody 's account of running a naughty knickers mail order catalogue wo n't have much influence . ’ |
10 | This move was necessitated by the country 's Constitution — which stipulated that the current agreement should be allowed to expire in 1991 — and Manglapus did not rule out the possibility of negotiating a new bases treaty . |
11 | Vogts , an expert angler blissfully at home with his squad on the banks of Loch Lomond , took a harpoon gun to the legislators for their idea of forming a European Champions League . |