Example sentences of "[verb] of [verb] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This , they say , is the only chance the rhino has of surviving in the wild |
| 2 | If they really mean to improve transport in Scotland , why are they frightened of agreeing to the new clause ? |
| 3 | When we speak of budgeting in the public sector we are not referring to the Chancellor of the Exchequer 's spring Budget statement . |
| 4 | Mr Husseini , the most senior supporter of the PLO in the occupied territories , has spent much of his time recently trying to prevent the killing of Palestinians suspected of collaborating with the Israeli authorities . |
| 5 | Yassin had been sentenced to life imprisonment in October 1991 for ordering the killing of Palestinians suspected of collaborating with the Israeli authorities [ see p. 38550 ] . |
| 6 | The State Department announced on Feb. 7 that Felix Bloch , a US diplomat suspected of spying for the Soviet Union , had been informed that he was being suspended without pay with immediate effect . |
| 7 | An Israeli military court in Gaza on Oct. 16 sentenced Sheikh Ahmed Yassin , the founder of Hamas , to life imprisonment plus 15 years for ordering the killing of Palestinians suspected of co-operating with the Israeli authorities . |
| 8 | This is what came of dealing with the common herd . |
| 9 | Four Palestinians accused of collaborating with the Israeli security forces were shot dead and their bodies dumped near the West Bank village of Kafr Rai on Jan. 26 . |
| 10 | Of the estimated 170,000 Palestinians remaining in Kuwait after the Iraqi defeat , a number were killed by Kuwaiti soldiers and civilian vigilantes after being accused of collaborating with the occupying forces . |
| 11 | James Shelton aged 25 , and George Barnes , aged 23 , two Liverpool constables , with a taxi-cab driver named Charles Wareing , were accused of breaking into the Co-operative Stores in Wavertree Road and stealing a safe containing £146 . |
| 12 | He was accused of calling for the violent overthrow of the monarchy . |
| 13 | Arrested on 22 January , he had been accused of belonging to the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine . |
| 14 | Council officers in Darlington were yesterday accused of discriminating against the disabled . |
| 15 | Although he eventually managed to finish his ( televised ) speech , the image remained of a President no longer in full control of events , being angrily accused of lying to the American people . |
| 16 | Relations between Egypt and Israel , already strained by differences over the Middle East peace process , deteriorated further after the arrest of four Israeli citizens accused of spying for the Jewish state in the first such case since the signing of the Camp David peace accords between the two countries in 1978 [ see pp. 29654-60 ] . |
| 17 | My hon. Friend protested when he was accused of barracking by the hon. Member for Ryedale ( Mr. Greenway ) . |
| 18 | Mr Engholm had thought of resigning after the Social Democrats ' battering at local elections in Hesse last March . |
| 19 | Mostly they consisted of reporting upon the current state of affairs in Vienna , with particular reference to the activities of certain persons suspected of being hostile to the French and their emperor . |
| 20 | Editor , — Reviewing our book , Emily Grundy wrote : ‘ They … contend that there are no grounds for speaking of aging at the cellular level . ’ |
| 21 | Instead , our precise conclusion was that ‘ the probability of cell death does not increase with the age of the culture ; ie , there are no grounds for speaking of aging at the cellular level ’ ( p 216 ) . |
| 22 | There is a strong connection between the concept of " function " , and the concept of " meaning " : when we talk of meaning in the broad sense of " overall significance " , we include the implications which an utterance has regarding the intention of the speaker and the effect on the hearer . |
| 23 | Most sailors soon tire of sailing in the same place all the time and look for new places to sail which will give them variety and a challenge . |
| 24 | Quiss felt his eyes start to smart in the fume-laden atmosphere , and as he peered through the grey , yellow and brown clouds of rising steam and smoke , thought of suggesting to the seneschal — if he ever found him — that he somehow persuade the scullions powering these airwheels that they should run rather than walk . |
| 25 | Waiting for him , she thought of getting into the big bed . |
| 26 | The police will always dream of listening to the hidden thoughts of the criminals , but gaining the ability to scan every letter in the country wo n't make a difference . |
| 27 | In addition to lack of choice the public tolerated standards of service which they would never dream of tolerating in the private sector . |
| 28 | Mrs Durbeyfield had booked rooms there , as it was the family home of the d'Urbervilles , and she still hoped some good would come of belonging to the ancient family . |
| 29 | ‘ I disapprove of killing at the best of times , Ace , but , and this is vitally important , you must never kill anyone with a role in recorded history if you can possibly avoid it . |
| 30 | A wife who forgives and forgets ( or , better still , remembers ) should beware of falling into the self-destructive doormat trap . |