Example sentences of "[noun sg] of [noun prp] [subord] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The action of a single tyrant may be more potent to inflict suffering on the continent of Europe than a combination of less powerful persons . ’ |
| 2 | In an ideal integrated scheme , cultural controls ( changes in farming habits ) and biological controls would largely supplant pesticides ; in practice , chemical control continues to be an essential component of IPM when a pest population has to be reduced rapidly to minimise financial loss . |
| 3 | Norma clearly recalls one day during the Battle of Britain when a number of airmen left their overcoats at the Alma , thinking they would survive the night 's mission . |
| 4 | Iran on Oct. 7 protested to the government of Pakistan after a crowd attacked the Iranian consulate in Peshawar . |
| 5 | The living system thus contains a constant amount of C. When a plant dies it absorbs no more C and that already present begins to decay . |
| 6 | There is , however , obviously a great deal more to the history of Siberia than a catalogue of criminality and cold . |
| 7 | RUGBY LEAGUE came out of the north of England because a number of Yorkshire and Lancashire businessmen thought that talented lads should be compensated for time they took off from the pit or the plant . |
| 8 | Joining the House of Lords as a life peer only in 1963 , he became Lord Chancellor in the following year when the Labour Administration was formed , remaining in office until 1970 . |
| 9 | He sits in the House of Lords as a cross-bencher and is active in debates , particularly on environmental issues . |
| 10 | As they poured into Westminster from remote corners of the Scottish highlands and seats in the English shires ( fifty-nine of the government supporters had attended less than one tenth of the sittings of the house in that session ) , it was clear that those who had championed the House of Lords as a place where party discipline took second place to wisdom had an altogether too rosy view of things . |
| 11 | So , the House of Commons as a body was independent of Lords and King , and Members within the Commons enjoyed an independence of action inside that chamber . |
| 12 | No rate increases on the Scheme were announced during 1992 and we are reasonably confident that no rate increase will take place during 1993 for members in the Republic of Ireland though a rate increase is likely for members in Northern Ireland and the UK . |