Example sentences of "[adv prt] of the [adj] [noun] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | In general , too , rhythmic and temporal features of speech are ignored in transcriptions ; the rhythmic structure which appears to bind some groups of words more closely together than others , and the speeding up and slowing down of the overall pace of speech relative to the speaker 's normal pace in a given speech situation , are such complex variables that we have very little idea how they are exploited in speech and to what effect ( but , cf. |
| 2 | They have been punished by being stripped of their ability to claim benefit and by the pushing down of the real value of their training allowance . |
| 3 | C.P.V.E. , T.V.E.I. , G.C.S.E. , A/S levels will lead to a breaking down of the traditional patterns of provision at 16+ . |
| 4 | But the fact that the legislature refrained from creating a jurisdiction to make orders against a third party under section 6(3) and ( 4 ) does not justify a cutting down of the ordinary meaning of section 6(2) . |
| 5 | The observation of slowing down of the orbital rotation of the binary pulsar 1913+16 is also discussed . |
| 6 | And an ordinary lightning flash is simply the breaking down of the insulating properties of air which discharges a momentary electric current to those clouds . |
| 7 | The incisors are lost first , with the break up of the anterior part of the premaxilla , and then the molars are lost as the alveolar border becomes damaged . |
| 8 | This success came through his rapid taking up of the new technique of spectrum analysis of Kirchhoff and Bunsen ; he noticed a green line in the spectrum of some impure selenium . |
| 9 | Too often headteacher 's reports are made up of the dry dust of lists of attendance figures , class visits , building repairs , pupil numbers and details of resignations and appointments . |
| 10 | In addition , a prominent counter-melody is introduced ( itself largely made up of the small cell of our example ) . |
| 11 | From about 1864 on , much of Marx 's time and energy was spent in connection with the setting up of the international association of working men , the first International . |
| 12 | One alternative would be that history may be made up of the multiple meanings of specific , particular histories — without their necessarily being in turn part of a larger meaning of an underlying Idea or force . |
| 13 | ‘ It is largely made up of the petty squabbles of shop-keepers and the airy superiority of the ironmasters . ’ |
| 14 | He added : ‘ The picture of politics which survives , however , is completely different , and is largely made up of the petty squabbles of shopkeepers and the airy superiority of the ironmasters . ’ |
| 15 | A quail or a mouse also has a relatively large amount of light coloured , ‘ fast ’ , muscle ( white meat ) and hence are forced to use energy in short bursts only to avoid build up of the toxic byproduct of anaerobic respiration , lactic acid . |
| 16 | Leaving aside social legislation , the most important of these factors was the opening up of the grain-bearing areas of North America , refrigeration , and acceleration of maritime transport . |
| 17 | This was made up of the organic residues of farms , forestry , industry and domestic refuse . |
| 18 | Tithonus creates a sense of emotional anguish by Tennyson 's use of inversion between lines five and six , ‘ Me only cruel immortality/consumes ’ : This breaking up of the main image of the poem suggests that Tithonus has been captured by immortality . |
| 19 | The delay effectively hindered the setting up of the American end of the Virgin operation . |
| 20 | For example , the family is made up of the interconnected roles of husband , father , wife , mother , son and daughter . |
| 21 | They had doubled back and got out of the single-leaf door of the car . |
| 22 | The firm , System 6 , apparently got a lot of the work done by an engineering contingent fresh out of the Russian Academy of Science . |
| 23 | In the event , only a smaller group of about 100 delegates led by Armando Cossutta walked out of the final session of the congress , with the declared intention of continuing the Italian communist tradition elsewhere . |
| 24 | COLIN STURGESS , Britain 's world pursuit champion , has pulled out of the final round of the McEwan 's LA professional series in Manchester on Sunday because of tendinitis . |
| 25 | They stared at the flat blade of rock jutting out of the turf-clad flank of the hill . |
| 26 | While their fingers flew in and out of the earthy heap of beans Rose and Victorine talked . |
| 27 | As Daphne said this there flashed into Cecilia 's mind that conversation with Tina , that terrible thing Tina had said , and another thought , one that seemed to swim up out of the deep waters of her unconscious , the idea that she , Cecilia Darne , yes , she , had once long ago met the right girl , and here was that right girl talking to her now of something , oh , so akin to what Tina meant … |
| 28 | Eventually she would climb out of the deep pit of the subconscious , exhausted . |
| 29 | But when she saw what he was taking out of the inside pocket of the overcoat , she felt faint with fright . |
| 30 | Out of the rooted strength of being ready |