Example sentences of "[noun pl] [pron] [verb] the [noun sg] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Vases of different shapes and sizes lay beside pebbles , weavings , ancient carvings and many other objects no-one knew the purpose of . |
| 2 | For two months I lived the life of a quiet and responsible man . |
| 3 | If he likes to use large dragons I think the choice of counter-measure if obvious . |
| 4 | Some writers have attempted to draw up some general guidelines which relate the weeding of research material to the concept of obsolescence — the diminution in the use of literature over the course of time . |
| 5 | Calling for regional peace , the leaders issued co-operation guidelines which included the establishment of a joint body to formulate and implement aid policy . |
| 6 | An attempt is made to demonstrate that this reasoning is faulty and that the disintegration of the Byzantine state was accompanied by economic growth in the provinces which reinforced the power of the provincial aristocracy in relation to the state . |
| 7 | This was assessed by two methods which measured the number of colonic cells in S phase of the growth cycle . |
| 8 | Certainly the resulting curriculum looks rather dull compared with the initial considerations which offered the possibility of a refreshing new view . |
| 9 | He stands on a set of stone steps which run the length of the square . |
| 10 | Furthermore , if some Branches struck and called on others to back them , that support could be ensured by picketing the workplaces of those who were to be persuaded : Scargill was strong in his insistence that miners do not cross picket lines formed by other miners , but he was eventually defeated by both the unwillingness of an increasingly large body of miners ( especially those working in Nottinghamshire , see below ) to disregard this advice in the absence of a national ballot on strike action , and the government 's preparedness to counter the pickets by mass policing and other tactics which limited the freedom of movement of perceived would-be pickets ( Fine and Millar , 1985 ) . |
| 11 | Their resistance lies in the tiny glandular hairs which cover the foliage of the wild potato , but not that of cultivated species . |
| 12 | Dalziel pushed his right index finger through the small hairs which fringed the cavity of his ear , and wriggled it sensuously about . |
| 13 | Our Invention consists of an improvement on the Invention relating to lifts for transferring barges and other vessels from one level to another on canals and other waterways which forms the subject of a previous application for Letters Patent dated the 22nd April 1896 , No. 8501 . |
| 14 | This is because the electronic pulses which control the scanning of the video picture are interrupted at the point of the change , and the system takes quite a time to re-adjust itself . |
| 15 | Although Hamilton Oil 's exploration rig Sonat Arcade Frontier departed from the area off Bardsey shortly after Christmas , it has left in its wake a substantial lobby of conservationists , environmental activists and supporters which views the prospect of large scale industrial development as posing a serious threat , particularly to protected species such as the bottle-nose dolphin and other marine and bird life . |
| 16 | Such a definition considerably broadens the scope of the subject away from a traditional institutional orientation , towards an examination of wider societal influences which affect the character of relations between workers , employers and their respective collective organisations . |
| 17 | Hence there follows a full description of the origin and staple features of the constituent parts of the traditional farmstead because it is important that the untutored town dweller who is contemplating the purchase and conversion of an old farm building should recognise the different building types , understand the operational influences which shaped the form of each structure , and frame his or her ideas for the conversion so that any permanent evidence of agricultural history which the building provides is not erased . |
| 18 | In a busy laboratory large numbers of Petri dishes can accumulate quite rapidly and the most convenient and safest way of storing and retrieving them from the incubator is to stack the dishes on narrow Perspex trays which extend the depth of the incubator . |
| 19 | There are times when as a photographer it is possible to show the truth , to show images which convey the reality of this world . |
| 20 | It was intended to end the so-called " war of laws " , arising when republics issued sovereignty declarations which asserted the primacy of their own legislation . |
| 21 | This will mean forging with other and different churches creative relationships which express the reality of Christian love , brotherhood , and interdependence ’ ( Pasadena Consultation 1978:4 , 5 ) . |
| 22 | Faced with a rack of up to twenty different spools in the kite shop , you must first consider the three main parameters which govern the suitability of the line . |
| 23 | Despite having a unsuitable car at BRM , Lauda gave some superb performances which attracted the eye of Enzo Ferrari . |
| 24 | In words which betray the influence of functionalist sociology , Titmuss wrote : " social policy … manifests society 's will to survive as an organic whole … and is centred ( on ) those institutions which encourage integration and discourage alienation " ( Titmuss 1963 : 39 ) . |
| 25 | They would prefer the vigour of language which either asserted the fact of ‘ real presence ’ in words which clothed the mode of his coming with an unmistakable reality , or which spoke of a ‘ real absence ’ in order to preserve the purity of Christ ‘ s coming to the heart of the believer in faith . |
| 26 | This mistake having been brought to light , perhaps the recruit was also a secret bigamist , someone wisecracked , making yet more play out of the two Greek words which formed the terminology of the newcomer 's subject of study . |
| 27 | The first are words which describe the process of listening — hearing , concentration , silence . |
| 28 | What we witness here is something resembling the Freudian proposition that the repressed returns via the very images , structures , and mechanisms of repression itself : the words which consummate the renewal of man , his salvation , these words return to signify the opposite of salvation which is damnation , and they signify also the desire which only damnation can acknowledge and which salvation must repress . |
| 29 | However , it was Salgado 's pictures which caught the imagination of picture editors . |
| 30 | One of the most important variables which structures the operation of discretion is whether the offender shows ‘ the right attitude ’ . |