Example sentences of "[vb base] [pron] of the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ A visit to the Moon and a space walk-to say nothing of the Big Dipper and the Whiplash — all in one day ? |
| 2 | At first glance the lumps of rock reveal nothing of the primitive technology which heralded the dawn of culture . |
| 3 | As yet , though , the best measurements of the microwave background show none of the tell-tale marks that such flaws would leave . |
| 4 | Similarly , andesite flows show none of the obvious surface features of ‘ liquid ’ lavas : pahoehoe flows never occur and all andesite flows have a rough bouldery surface . |
| 5 | In summary , the questions in studies of more and less have revolved around three issues : ( a ) whether children have full or only partial lexical knowledge about the pertinent word meanings ; ( b ) the extent to which children rely on non-linguistic strategies in the absence of lexical information ( clearly children know none of the pertinent meanings at first for a domain , and several studies have documented the kinds of non-linguistic strategies they then rely on in responding to instructions — see Clark , 1973b , 1979,1980 ; Donaldson and McGarrigle , 1974 ) ; and ( c ) whether children observe the principle of Contrast . |
| 6 | As we now know something of the appalling story of his hounding by cultural officialdom , the raucous irony of the middle works and the bitter blackness of the last become entirely comprehensible . |
| 7 | If any readers know anything of the current whereabouts of Tin Tin , Milly Molly Mandy , Jennings and/or Derbyshire , Rupert Bear , any of the Famous Five or Secret Seven , Billy Bunter , My Naughty Little Sister ( presumably now in freelance tax-free employment round the back of King 's Cross ? ) or any of the many others , I 'd like to hear about it . |
| 8 | All the old historians when mentioning Hailing tell us of the old Manor of Langridge or Bavents , each one describes the antiquity of the Manor from Adam de Bavent to the various owners of their period until we reach William Baker . |
| 9 | Using our discussion of essay types above ( pp. 53 – 7 ) , decide which of the following types your essay is : DESCRIPTIVE If so , how is it organised : line by line ? thematically ? etc . |
| 10 | Speak to yourself , convince yourself of the positive reality . |
| 11 | For full details on marriages , both civil and religious , remarriage , ‘ mixed ’ marriage and divorce , contact whichever of the following authorities are relevant to your case : |
| 12 | In fact , they remind me of the Prudential TV ads ( ‘ I want to be in goal ’ , ‘ I want to be … remembered ! ’ ) . |
| 13 | The present generation of British and American literary Marxists remind me of the small boy in Joyce 's story , ‘ Araby ’ , who got to the bazaar just as it was closing . |
| 14 | Now these messages remind me of the old Tarzan movies , now you were all old enough now to remember the old Tarzan movies . |
| 15 | Then , we remind ourselves of the supreme example of Christ , who placed his trust in his father 's love and ascended the hill of Calvary for our redemption . |
| 16 | The word recognition module must traverse the lattice and determine which of the possible character sequences form valid words ( i.e. words in the lexicon ) . |
| 17 | Another time perhaps you will listen to me when I warn you of the dangerous ground you are treading . ’ |
| 18 | Touches like this emphasise how meagre the rest of the fare is , and remind you of the contrary sensation , years back , when , after much prompting , you listened to Darkness on the Edge of Town and were suddenly converted . |
| 19 | Fourth , why , if he had the unusual habit of signing on the back , do none of the new Ravens have a similar signature ? |
| 20 | Now normal pre-linguistic human infants , for a relatively brief period of their development , share none of the conscious hopes , plans , and desires for a continuing life , of the mongoloid child . |
| 21 | I remind him of the disproportionate harm that the MacSharry proposals would cause and seek his assurance that he will bear in mind the Scottish farmers and all those elsewhere in Britain when he represents the interests of the British Government and the British farmer in Europe . |
| 22 | Emilia , I think it of the utmost importance that … ’ |
| 23 | Malherbe may well have been responsible for a new approach apparent in vol.9 and in most of those from vol.1 onwards , which contain none of the serious distortions outlined above . |
| 24 | He left her and went upstairs to telephone the Queen , who was at Sandringham , and inform her of the happy outcome of his proposal . |
| 25 | Rid yourself of the outmoded fear that pasta , potatoes and rice per se are bad for you : remember it 's the butter , bolognese and piles of cheese you put on them that does the damage . |
| 26 | For example , it could well have been that families of cave dwellers came to realise that it was possible that they could agree to respect the privacy and boundaries of their respective homes , and by so doing relieve themselves of the eternal vigilance likely to be necessary in the absence of such agreement . |
| 27 | In spite of all this , or perhaps because of it , we made an early enough start to reach Aurillac in plenty of time to buy our picnic lunch and see something of the old town . |