Example sentences of "[adv] [vb base] of a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I personally know of a foreign company planning to establish a factory and recruit a thousand staff in Britain . |
| 2 | only agree of a single claim item subject to a satisfactory overall settlement : a skilled negotiator can pick off the strong points in a claim and attempt to buy them cheaply |
| 3 | In contrast , the qualities to look for are rather more difficult to define , and largely consist of a general character and appearance that springs from the individual interpretation of traditional tribal designs . |
| 4 | The vertical fins are marked with yellow and the ventral just consist of a few rays . |
| 5 | ‘ I know , but just think of a long soak in a hot bath and a large soft bed to sleep on . |
| 6 | A few writers still speak of a permanent discontinuity between the biological sciences and the social sciences , grounded in epistemology ( Eccles , 1980 ) or at least forced by a fundamental difference in goals ( Hampshire , 1978 ) . |
| 7 | Okay if you just sort of like think of a vague title which sums up what the things are which you want to cover in the essay and if you get it to me by Monday then that that 'll be quite good . |
| 8 | Come quickly think of a decent question . |
| 9 | The resuscitated patients often speak of a great sense of disappointment and loss on waking . |
| 10 | Now think of a two-section piece of egg box and marble ( fig. 1c ) . |
| 11 | If you ignore the ‘ whisper ’ of the blocked sink , you might switch on the radio a few days later , and immediately hear of a severe traffic jam in the Dartford Tunnel . |
| 12 | Take a really nice grain , add a seductive dark sunburst finish , gold plate the hardware , and then think of a classy name . |
| 13 | It was pleasant to live in the open , and easy to provision both men and ponies ; and the courtier and man of law who had lived a high life in the London Inns and colleges , and been in the king 's own service , was nonetheless a hardy Welshman , well able to campaign in the hills winter or summer , and never complain of a hard bed or a scanty meal . |