Example sentences of "[adj] of [noun sg] [verb] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The starting position is that of eligibility set at a particular time . |
| 2 | Certain aspects of environmental monitoring have long been carried out by the private sector , notably that of crop states on a world-wide basis . |
| 3 | Moving up the core the sediments change from a blue grey clay devoid of plant remains to a brown silt containing abundant plant fossils . |
| 4 | The King , who had been compelled to abdicate in 1975 at the age of 69 , apparently had died in 1984 of malaria contracted in a detention centre [ for former denial of King 's death see p. 36293 ] . |
| 5 | They got it when Inzamam was short of speed returning for a second run , and Malcolm 's throw from third man was slickly relayed by Russell to the bowler 's end . |
| 6 | Two relatively modern areas have been investigated — those of telephone selling as a technique and the selling of services because of societal changes that have taken place over recent years . |
| 7 | At the plant where the dioxin originated , 1000 litres of waste contaminated with up to 300 000 parts per billion of dioxin sat in a tank . |
| 8 | He soldiered manfully through the salmon soufflé and the beef Wellington while Lewis on the lady 's other side put away a tumbler full of vodka poured from a half-bottle in his pocket . |
| 9 | Flying over the battlefield the reaction of an airman was often one of disgust mingled with a certain arrogance , the contempt of the individualist for the herd ; ‘ What cowardice to accept such a situation without revolt ! ’ exclaimed Observer Bernard Lafont . |
| 10 | Supreme of chicken set on a casserole of devilled pimiento |
| 11 | Menu Clear beef and celery soup Supreme of chicken set on a casserole of devilled pimiento Crème brulée with exotic fruit |
| 12 | Luce became aware of sunlight lying like a warm caress across her closed lids , and opened her eyes to find the shutters throwing tiger stripes of light and shade across the bed . |
| 13 | Not surprisingly , established booking agents have reacted to this situation by being ever more wary of signing bands without a record deal . |