Example sentences of "[adv] of [verb] [pers pn] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | Above all the parties have failed in the task of presenting clear alternatives to the questions of the day and thus of deciding them by public debate … |
2 | And especially not of aiming it at one of his friends . |
3 | You would n't of kept it on long ! |
4 | Not that the Irish manager , Noel Murphy , has too many doubts : ‘ If only the Irish selectors had chosen him for their second game instead of bringing him in halfway through the campaign , he would be inked in by now . ’ |
5 | In which case it would make more sense to elect proven adulterers instead of discouraging them from public life . |
6 | Why do n't Rico marry her instead of keep her in fancy apartment all these years ? |
7 | Why can not this Tory Government honour their pledge under the treaty to get rid of nuclear weapons , which will mean the withdrawal of Polaris — which is literally cracking up — and the saving of £10 billion on Trident , to be spent on the national health service to care for lives instead of threatening them with mass murder ? |
8 | We trust the author will hereafter reprint these expensive volumes in such a form as that they may be accessible to naturalists ; and thereby diffuse science , instead of restricting it to those only who are wealthy . ’ |
9 | If only Star would stop that agitated pacing , would only turn and look at her instead of questioning her in that cold , inquisitorial voice . |
10 | The universities are also concerned that in three years they may be obliged to give any available permanent position to a WIPer instead of advertising it for open competition , thereby reducing their ability to attract the best talent . |
11 | In this case , the researcher decides how many of each category of person should be included in the sample , but then , instead of selecting them at random from a sampling frame , the researcher goes out looking for the right number of people in each category until the quota is filled . |
12 | Sorry we should never of let them in first |