Example sentences of "[pron] of [noun sg] [verb] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I of course have the advantage of being one who condemns that degree of maladministration whether it applies in the democratic sector or in the quango sector and unfortunately , unfortunately despite all the corruption , I I 'll give way to the honourable gentleman if I could just er finish the point I 'm making , unfortunately despite all the corruption and all the mismanagement and all the fraud for which the Secretary of State is personally responsible as Secretary of State . |
| 2 | Mystery seemed to flow from her ; it clothed her like the veil she wore , which of course heightened the effect . |
| 3 | Banks will lend to all but their smaller customers in this wholesale market adding an additional margin over Libor , which of course represents the bulk of their marginal funding cost . |
| 4 | After what seemed an age , Rubber Feet moved off towards what they call the Lavatory Tower ( not what it sounds like ) , Leather Feet must have figured I 'd gone inside the Cath because he pattered off up the steps , which of course meant the end of all hopes of returning to my refuge via the Crypt . |
| 5 | The principal legacy of Britain 's past world role lies in the important growth of the City in the 1980s , which of course benefits the provinces of Britain only indirectly . |
| 6 | There is then plenty of evidence to indicate the existence of a firmly entrenched structure of class inequality in modern Britain , much like many other industrial capitalist societies . |
| 7 | Adaptation as a concept was perfectly acceptable to the nineteenth-century naturalist — they had , after all , had plenty of opportunity to observe the changes that an English climate wrought on the coats and plumage , as well as the size , of live birds and animals brought from hot countries . |
| 8 | Faced with such a dearth of modern authority , Hale had plenty of scope to steer the law in a different direction and this , to some extent , he did . |
| 9 | Lambs ' brains , fishes ' eggs and raw scallops , reminiscent of ‘ eye of newt , and toe of frog ’ , are redeemed only by plenty of garlic to keep the devil way . |
| 10 | Like many others , the boys can add plenty of gossip to fuel the fires of rumours . |
| 11 | Here we go again , said everyone , and they were right ; on the first two days there had been plenty of cloud to help the bowlers , but on the Saturday the sun shone and West Indies made the most of it . |
| 12 | There 's plenty of time to enjoy the ride and time to show off some skill and control . |
| 13 | Diana had plenty of time to spot the guests , who included Camilla Parker-Bowles . |
| 14 | Even if the date has not been passed check that you have plenty of time to use the tub up . |
| 15 | So there was plenty of time to leave the box and promenade around . |
| 16 | My appointment was in Alès at eleven and I wanted to give myself plenty of time to find the place , so I decided to leave straight away . |
| 17 | With a low-powered winch or tow car , the acceleration is far slower and there is plenty of time to get the glider nicely balanced on the wheel so that it leaves the ground with a safe margin of speed . |
| 18 | It is well worth while to leave plenty of time to help the children to do all the clearing up themselves . |
| 19 | Because she had spent so much of her teenage by herself , she had found plenty of time to read the newspapers and the books Patsy would bring home from school , or take out for her from the school library . |
| 20 | They have taken place when there is still plenty of time to influence the shape of Council legislation and the speeches show careful consideration of the issues in the light of constituency and special interest representations received . |
| 21 | These days he has plenty of time to run the legs off his dog Quintus in nearby Richmond Park , just outside London , to indulge his hobby of stamp collecting and just to read novels , something that went by the board during his last few years at the Foreign Office , familiarly known as the FO . |
| 22 | The Minister of Justice , who of course accompanies the Minister for Foreign Affairs to these conferences , is fully seized — as is the Commissioner of the Garda — of the necessity to identify the whereabouts of the arsenal because of its profound value to the IRA . |
| 23 | It should be remembered that an offer may be withdrawn any time before acceptance , unless the person making the offer receives something of value to keep the offer open or the offer is made under seal . |
| 24 | If these forecasts are correct , and they of course ignore the inertia of the system , and the immense social capital invested in cities , then the population and employment changes revealed by this chapter are only the precursors of a massive recolonization of the countryside , not only in the UK but also the USA ( Fisher and Mitchelson , 1981 ) . |
| 25 | It is also a very time-consuming process as it of course doubles the viewing time to select what is to be edited . |
| 26 | There was no hospital ward , no smell of carbolic or disinfectant , no bouquet of flowers , get well cards , or baskets of fruit , just lots and lots of love awaiting the newcomer . |