Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb pp] of the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The European Council took " a most serious view of accusations against Libyan nationals " in connection with the 1988 and 1989 Lockerbie and UTI airliner bombings [ see p. 38692 ] and noted and fully endorsed " the demands made of the Libyan authorities by the governments of France , the UK and the United States on Nov. 27 " [ see p. 38599 ] . |
| 2 | ‘ Dinner will be served at the usual time and I am pleased to say there will be no discernible traces left of the recent occurrence by that time . ’ |
| 3 | This last phrase — ‘ no discernible traces left of the recent occurrence by that time ’ — my father would repeat with a laugh and shake his head admiringly . |
| 4 | He then made a full written confession and was then shown the notes made of the earlier oral admissions ( which he refused to sign ; the police however failed to record the refusal in the pocket book though it was recorded in the custody record . ) |
| 5 | Finally , Wirksworth Quarry has another new addition from the Suzi Sammutt/Geoff Hornby team — The Evolution of Micadia E1 5b is the slim pillar 30 feet left of the Crinoid Cruise . |
| 6 | Even in Clare 's own country , the railway has been absorbed into the landscape , and one can enjoy the consequent pleasure of trundling through Rutland in a stopping-train on a fine summer morning : the barley fields shaking in the wind , the slow sedgy streams with their willows shading meditative cattle , the elegant limestone spires across the meadows , the early Victorian stations built of the sheep-grey Ketton stone and still unaltered , the warm brown roofs of the villages half buried in the trees , and the summer light flashing everywhere . |
| 7 | Essex , one of the new universities born of the last years of Macmillan 's rule , was occupied . |
| 8 | Patients with rheumatoid arthritis undergoing any major surgical procedure should be assessed by having radiographs taken of the cervical spine in flexion and extension . |
| 9 | Rather ironically , given the ‘ note of condescension , almost of contempt , [ which ] characterises Dicey 's exposition of continental constitutions ’ , almost all studies undertaken of the French system of droit administratif have cast doubt on the superiority of the British approach and have concluded that the French system provides greater protections than our own . |
| 10 | There they used the water power to drive large hammers and grinding wheels made of the local Millstone Grit . |
| 11 | STAMINA is not the least of the qualities demanded of the professional cricketer . |
| 12 | The Chief Executive , G.B. Richardson , is the Secretary to the Delegates , and he is advised by Executive Committees composed of the Senior Officers . |
| 13 | Many ancient villages contain venerable barns built of the same materials as local cottages . |
| 14 | As Gerry and his fellow villagers talked of the better days to come , a carload of American tourists pulled up in the street beside him and asked for directions to ‘ Dannygal ’ . |
| 15 | Then , thinking of her own mother , she wondered how two sisters born of the same parents could be so different . |
| 16 | A hundred years ago , Corby was a little country village of cottages built of the local Jurassic limestone , which is often of a rich brown or rust colour due to the presence of iron oxide in the rock . |
| 17 | Before the appearance of these two documents , teachers learned of the preferred modes of classroom practice in other , more informal ways : from attendance at in-service courses or from discussions with advisers and advisory teachers , and conversations with their head teachers , PNP coordinators , and other colleagues . |
| 18 | Thorpe Marsh Reserve was created when quick-witted local naturalists learned of the proposed building of embankments to enclose an extensive ash disposal area . |
| 19 | It is my intention to keep hon. Members informed of the temporary arrangements that will be made for the UKIAS refugee unit . |
| 20 | The apparatus consisted of a delicate torsion balance from which were hung masses made of the two materials under comparison ( e.g. 30 mg masses of gold and aluminium ) . |
| 21 | Therefore the police generally require to see the certificate to satisfy themselves that the motor vehicle is correctly insured but in some cases of doubt the policy may have to be examined or enquiries made of the issuing firm . |
| 22 | When you act for a buyer , always go through the answers you receive to your preliminary enquiries , search and additional enquiries made of the local authority , marking each of these with a tick if it is satisfactory , or with a cross if it is not , or if it requires further elucidation . |
| 23 | So , when acting in such a case , add to your additional enquiries made of the local authority , or better in a letter , some such enquiry as this : Is the Authority aware of any infilling or any geological stratum which might result in the instability of the foundations of any building erected on the site for which planning consent has been granted ? |
| 24 | Mr Williams said the condition of the plant at Torness does credit to SNL and shows the management and staff are clearly committed to the high standards demanded of the nuclear industry . |
| 25 | The former British champion from Sunderland took the first step back on the road to championship level by stopping Clarkson with 65 seconds gone of the fifth round . |
| 26 | As a result , metal-working ( which was hardly developed at all in North American native cultures ) was widespread in Siberia from the second millennium BC , and long before the seventeenth century AD all its indigenous peoples either worked iron themselves or used artefacts made of the precious metal when these could be obtained by trade . |
| 27 | This took place when Chris was having the final photographs taken of the new replica range . |