Example sentences of "the [noun pl] [vb base] of a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the more remote part of the Country Park the foundations remain of a signal station used during the Napoleonic wars as a look-out for the approach of ‘ Boney ’ — a real threat in those days . |
| 2 | The digesta text introduces the disposition as a legacy ; apart from this , the texts are in accord : the petitioners speak of a legacy , and the jurist refers to it as a trust . |
| 3 | In this , the markings consist of a pattern of dark spots all of which look like the dark pupil of the fish 's eye . |
| 4 | The stones consist of a pair of burr stones for corn grinding and a set of what are thought to be Peak stones used for animal feed . |
| 5 | Essentially the recommendations consist of a combination of demand restraint within the USA , and a key component of this is a reduction in the federal government deficit , together with a moderated fall in the foreign exchange value of the US dollar in order to restrain import growth and boost exports ( the depreciation of the dollar would cheapen US exports and raise the price of imports ) . |