Example sentences of "of [adj] [noun pl] [verb] [noun] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Exceptions are provided by contract work , for example , the Tourism and Recreation Research Unit ( TRRU ) ( 1975 to 1977 ) was sponsored by a number of government agencies to produce four reports on rural recreation in Scotland , based on a survey of 11,600 tourists in their cars and 6,800 Scottish residents in their homes , and in another sponsored survey of 35,810 cars leaving Edinburgh they were able to produce the pattern of recreation shown in Figure 7.2a . |
| 2 | It will consider school , local and national developments so that when discussion of future plans takes place it is done with full knowledge of the school audit and national and local priorities beyond . |
| 3 | The argument about rhythm should not make us forget the very important difference in English between strong and weak syllables ; some languages do not have such a noticeable difference ( which may , perhaps , explain the subjective impression of ‘ syllable-timing ’ ) , and for native speakers of such languages learning English it can be helpful to practise repeating strongly rhythmical utterances since this forces the speaker to concentrate on making unstressed syllables weak . |
| 4 | This taster of better things to come sucks you in and hugs your soul close . |
| 5 | If you have relied on the services of external designers to produce artwork it is foolish to imagine that internal staff with no training can achieve similar results . |
| 6 | When you awaken in the morning hush I am the uplifting rush Of quiet birds encircled flight I am the soft stars that shine at night . |