Example sentences of "[conj] of [det] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This in part reflects the view of a majority of colleges that they have now reached the optimum size for operating as a cohesive academic unit and do not envisage any growth of total student numbers ( although of these a significant proportion has indicated that they wish to change the ‘ mix ’ of students , by admitting more graduate students in place of undergraduates ) . |
| 2 | A responsible , hard-working and disciplined work-force was required for the exacting demands of agriculture ; and these were character traits of such importance and of such a basic nature that their instilling could not be left entirely until puberty and initiation . |
| 3 | The indications are , however , that in both types of court a higher proportion of Blacks pleaded ‘ not guilty ’ and of these a higher proportion of Blacks were acquitted . |
| 4 | Additionally , a slightly higher proportion of blacks were sentenced in adult rather than juvenile magistrates courts and of these a higher proportion of blacks were tried in the crown courts . |
| 5 | Yards were a typical feature not only of industrial cities but of many a small country town which had to accommodate a rising population . |