Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [noun sg] of [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Two of the boys from amongst these pioneers went on to study Mathematics at Cambridge , with great success , to Daniels ' pride : J. G. Adshead of Caius College , who eventually became Professor of Mathematics at Dalhousie University , Nova Scotia , and W. L. Edge of Trinity College , who held a similar post in the University of Edinburgh . |
| 2 | Among the many things we hear in that oracular phrase is , against the odds , a bitterly won conception of language as rescue . |
| 3 | p/b £15.95 Paperback reprint of David Watkin 's highly esteemed history of architecture from Knossos to Quinlan Terry . |
| 4 | For this would obviously ensure pride of place for holist explanations . |
| 5 | It was a staple of the revenge tragedy as Kyd , Tourneur or Shakespeare conceived it , and plays by Dekker , Lyly , Webster , Ford and Middleton all made use of madness on stage , and of actors specially trained for the parts of madmen . |
| 6 | The critical chain length c is interpreted as representing the dividing point between chains which are too short to provide a significant contribution to η from entanglement effects and those large enough to cause retardation of flow by intertwining with their neighbours . |
| 7 | This policy gives them a much needed spread of risk of buyer and of export market and gives the policyholder the best ‘ rate on line ’ : ie the percentage ratio between the amount of premium and the level of cover provided . |
| 8 | It provided a much needed patch of light in an otherwise sombre room lit only by two silk-shaded sidelamps . |
| 9 | Comic disruption becomes a much needed gesture of resistance to prevailing conditions in America . |
| 10 | Bush promised legislation " this year " setting specific goals and timetables for the reduction of acid rain pollution , a long running source of disagreement between the two countries . |
| 11 | Obviously such strict separation of functions results in a much reduced level of conflict between pedestrian and vehicle and a consequent lowered accident rate . |
| 12 | However the changes that have taken place in society in recent decades , resulting in the rapid growth of youth unemployment , have also resulted in a greatly reduced importance of certification at 16+ for selection purposes . |
| 13 | This approach by no means necessarily reflects lack of sympathy for the lot of the least privileged in society . |
| 14 | Do all have freedom of conscience except the King ? " |
| 15 | There was a nicely judged degree of contempt in her voice , Loretta thought ; it implied that the speaker had quickly got Puddephat 's measure , and did n't intend to waste any more of her time on him . |
| 16 | It is a time for the Governments to act together to take charge of economics for the sake of the citizens that they , and only they , can represent . |
| 17 | I continued to chair the inquiry into pensions and later took over family policy when the much liked Minister of State for Social Security , Rhodes Boyson , went off to be the number two in Northern Ireland . |
| 18 | There was a pressing , gently swaying wall of vegetation in a thousand shades of green . |
| 19 | The organiser , too , is a woman … though she 'd rather give pride of place at the air display to another female — Sally B , a B-17 bomber , star of the film Memphis Belle . |
| 20 | Even if Bernard Stasi may be right in describing Jack Lang 's cultural policy as a ‘ spectacular performance played behind closed doors for the amusement of the prince and his obliging friends ’ , it will be a challenge to succeed him , the longest serving Minister of Culture of the Fifth Republic . |
| 21 | Orton was the longest serving prisoner of conscience in Africa . |
| 22 | In 1924 Mussolini survived a personal crisis when he was accused of colluding in the murder of Giacomo Matteotti , an opposition leader , and finally became head of state in 1925 when the Fascists banned all other parties . |
| 23 | ‘ Sellafield has made the Irish Sea the most radioactively contaminated stretch of water in the world . |
| 24 | In mathematics education , we need to re-examine our approaches to ensure pupils see mathematics as for , and about , everyone , thus promoting recognition of mathematics as an activity we can all engage in . |
| 25 | Yes , well you just put volume of water in that one . |
| 26 | ‘ All mom and dad talk about is politics , I 'm already getting kind of sick of it , ’ she said . |
| 27 | The UK government just survives vote of confidence by one vote as opposition leader John Smith votes with Tories saying ‘ You got yourselves into this mess , I 'm not getting you out of it . ’ |
| 28 | Section 17 of the SGSA inserts a new subsection 3A in s 7 of the UCTA , which is equivalent in its operation to s 6(1) of the UCTA , and thus prevents exclusion of liability for breach of the warranties implied by s 2 of the SGSA . |
| 29 | The form of mental handicap known as ‘ Down 's Syndrome ’ is undoubtedly the best known type of handicap in Britain today . |
| 30 | The best known aspect of sexism in English is what some feminists have called ‘ he/man ’ language , that is , the generic use of masculine pronouns and the term man ( kind ) . |