Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [pron] of [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If it was simply a matter of the operating system , I 'd have said that it did n't much matter which of the two you chose to go with . |
| 2 | These powers are to take immediate possession of all the debtor 's property but only to sell anything of a perishable nature or goods which are likely to go down in value if not sold ( s 287(2) ) . |
| 3 | Over a cognac he gloomily informs us of the Japanese surrender . |
| 4 | An influence strong enough to rob her of the natural exuberant self-confidence that had always been a central , unthinking part of her personality . |
| 5 | There are stars galore in the operatic firmament , with , alongside to say nothing of the many famous names featured in the historical anthologies . |
| 6 | ‘ Mortmain' , or dead hand , refers to the fact that the church was an undying institution so that any land which it held in fee ( or freehold ) was never vacated by the death of its owner or came into the possession of a minor or an heiress ; thus it would never revert ( or escheat ) to the chief lord for the duration of the vacancy or minority , so depriving him of the valuable rights of wardship and marriage appertaining to feudal tenure . |
| 7 | It is much better only to tell them of the happier events in your life : the progress the children are making and the amusing things they say , descriptions of family outings and news of old friends and neighbours . |
| 8 | After valuable experience with the Fred Karno [ q.v. ] troupe , he concentrated on his character of ‘ the Schoolmaster Comedian ’ , and his main sketch , ‘ the Fourth Form at St Michael 's ’ , soon became something of a national institution . |
| 9 | It might not be as easy as plotting Vologsky 's defection — and Kirov had only just reminded himself of a few of the terrors which he could face if he failed . |
| 10 | But she did not know which of the many doors of the hall-way was that of their bedroom . |
| 11 | Taylor was upset with Platt before the Turkey game for not informing him of the serious nature of the injury but the player surprised him by playing at Wembley with his usual effectiveness . |
| 12 | One thing is certain : if Abraham has not told her of the divine command , then even her worst fears will not allow her to guess what is afoot . |
| 13 | There is no small irony in this , as applications to purchase foreign technology in the first place will only be approved if the relevant Soviet machine building ministry can not produce something of the appropriate standard and quantity in the time required . |
| 14 | But he does not tell us of the forty-four accusations which were brought against Cato at various times ( Plin . |
| 15 | ‘ Details are just reaching us of a major breakthrough in the Martian revolution , ’ Derek Carlisle announced . |
| 16 | It can also in effect make it impossible for them to participate in the community and thus deprives them of an important aspect of citizenship . |
| 17 | In either case , a court which revokes the order following a breach will be empowered to sentence the offender as if it had just convicted him of the original offence . |
| 18 | An impressive university department might be staffed with the established academics who have lately confessed , in print , to basic doubts about the validity and purpose of English literary studies ; and it is hard today to think of any branch of formal literary study that does not reflect something of the same malaise . |
| 19 | The battlegroup have already warned me of a third tank needing a new pack and the Commanding Officer wants everything fit for his final exercise tomorrow . |
| 20 | this afternoon , but we wo n't all be in that workshop , sorry , just to have , perhaps Samantha , if you 'd just say what of the new communications strategy , I think members ourselves , but in a sense it would be very useful to know what the others , perhaps we could take some of it back with us . |
| 21 | The sweeping contours of the hill at that point have always reminded me of a huge wave about to break , and it 's an uncomfortable thought trying to imagine where you might stop for lunch , and what would happen if you dropped your orange . |
| 22 | At first the freemen of both town and country had an organization and a type of property which still retained something of the communal as well as something of the private , but in the town a radical transformation was taking place . |
| 23 | Kenneth More told me of the unfortunate happenings on the set of The Mercenaries which he made in 1966 in Jamaica with Hollywood star ( though Australian born ) Rod Taylor and American football star Jim Brown . |
| 24 | NUMBER ones from around the world : Bruce Springsteen , who with that manly stubble and grubby string vest has always had something of the macho Mediterranean stud about him , is currently top of the pops in Spain and Italy with Human Touch . |
| 25 | They always reminded me of an angry boar 's , small , red-rimmed and vicious — and that 's when he was in a good mood ! |
| 26 | He had impeccable manners that somehow always reminded you of an older , bygone age . |
| 27 | I need hardly remind you of the many emergencies that Save The Children has responded to in recent years . |
| 28 | Skipper Kevin Hopkins and scrum-half Robert Jones have been quite superb recently , but also enjoying something of an Indian summer is Mark Titley on the wing . |
| 29 | It has also developed something of an international character ; not only does it attract a proportion of its students from overseas , but it also has strong links with overseas institutions . |
| 30 | Could all teams also inform us of the proposed date and venue of their tie so that we can send a photographer when possible . |