Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb base] [vb pp] [noun] of [noun] " in BNC.

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1 * Scientists in South Carolina have discovered colonies of bacteria living deep underground .
2 Two crash programmes in December and January have boosted production of 81mm mortar bombs for both the British and the American forces — and the British design has been adapted to make it fit the slightly different mortar used by the Americans .
3 Police in Rotterdam have seized 726lb of cocaine in the biggest-ever haul in Dutch criminal history .
4 ASTRONOMERS in Australia have detected flashes of light from the fastest-rotating star , the ‘ millisecond pulsar ’ discovered by radio astronomers last November ( New Scientist , vol 96 , p 362 ) .
5 Using these techniques MacDonald and Wimpey have fused cells of Lycopersicon esculentum with cells of Bos taurus .
6 Individual rams bred by Mr Slade have produced 92% of E grade lambs in crossing trials .
7 The link between awareness of beauty and recognition of the moral good was a fundamental aspect of Plato 's ethical theory , but few writers since Plato have tied awareness of beauty in nature so closely to a deeper notion of the good .
8 In the UK , major supermarket chains including Sainsbury and Tesco have produced codes of practice encouraging suppliers to adopt integrated pest management .
9 Carolyn Pride , Virginia Pitman and Anne Bolton have remained pillars of support to their emotional friend .
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