Example sentences of "[indef pn] [prep] the [adj] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | The elegant studies undertaken by Bissell et al showed that none of the individual major matrix proteins used as a culture substratum would maintain hepatocyte function as effectively as the complete EHS gel complex . |
| 32 | None of the feared Mediterranean gales had sprung up . |
| 33 | The latter declares *John was seen leave ungrammatical because the embedded clause seen leave is " unsupported " , i.e. constitutes " a subject — predicate sequence that exhibits none of the internal inflectional structures of a full sentence or clausal complementation " ( i.e. neither tense , nor infinitival to , nor progressive -ing ) , whereas John was seen to leave is said to be grammatical because here leave is " supported " ( by to ) , and can therefore serve as an argument for the verb see ( pp. 123 – 4 ) . |
| 34 | When the driver pushes the throttle button or puts his foot on the pedal , there is none of the usual mechanical linkage there to swing into action . |
| 35 | Even at the most constantly watched setts , the badgers can sometimes become nervous if they catch the scent of a stranger , particularly if there are none of the usual human visitors present either . |
| 36 | For comparison none of the 27 homosexual men who seroconverted for HIV , three out of 177 ( 2% ) drug users negative for HIV , and 10 out of 112 ( 9% ) drug users positive for HIV reported bacterial pneumonia . |
| 37 | In contrast none of the 27 homosexual men who seroconverted ( p=0.007 compared to drug users who seroconverted ) and only three of the 177 ( 2% ) of the drug users negative for HIV ( p=0.0002 compared to drug users who seroconverted ) reported pneumonia in the preceding period . |
| 38 | None of the 11 new ministers named had previously served in the cabinet . |
| 39 | In other words , none of the recognized legal excuses will permit the individual to avoid the contract . |
| 40 | None of the cumbersome religious debate dispels the fundamental message of ‘ Christ re-crucified-again' . |
| 41 | All the patients with high pitted cell counts were currently drinking and none of the eight reformed drinkers ( five with biopsy proven cirrhosis ) had abnormal counts . |
| 42 | The next day was fair and washed with a spent air about it and strangely there seemed no damage to the house and none of the crumbling-looking old stones on the outer wall had fallen . |
| 43 | None of the six jump-off riders could repeat their clears and the class went to the fastest four faulter , Yorkshire 's Joanna Dennis on Cottage . |
| 44 | None of the other superhuman beings is described as inherently shy or fearful , a further indication of their being conceptually set apart from human beings . |
| 45 | In a typically British way , we have failed to take the credit that is due to us for that achievement , which had its origins in the Kangaroo group of Members of the European Parliament founded by the late Basil de Ferranti specifically to break down the trade barriers that existed in Europe at a time when none of the other major Community partners wanted to know anything about it . |
| 46 | She slipped quietly out of the hotel , grateful that none of the other cast members were around to witness her departure , and made her way to the car park . |
| 47 | None of the other five saleswomen was available for comment . |
| 48 | Quinn made plain none of the other two kidnappers he saw uttered a word . |
| 49 | I am not alone in this stage of limbo , for none of the other ordinary members of the committee knows either . |
| 50 | The once prestigious PSI returned 5 members only ; indeed , none of the other 23 parties represented were in double figures : most had one or two members . |
| 51 | The user should close down the LIFESPAN system if it is running and ensure that none of the other stand-alone LIFESPAN utilities are running . |
| 52 | None of the other Arabic sources cited refers either to a visit earlier than the one in 823 or to the presence of Mehmed Sah on this pilgrimage ; and , on the latter point , it may be significant that in the account in the Arabic sources of Molla Fenari 's departure from Egypt ( 22 Rabi " I 823/6 April 1420 ) the presence of his son-in-law , but not of his son , is mentioned . |
| 53 | However , none of the other observed differences between Mercurian and lunar craters can be used to argue that there are , or have been , any other fundamental differences in the composition and nature of the lunar and Mercurian surfaces . |
| 54 | None of the other morphometric variables showed such an unequivocal trend , especially in the patients who had received 100 mg/day of gliadin . |
| 55 | None of the many experimental techniques are foolproof , but the Ericsson method for separating girl-producing sperm from boy-producing sperm is for sale in a string of clinics in the US . |
| 56 | As we discuss the changing role of the traditional high-street off-licence , it is all too plain that none of the first six customers have browsed or bought wine or done what the market research says they should be doing . |
| 57 | It is not clear whether it is the limited powers of the Tribunal or the wide powers of the Government which led to none of the first sixty-eight complaints to the Tribunal being upheld . |
| 58 | But none of the various attempted explanations has so far proved satisfactory . |
| 59 | So many mixed feelings of guilt and anxiety , love and hate can blur the issue that it may be important to adopt the suggestion of one therapist and discuss all the issues with a wise counsellor , perhaps a minister or some other friend of the family , who knows most of the people concerned but has none of the strong emotional involvement of a family member . |
| 60 | None of the remaining small proprietors of Empingham had other holdings in Rutland , and on the whole it seems unlikely that their interests extended beyond its boundary . |