Example sentences of "of a sports [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Or the taut handling of a sports saloon on winding country lanes … |
| 2 | Indeed , he had enjoyed his three score years and ten twice over before he thought it necessary to engage the regular services of a sports correspondent . |
| 3 | Charles made a cursory check for blood-stained fingerprints , the thread of a sports jacket made from tweed only available in a small tailor 's shop in Aberdeen , the scratch marks of an artificial hand or the faint but unmistakable aroma of orange blossom . |
| 4 | The name of a sports promoter disappeared from the list , and another candidate was downgraded from a peerage to a knighthood . |
| 5 | I have a vision of resident tutors beating up classes with the cheerful persistence of a sports organiser on a trans-Atlantic liner ; of extra-mural directors deploying their forces through the English countryside , themselves deciding what classes are suitable for the people of Swindon and Banbury and Slough ; of district organisers calling on mill hands in the remotest dales of Yorkshire with the regularity of the man who collects the rent … |
| 6 | Richard , 32 , deputy manager of a sports centre , returned home to Leeds , while Alison rented an apartment near the hospital . |
| 7 | Richard , 32 , deputy manager of a sports centre , returned home to Leeds . |
| 8 | In December 1991 Moore married an air stewardess , Stephanie Parlane-Moore , but there was bad news with the collapse of a sports business . |
| 9 | The Economist dismissed the parallel , saying that differences between companies are greater than those between humans , and that a better analogy for the management thinker is the coach of a sports team , who deploys a body of knowledge and skills in changing circumstances ‘ as rival teams learn to outwit each other ’ . |
| 10 | The success of a sports team or personality often relies on the hard work of those unseen figures behind the scenes — the manager and the coach . |
| 11 | They show their immaturity as soon as they get behind the wheel of a sports car . |
| 12 | A car that combines the comfort of a luxury car with the handling of a sports car ? |
| 13 | He was just as at home behind the wheel of a Sports Car as he was in a Grand Prix car , and his passion for all branches of the sport possible hindered his quest for the world title . |
| 14 | Not like the man-made beauty of a sports car , its sleek lines and purring engine . |
| 15 | For example , in one case there was an important issue concerning the redefining of the catchment area for the school , whilst , in another instance , discussions were continuing on the design of a sports area for evening use by the community . |
| 16 | Attention was given to planning , diet , fitness and mental attitude , the latter under the guidance of a sports psychologist . |
| 17 | There was neither a window nor a door open : customers and staff sweated visibly and there was the smell of a sports changing-room . |