Example sentences of "[adv] [vb pp] of the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The site was only advertised locally and my company only heard of the proposed sale via the foreman of a site in the same vicinity . |
| 2 | Most Labour Zionists were of German or at any rate European origin , and tended to be the better educated of the Jewish population in Palestine . |
| 3 | We are constantly reminded of the appalling condition of our houses . |
| 4 | A : There 's too much made of the whole dog show business . |
| 5 | We thank you all for the great success you have all made of the 1985 Appeal . |
| 6 | There is so much to see , even though it is all basically made of the same ingredients . |
| 7 | But it was also the year that the class structure of the underground , under pressure from a voracious music industry , ensured that a sizeable enclosure was partitioned off , in front of the stage , for the great and expensively attired of the new aristocracy . |
| 8 | As already stated assessment is a daily practice of a good teacher who uses every opportunity to become better informed of the developing abilities of the pupils . |
| 9 | Mrs Thatcher was apparently informed of the French decision during the Strasbourg session on monetary union last weekend and it may well have encouraged her to believe that Britain 's European partners are now ready to take the difficult decisions which are a prelude to monetary union . |
| 10 | Hewlett-Packard currently looks by far the best placed of the biggest manufacturers to come out as the winner in the 1990s — but then three or four years ago , that was being said about DEC . |
| 11 | In the light of later events , it is possible to doubt Scott 's altruism in taking the initiative in this case ; clearly after the change of government with Manners ' well-known enthusiasm for the Middle Ages , the chances were that a Gothic design would be acceptable , and Scott was the best placed of the Gothic competitors , although of course he was completely unaware of the ultimately crucial placings awarded to him by the assessors . |
| 12 | It revealed most black and ethnic minority households interviewed in south east Hampshire had not heard of the local council 's SSD . |
| 13 | In one recent survey of income support claimants in Bradford , Asian respondents made up nine out of ten of those who had not heard of the Social Fund ( Craig , 1991 ) . |
| 14 | The more natural meaning seems to me to be , ‘ at starting in the profession , ’ for it will be observed that these words are used by the testator in reciting a prior promise made when the testator had not heard of the proposed marriage with Ellen Nicholl , or , so far as appears , heard of any proposed marriage . |
| 15 | The rise in the quality of French tennis over the last 20 years , culminating in the emergence of players such as Yannick Noah , Henri Leconte and now Guy Forget , coupled with the transformation of the French Open at Roland Garros into what the majority of players regard as the best organised of the four Grand Slams ( even though Wimbledon remains favourite as to the one they most want to win ) are due very largely to the leadership he has shown . |
| 16 | It is a real mountain town , though for all its remoteness one of the oldest and best patronized of the Pyrenean spas , once , as I have said , managed by the monks of Saint-Savin . |
| 17 | She 'd always envied Mandy her wonderful looks and her voluptuous compact figure , but she had long ago accepted the fact that she and Mandy were not made of the same stuff . |
| 18 | But it was the unexpected shots that would provide the spice to the story — like the ones she had just made of the little midinette enthusing as she saw the dress she 'd sweated blood for , if not created , come down the catwalk to the roar of applause . |
| 19 | She was not told of the foster mother 's application for leave to apply for a residence order and knew nothing about it until after leave had been granted . |
| 20 | Evidently there is something odd about the expression imperator noster divus Marcus , for noster is generally used of the current emperor , and divus of course only of a deceased one . |
| 21 | Because of its traditions and expertise , the WEA was best equipped of the voluntary bodies to play this part . |
| 22 | I 've just thought of the perfect thing to lend you . ’ |
| 23 | Best known of the new sources were the revenues of the Church . |
| 24 | Danish Blue is one of the best known of the blue cheeses , but it is very sharp and unrefined . |
| 25 | Best known of the eastern glens , with a deserved reputation for the variety and beauty of its landscapes , is Glen Affric , a long straight cutting through the mountains that provides a connecting link between east and west for travellers on foot . |
| 26 | One of the best known of the departing faces , the State Department 's Margaret Tutweiller , is more fortunate , with a new life already lined up . |
| 27 | Best known of the rich kids on the list published in American magazine People Weekly are our own Princes William , 10 and Harry eight . |
| 28 | Pecorino , Feta and Manchego are the best known of the remaining ewes ' milk cheeses . |
| 29 | Heroin and cocaine These are the best known of the hard drugs . |
| 30 | The best known of the cup-marked stones in Islay is outside the chapel at Kilchiaran ; it has a couple of dozen cups , two of which pierce through the slab . |