Example sentences of "[det] of [pron] [noun sg] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | A writer on the Cornish miners in the early eighteenth century complained that because of their " numerous holidays , holiday eves , feasts , account days ( once a month ) , Yeuwhiddens or one way or another they invent to loiter away their time , they do not work one half of their month for the owners and employers " . |
| 2 | Despite considerable controversy over whether the Hill was truly a sacred site for the 600 Jawoyns and appeals by some of their number for the development to go ahead , Hawke forced his view upon the Cabinet that mining the area would amount to " desecration and sacrilege " of Aboriginal beliefs and should , therefore , be prohibited in perpetuity by incorporating the site into the adjacent national park . |
| 3 | There is a tradition of strong social consciousness in the Church of Ireland , evidenced by its building of hospitals , the support of some of its leadership for the locked-out Dublin workers in 1913 and their activities in other works of mercy without a proselytizing aim . |
| 4 | On Sunday 6th we have a free day — a much needed respite to enable us to prepare some of our work for the next week — but in the evening we went to dinner with from the embassy , as well as with two senior visitors from London , one from the British Council ( , who is responsible for all Chinese visits ) and one from the Foreign Office . |
| 5 | The significance of the ‘ Hitler myth ’ has to be seen , finally , on a third level which preceding chapters have not sought to explore systematically : that of its function for the élites — both the non-Nazi ‘ national-conservative ’ élites and the power-groups within the Movement itself . |
| 6 | There can be no doubt that Creole , in particular Jamaican Creole , derives much of its attraction for the youth from its association with certain forms of culture . |
| 7 | The trouble with some of those who make much of their support for the health service is that they also oppose any measures taken to make it more effective . |
| 8 | By the time he got out , the performing pig had lost most of its charm for the paying customer . ’ |
| 9 | He had lost most of his enthusiasm for the idea by now . |
| 10 | Nurturing this side of the business — with dramatic success — has occupied most of his time for the past 10 years . |
| 11 | Ironically , most of our evidence for the use of these methods in Roman times come from mosaics where , apparently , such errors have been overlooked . |
| 12 | However although many employers grant day release facilities , most of your preparation for the examinations will take place outside office hours . |
| 13 | Now that used to go in the old stew pot and they used to boil the bones till the meat dropped off , and the vegetables And that was your most of your meal for the rest of the week . |