Example sentences of "of [adj] [noun] [verb] with a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The historical problem becomes , not how to establish a sequence of political regimes associated with a universal process of socio-economic development , but how to explain the interconnection of different elements within a particular historical type of society and state . |
| 2 | Recent studies of hyperlipidaemic diabetics treated with a high-fibre unrefined carbohydrate and low-fat content diet have demonstrated a significant reduction in both cholesterol and triglyceride levels on this type of diet ( Pacy et al , 1984a ) . |
| 3 | The main objectives of this research are to estimate the total costs of operating the tax system ; to estimate the benefits accruing to businesses as a result of the operation of the system ( particularly cash flow benefits ) ; to compare costs of operating the main taxes ; and to identify areas of high compliance costs with a view to their reduction . |
| 4 | The reader may find that the continuing story of evolution in this Second Period , gradually strengthens his original tentative acceptance of the initial premise that the Created God of this book started with a unit of evolutionary ‘ goodness ’ . |
| 5 | The UK has a 7 per cent of this market compared with a 5.5 per cent share of trade in goods . |
| 6 | A copy of this petition endorsed with a hearing date for 13 January 1986 was then served on Smith & Jones at their registered office . |
| 7 | A sudden and unprecedented demand for a large number of new executives to accommodate and take full advantage of this growth coincided with a need for technical experts at management level to develop further the new products and technologies stimulated by the demands of war . |
| 8 | I 'd get up in the morning I 'd have my two pieces of wholemeal bread toasted with a scraping of marmalade on , right , and my butter cos I like that . |
| 9 | For the most part it consists of a series of simple techniques combined with a new way of looking at the subject . |
| 10 | In their lavish use of Japanese lacquer coupled with a relatively restrained form they were especially attractive to contemporary taste , and they sold to London dealer Bill Redford for $1.55 million ( £861,100 ) ( est. $1–1.5 million ) , reputedly acting for the London steel magnate Ronald Fuhrer . |
| 11 | The lighting of three candles for our intentions , the readings from Isaiah accompanied by quiet music , the distribution of tiny paper scrolls with a prayer of blessing inside each , all contributed to my renewal . |
| 12 | He said that gross negligence signified " indifference to an obvious risk to health and welfare and an appreciation of such risk coupled with a determination to run it " . |
| 13 | Tight black slacks , black skinny-ribbed top , a length of ash-blonde hair cut with a fringe which met her arched brows . |
| 14 | A particular brand of Protestant religion correlated with a science that was at once emerging from , and emancipating itself from , the organic and spirit-filled world of the magician . |
| 15 | Each of these sections end with a couple of sentences which sum up the consequences of Pip 's attitudes to life in that particular section . |
| 16 | In three of these cases referred with a probable diagnosis of achalasia , however , the absence of peristalsis in the body of the oesophagus helped to confirm the diagnosis . |
| 17 | The loftier tone of these words blends with a certain tendency to affectation ( the gallicism gants de Suede ) , and to euphemism ( payment is referred to by terms and remuneration , the child 's ill-health is glossed over in the noun weakness and the negative phrase " not robust " ) . |
| 18 | As the chubby fallen cherub howls into the first of three solo shows with a head-down run through purely Pixies material , it 's all a bit like coming across the devil conducting a cheery pub singalong . |
| 19 | As the chubby fallen cherub howls into the first of three solo shows with a head-down run through purely Pixies material , it 's all a bit like coming across the devil conducting a cheery pub singalong . |
| 20 | It 's not the sort of unfortunate affair to commemorate with a fun photograph — if that 's what your trying to do . |
| 21 | The portrayal so far is of national politics painted with a broad brush , giving a picture lacking in definition and detail . |
| 22 | The study of international relations deals with a peculiar area of politics . |
| 23 | Poulantzas identified the rise of authoritarian statism as the principal trend in contemporary liberal democratic politics , and defined it as ‘ intensified state control over every sphere of socio-economic life combined with a radical decline of the institutions of political democracy , and with draconian and multiform curtailment of so-called ‘ formal ’ liberties ' ( Poulantzas , 1978 , pp. 203 — 4 ) . |
| 24 | They are by nature very affectionate children , capable of great love touched with a sense of real innocence . |
| 25 | They 're part of an exhibition of famous forgeries to coincide with a stage play based on the life of one of the world 's great forgers . |
| 26 | 2 caterpillar 490 HP each give her a speed of 11 kn cruising with a range of miles . |
| 27 | He laughed down his nose , trying to sound smooth , and a huge green plug of congealed snot landed with a ‘ thwap ’ on the back of my hand , which was resting on the bar . |
| 28 | Most evenings the dome reverberates to a double onslaught of the sound of heavy rock coupled with a laser lightshow . |
| 29 | There are two lighthouses on Fair Isle , and if a night of muggy sea-mist coincided with a passage of thrushes , thousands of birds might be attracted and confused by the lights . |
| 30 | But while some things in one document may be manifestly weighty , other parts of the same document appear platitudinous , verbose or banal , a stringing together of old-fashioned cliches gilded with a little rhetoric drawn from the often superficial optimism of the early 1960s . |