Example sentences of "[conj] [adj] [noun pl] of [noun sg] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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1 | Well you could have stuck , you know , seven or eight years of age you could n't even do it then in case it hurt the kid 's mother or something like that , or whatever it was . |
2 | If you press even one or two types of flower you could possibly decorate a photograph of your holiday with a pressed flower mount ( see pp. 136–7 ) . |
3 | In more than five years of operation it allegedly invested more than US$50,000,000 in cocaine trafficking , arms smuggling and the illegal export of Indian mummies from the northern Atacama desert region . |
4 | The Russians are so bureaucratic that any gems of intelligence they might cull are lost in a mass of trivial dross . |
5 | After more than fifty-four years of marriage she was by his side when he died at the age of eighty-four , at 21 Frimley Gardens , Mitcham , south London , 4 June 1943 . |
6 | After a 20 minute incubation at 22°C , MgCl 2 ( to 10mM ) , CaCl 2 ( to 2mM ) and 0.0625 units of DNase I were added , mixed and incubated for a further 60 seconds , after which time 20µg of proteinase K in 100µl of a buffer containing 1% SDS , 100µg/ml tRNA , 200mM NaCl , 20mM EDTA was added and the reaction incubated at 50°C for a further 20 mins . |
7 | In our speaking and listening programmes of study it is therefore recommended specifically as a learning medium . |
8 | If we value active and exploratory ways of learning we need to provide worthwhile , substantial , clear and well structured representations of ideas for children to explore . |
9 | I could n't believe it , and even after trying to zap away a monster of a hang-over with a can of Lucozade Sport and 4 cups of coffee I still ca n't believe it . |
10 | To determine , say , the incidence of deafness in men between 50 and 55 years of age we really need more of a cine film approach . |
11 | A contemporary newspaper account stated that ‘ as the Abergavenny was laden with an immense quantity of porcelain ware and 27,000 ounces of silver she sank with unusual speed ’ . |
12 | In spite of most people perceiving themselves as planners , the survey reveals that in some of the most important and fundamental areas of life they have not made even the most minimal plans . |
13 | If only I 'd gone along with the doctor 's proposals , it would have been over by now — completely and painlessly over , and any feelings of guilt I might have had as a result I would surely have dealt with ages ago . |
14 | ‘ In addition to the agreed sum of her own portion , all my jewellery , all the silver and plate , and any items of furnishing she wishes to remove from Merchiston Lodge , which property itself she may not have . ’ |
15 | He made the connections between the social and instinctive bases of behaviour we have been demanding . |
16 | At first the local farmers provided any bales of straw they had left , but in recent years the bales have had to be bought and transported from Selby . |
17 | And certain kinds of knowledge you can only find out one way — through pain . |
18 | In addition to building seminaries and other houses of study it helps to support over 63,000 seminarians . |
19 | The basis of these theories lies in recognition of the fact that because of the impact of differing levels of productivity or the existence of internal and external economies of scale it is perfectly feasible that economic benefits begin to accumulate in particular regions of an economy and become self-perpetuating . |
20 | I think it 's between two and four pints of lager he 's allowed to have a night as long as he does n't touch spirits . |
21 | After repeated medical examinations and seven years of litigation he was awarded £12,000 in compensation , and " aided by continuous benefits , he stayed off work , exhausted through lack of sleep " . |