Example sentences of "[adv] [v-ing] [noun sg] [prep] [noun sg] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | In any case , Twoflower was delightedly taking picture after picture of people engaged in what he described as typical activities , and since a quarter-rhinu would subsequently change hands ‘ for their trouble ’ a tail of bemused and happy nouveaux-riches was soon following him in case this madman exploded in a shower of gold . |
| 2 | When it is only a month or two old , the long dangling object in front of its face is obviously a puzzle to it . |
| 3 | There we sat , at the dinette feature , side by side , equably untwirling yard after yard of the pale pasta . |
| 4 | Even if Bernard Stasi may be right in describing Jack Lang 's cultural policy as a ‘ spectacular performance played behind closed doors for the amusement of the prince and his obliging friends ’ , it will be a challenge to succeed him , the longest serving Minister of Culture of the Fifth Republic . |
| 5 | ‘ All mom and dad talk about is politics , I 'm already getting kind of sick of it , ’ she said . |
| 6 | Although the offence of having sexual intercourse with a girl under 16 has the advantage of not requiring proof of lack of consent , it carries a maximum penalty of just two years ’ imprisonment . |
| 7 | He won further prestige when he was nominated for an Oscar as Best Supporting Actor for Twilight of the Gods in 1963 . |
| 8 | However , many of these areas are already receiving attention for son of Nevada . |
| 9 | Landlord and Tenant — Harassment — Residential occupier — Possession order against statutory tenant — Landlord forcibly ejecting tenant without execution of warrant of possession — Whether re-entry lawful — Whether tenant entitled to damages for unlawful eviction — Rent Act 1977 ( c. 42 ) , s. 2(1) ( a ) — Protection from Eviction Act 1977 ( c. 43 ) , s. 3 — Housing Act 1988 ( c. 50 ) , s. 27 |
| 10 | JOHN Mortimer has been telling me about his first ever speaking role in Rumpole of the Bailey , his popular television series . |
| 11 | She is also demanding compensation for breach of trust . |
| 12 | Morel , a shipping clerk who had taken up campaigning journalism on behalf of Liverpool 's African merchant interests , set up the Congo Reform Association in 1903 , following his success in persuading the Government to issue a formal protest about the brutal regime of forced labour exercised by the Belgian King , Leopold , in the Congo . |
| 13 | The new team must have some response which goes beyond tamely printing and busily marketing ream after ream of gilt-edged stock . |
| 14 | A company needs extremely good conversion and testing tools for these jobs — of just the kind that are available for the 88000 , argues Heath — even more so given that some end-user customers are even demanding certification as part of their acquisition and procurement process , 88open says . |
| 15 | A company needs extremely good porting and testing tools for these jobs — of just the kind that are available for the 88000 , argues Heath — even more so given that some end-user customers are even demanding certification as part of their acquisition/procurement process , 88open says . |