Example sentences of "[prep] [art] [adj] [noun pl] of [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For the Roman ruins of Tyre , a few of the old Ottoman harbour warehouses , the little Christian streets near the port , are still there . |
| 2 | For the odd shifts of emphasis |
| 3 | Churchill agreed and decided that , regardless of the outcome of the talks about continuing the coalition into peacetime , ‘ any decisions which are needed for the supreme objects of FOOD and EMPLOYMENT in the years immediately after the war must be taken whether they involve legislation and whether they are controversial or not ’ . |
| 4 | The only other significant documented difference in the cash flow is a smaller than usual increase in the amount allowed for the imputed earnings of family labour , which rose by £1m to £56m . |
| 5 | We have already established that conflict is best handled not by clever lips for healthy friendships , but by self-understanding , well-practised interpersonal skills for listening and the resolving of differences , and the careful application of God 's principles for the specific areas of life and experience in which we find ourselves . |
| 6 | In particular , the pretty , milky little Jersey seems to be successful in the tropics , especially if boosted with a small proportion of zebu blood ; these zebu-Jerseys are described in the sections for the appropriate countries of origin such as India , Jamaica and Brazil . |
| 7 | These radioactive elements have very long half-lives , so the flux of radiation is effectively constant for the archaeological periods of interest in TL dating . |
| 8 | Controlling for the intervening variables of age and sex did not seem to affect these findings . |
| 9 | Here again , there are many quite ordinary terms for the internal parts of discourse types . |
| 10 | As we shall see , it is possible in the quantum theory for the ordinary laws of science to hold everywhere , including at the beginning of time : it is not necessary to postulate new laws for singularities , because there need not be any singularities in the quantum theory . |
| 11 | There has however been a slowdown in the French nuclear programme though not for the usual reasons of safety problems and public opposition . |
| 12 | The treaty may lay down transitional provisions for the successive stages of EMU according to the circumstances of the different countries . " |
| 13 | On temporarily sober reflection , I think I 'd better just stay the way I am , and settle for the occasional bursts of adulation down the pub . |
| 14 | DeRoburt was a key architect of Nauru 's campaign for compensation for the 80 years of phosphate mining which had left 80 per cent of Nauru uninhabitable and incapable of sustaining vegetation . |
| 15 | We had no tears for the salaried slaves of Aristocracy and pensioned parasites of Monarchy . ’ |
| 16 | BCRS record their sincere thanks to Mrs J. Preshous for the spare photo-copies of material relating to the BCR . |
| 17 | For the simpler tasks of cataloguing , none the less , the computer has a major contribution to make and is already making it . |
| 18 | For the simpler forms of drive , however , the cost of additional supply capacity may not be justifiable in terms of the limited increase in performance . |
| 19 | The absence of the concept of sustained yield , which underpins much of forestry practice in the developed world , is of particular concern for the long-term prospects of forest survival . |
| 20 | The court ordered the original bills of lading , which were in the hands of B. , the ambassador of the Republic of Somalia appointed to the United Nations Organisation by the former government , to be placed in court to facilitate the sale of the cargo and for the net proceeds of sale to be paid into court . |
| 21 | And the handsome brown Apex for the warm tones of wood finish units . |
| 22 | Eventually the house sensed a excitement of spring in the air , the earth was coming alive again with awakening green shoots peeping through , searching for the warm rays of sunshine . |
| 23 | This is another major reason for the inadequate views of doubt among Christians . |
| 24 | Attempts to provide even a general set of labels for the principal functions of language have resulted in vague , and often confusing , terminology . |
| 25 | And since even a polygonal story should have at least two sides in all international farewell orgies , how about packing it in and having a bash at normal behaviour eh , so as to get bashed again as whipping boy despite my morseled-out attempts to break free or go shiating on , turning the other cheek to sheer cheek as sitting target for the unclear missiles of affreux dizzy acts or as wailing wall of blame beyond the demarcation line or bowstring frontier that will boomerang back and much joy may it give me. ( 102 ) |
| 26 | With her children grown up , Helen returned to journalism , writing with humour but more particularly with balance and concern for the under-canvassed areas of life . |
| 27 | Intravenous immunoglobulin ( IVIg ) is reported to contain specific antibodies to exotoxin superantigens ; this feature might provide an explanation for the therapeutic actions of IVIg in diseases in which superantigens have been implicated in the aetiology . |
| 28 | Look too for the green/silvery leaves of sea purslane which has green/yellow flowers borne on short , branched spikes . |
| 29 | Off-the-road activities in mind are water colour painting and foreign language study — mainly in reserve for the dark nights of winter . |
| 30 | It seems clear , however , that McGonagle 's aim is not only to create a centre for the traditional masters of modernism , but to display contemporary art which encourages an interaction with the public , connecting the gallery with the community rather than separating art from it . |