Example sentences of "[vb -s] [indef pn] of the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | She has plenty of the proper sort . ’ |
2 | But Braque 's work contains none of the expressionistic violence of Picasso 's . |
3 | He has none of the other worries or tasks that you have to deal with daily . |
4 | While this contributes to crime prevention , especially with respect to joy-riders who steal and drive cars at speed at might ( which requires neighbourhood men in West Belfast to work might duty ) , it has none of the wider community service functions evident in Easton . |
5 | Aswan has none of the melancholy transience of most end-of the-line towns . |
6 | Very much the unsung hero of Mercedes ' 190 range , the six-cylinder 2.6 has none of the cosmetic bravura that distinguishes the 2.5–16 from its lesser stablemates . |
7 | Its weakest point is the character of Pat — while the two men are realistically observed , Pat ( who has none of the shrewd toughness of her profession ) , is a fluff-headed mechanical doll who inexplicably switches from initial dislike of Sonny to a lovestruck Shirley Valentine . |
8 | According to Schleiermacher , each positive religion contains something of the true nature of religion , and the ‘ primordial form ’ , the ‘ essence ’ , or ‘ transcendental unity ’ of religion , is comprehended not by deducing it from the common elements of particular religions as a kind of abstraction , but in and through the language and traditions of particular religions . |
9 | It has something of the African tomtom and voodoo dance . ’ |
10 | The original entries for 995 and 996 may have been lost , and it says nothing of the hostile relations which probably existed with Normandy for a time , and only hints at the troubles in the Irish Sea mentioned above . |
11 | This is neither brash , spotty punk nor controlled smoothly executed musicianship but a careful balance which utilises the expertise of the latter and loses none of the instantaneous excitement of the former . |
12 | Pietism , I would suggest , loses something of the communal commitment of the old Puritan covenant and the earlier Catholic spirit . |
13 | For example while the coil orientation shown in Fig. 10a produces the largest output , that 10b links none of the changing flux and has a null output . |
14 | Such rationalization is , however , of great interest to the historian because it reveals something of the social processes involved in gaining respect for scientific work both inside and outside a scientific community . |
15 | There were several discernible influences at work here — one was undoubtedly her father 's piping , which suggested decorations to the melodic line at North-east songs not always accustomed to such , and the other was acquaintance with young English revival singers who had incorporated into their singing styles something of the sean nos tradition of the West of Ireland . |
16 | The above bare statement of the facts tells nothing of the mental agonies suffered by persons wrongly accused of murder and by the members of their families . |
17 | Here I Am , expresses something of the living relationship between God and ourselves . |
18 | Designed with the shell of the old smiddy and adjoining cottages , the inn retains something of the original atmosphere . |
19 | Back in Baidoa , little Issi knows nothing of the complex politics behind his hunger . |
20 | Environmental issues are also important to Alison although she believes none of the major parties have a good green record . |
21 | But the reader now knows something of the general setting of Libyan politics ; of the people involved and their problems , and it is possible to approach the topic of ideas and principles in the aftermath of the revolution . |