Example sentences of "[vb infin] [prep] a [adj] [noun pl] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Let us think for a few moments of the wonderful achievements of the human race — the towns that have been built , the works of art that have been produced — the books , plays , films , pictures , music … the progress that has been made in science and technology . |
| 2 | I ca n't think of a thousand acres of natural activity as a void . |
| 3 | I can think of a dozen men of much more recent notoriety if she was simply inventing it for some cranky reason of her own . |
| 4 | This will probably involve a social worker in an area team putting together a package that might consist of a few hours of home care , a couple of days of day care , and night sitting for one night . |
| 5 | Let me just run through a few features of American political life which make it rather different to er to our own er sceptred isle . |
| 6 | I can offer an account of what the minimum level to be attained at 16 by 80%-90% of pupils would entail in a few areas of the curriculum … ; in English , pupils would need to demonstrate that they are attentive listeners and confident speakers when dealing with everyday matters of which they have experience , that they can read straightforward written information and pass it on — orally and in written form — without loss of meaning and that they can say clearly what their own views are ; in Mathematics , that they can apply the topics and skills in the foundation list proposed in the Cockcroft Report ; in Science , that they are willing and able to take a practical approach to problems , involving sensible observations and appropriate measurements and can communicate their findings effectively … ; in History , that they possess some historical knowledge and perspective , understand the concepts of cause and consequence , and can compare and extract information from historical evidence and be aware of its limitations ; and in CDT [ craft , design and technology ] , that they can design and make something , using a limited range of materials and calling on a restricted range of concepts and give an account of what they have done and the problems they encountered . |
| 7 | For example , a reaction to a particular food may occur within a few minutes of eating a food , or after a day or two . |
| 8 | In the following sections , I shall look at a few examples of each type of problem with some illustrations from my own work . |
| 9 | Almost all of them will die within a few weeks of being shed . |
| 10 | Most fatalities from T. canis infection occur during the pulmonary phase , and pups which have been heavily infected transplacentally may die within a few days of birth . |
| 11 | All I want to do is go through a few aspects of your statement , to make sure I 've got them right . ’ |
| 12 | It 's probably best not to feed your fish for the first day or so as they settle in ( though some fish will feed within a few minutes of being stocked ) . |
| 13 | For the predictions that have made him famous , Britain 's top amateur weather-watcher would rather rely on a few observations of his own … |
| 14 | You may live within a few metres of many if not most of the plant and animal species ever recorded in Britain , and perhaps a few that are new to science . |
| 15 | Its tail will shrink within a few hours of departure . |