Example sentences of "of [verb] [det] a [noun] of " in BNC.

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1 Twenty-five years ago , that team of scientists and electronics engineers charged with the awesome task of producing such a piece of equipment , included a thirty-seven year old Texan electronics engineer , whose star was rapidly rising in another quarter .
2 The two brothers were very close and no writer I can think of has such a hatred of death as Canetti .
3 I lingered , on the pretext of finishing half a glass of champagne .
4 They are designed to make students aware of the personal and social development which is an intrinsic part of undertaking such a programme of activities .
5 It 's what comes of making such a mystery of it .
6 I can still recall the amazement of finding such a wealth of talent on show .
7 The argument that W. , or any other 16- or 17-year-old , can by refusing to consent to treatment veto the treatment notwithstanding that the doctor has the consent of someone who has parental responsibilities , involves the proposition that section 8 has the further effect of depriving such a person of the power to consent .
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