Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] [indef pn] of the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ A visit to the Moon and a space walk-to say nothing of the Big Dipper and the Whiplash — all in one day ? |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | At first glance the lumps of rock reveal nothing of the primitive technology which heralded the dawn of culture . |
| 4 | This force possessed none of the gentle , coaxing qualities associated with telepathic races . |
| 5 | This provided the opportunity for the members of the committee to see something of the rural development problems and programmes in Lewis and Harris , and discuss them with some of those working on them . |
| 6 | But Braque 's work contains none of the expressionistic violence of Picasso 's . |
| 7 | The boy repeated none of the simple errors he had made first time round . |
| 8 | Designed with the shell of the old smiddy and adjoining cottages , the inn retains something of the original atmosphere . |
| 9 | Bought clothing in the south had none of the hard-wearing qualities of northern home-spun . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | On the west side , Ingleborough is a shadowy giant revealing none of the many wonders that attract its legions of pilgrims ; and to the east , green slopes rise with little incident to dark moors forming a distant skyline . |
| 12 | As your daughter met none of the published criteria the panel , in balancing the stipulation of the above-stated section of the Act against your parental preferences felt unable to uphold your appeal . |
| 13 | As your daughter met none of the published criteria the panel felt unable to override the stipulation of the Act . |
| 14 | An attempt has been made by the present writer to convey something of the lawless nature and the rough , tough frontierland conditions of post-Speranskii Siberia in his later chapter comparing Siberia to the American ‘ Wild West ’ and analysing the relationship between exile , vagrancy and crime in the region . |
| 15 | As yet , though , the best measurements of the microwave background show none of the tell-tale marks that such flaws would leave . |
| 16 | Apprehensively , Robbie clung tightly to the tiller as he closed the gates behind them , his muscular strength making nothing of the massive balance beam which swung the heavy gates to . |
| 17 | Or Natural Selection ? , but is introduced in the next short chapter where we take a brief diversion to present something of the vast integrated cycles by which life is maintained upon our planet . |
| 18 | This convention retained something of the laconic style of drafting of its Latin American predecessors , and like them applied in principle to both the service of documents and the taking of evidence . |
| 19 | Stephanie had hopes that the familial Christmas dinner might in some way restore something of the frail threadwork of decency and courteous behaviour broken by the earlier violence of her father and brother . |
| 20 | If laboratory tests for HIV were not performed or gave indeterminate results , any of the conditions in the list below would indicate AIDS if it was diagnosed by a definitive method and the patient had none of the other causes of immunodeficiency listed below that could explain the occurrence of the indicator disease : |
| 21 | The image , of course , centres around the fact that faith and doubt have something of the same curious relationship as health and sickness . |
| 22 | Pearl uses none of the electronic or ‘ sound enhancing ’ techniques currently fashionable , and aims to concentrate on extracting from the original grooves the essence of music . |