Example sentences of "of [noun] [verb] [adv] [vb infin] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , Whim of ICI does not think this is particularly likely . |
| 2 | He also denounced the murder of Hawkins as a hateful act but emphasized that " all of Bensonhurst did not commit this crime " and that it was essential to " categorically reject the notion of group guilt " . |
| 3 | They used a ‘ Whose fault ? ’ technique , in which children were asked who was to blame for an unsuccessful piece of communication — e.g. , where the listener 's choice of referent did not match that of the speaker . |
| 4 | A change of mind does n't fit any of the above criteria , although if the order or advert states that you can have your money back if you have a change of heart , then of course you can . |
| 5 | ( The fact that the meanings of sentences are more accessible to intuition than the meanings of words does not alter this . ) |
| 6 | Now , most of our everyday talk about the objects of perception does not reflect this . |
| 7 | The statistics show that 64% of cars do not have any form of security device and the chances of having your car stolen is a high as one in 40 . |
| 8 | ‘ The people of Philadelphia do n't want this type of film , ’ declared its District Attorney , ‘ It 's dirt for dirt 's sake . ’ |
| 9 | Although Mr. Philipson demurred when the suggestion was put to him , it is palpably clear that his submission amounts to a direct challenge to Mr. Barnes ' affidavit , which contains the clearest possible evidence that the Bank of England did indeed require these documents for the purposes of its own supervisory functions ; this will of course involve collaboration and co-ordination with the Federal Reserve Board 's supervision , on which , as he states expressly in paragraph 13(b) , the Bank of England is in part dependent . |
| 10 | The presence of equipment does not change that . |
| 11 | Unfortunately , the climate of PNP did not encourage this . |
| 12 | But the civil service structure of broadcasting did not allow such people to be employed on a full-time basis , and when funds were short the fees paid to freelance contributors of this kind were often the first items to be cut . |
| 13 | The age distributions of patients with active disease and in remission were , however , very similar and analysis of variance did not show any influence of age on PEG absorption . |
| 14 | But the United Kingdom Government held that , as a matter of law , each Allied government was entitled to deal with its nationals in its own way , and that the 1929 Geneva Convention on Prisoners of War did not protect any allied national who had served the enemy against his own government . |
| 15 | They believed that this course of action was morally and politically desirable despite the fact that the manufacture of napalm did not generate much profit , that the company 's manufacturing facilities could have been more profitably employed in the manufacture of some other chemical , and that the company 's public image and recruitment activities were being damaged by the continued manufacture of napalm . |
| 16 | In general , the answers from different types of respondent did not differ all that widely and the variations that emerged seemed , for the most part , understandable in terms of the characteristics and circumstances of the people they were telling us about , although there did seem to be a tendency for the staff of homes to put a more rosy interpretation on situations . |
| 17 | The 1987 changes in conditions of service did not alter that . |
| 18 | The loss of colour does not denote any particular condition . |
| 19 | But the same kind of eclipse did not affect that other great area devoted to reconstructing the history of life : paleontology . |
| 20 | Needless to say , the Board of Education did not recognise any of these diplomas until 1909 when all three joined together to produce one diploma , at the insistence of the N.A.T.D. Even then , the Scottish Department of Education still refused to recognise the diplomas . |
| 21 | As for toilet facilities , I have an earth closet so the lack of water does not affect that side of things . |
| 22 | Other treaties of alliance do not contain such precise prohibitions against conflicting agreements , but may be understood as forming part of a regional defence framework and thus as impliedly restricting future freedom of treaty-making . |
| 23 | Clearly , it is the certain amount of ‘ slack ’ within the articulative relationships , the fact that the combination of techniques does not fix any constituent 100 per cent to the others , that explains the possibility of differential development of elements in the mixture — rather than ‘ changes in style ’ . |
| 24 | This form of grammar does not involve any essential loss of generality . |
| 25 | Although the possibility of this resulting in misdiagnosis is obviously present , follow up on this group of patients did not reveal any who had been falsely diagnosed as having malignancy . |
| 26 | Even so , the majority of mankind do not find this view practicable or desirable . |
| 27 | Yes , that 's right , a lot of people do n't do that , and it 's so simple is n't it . |
| 28 | The only chance I 'd got of staying on , er , a couple of people do n't know this , it 's quite vital sometimes to become what they call an alderman . |
| 29 | In Reardon Smith Line Ltd v Hansen Tangen [ 1976 ] 1 WLR 989 , shipbuilders contracted to build a vessel to a certain specification at Yard No 354 at Osaka Zosen , but the ship was in fact built at a different yard , the House of Lords did not consider these words of location as being part of the identity of the vessel . |
| 30 | In NWL the House of Lords did not question that decision . |