Example sentences of "of [art] [adj] [noun pl] [Wh adv] [pron] " in BNC.

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1 680–1 into the territory of the southern Saxons where he enjoyed the patronage of King Aethelwealh and where he was engaged in converting the people to Christianity ( Vita Wilfridi , chs 41 , 42 : HE IV , 13 ) .
2 The physical charisma with which the snake is endowed is no doubt one of the major reasons why it , among all snakes , was chosen by the Nagas to be their totem .
3 Bailed driver Mrs Jill Gunns , 47 , was warned of the possible charges when she reported to police yesterday .
4 Angel One , who was all too aware of the probable consequences when he reported the calamitous events of the night , became irritated despite himself .
5 The Etruscans remained mysterious to the Greeks — one of the many reasons why they are still mysterious to us .
6 This was one of the many reasons why he was such an immensely likeable man .
7 One one of the many reasons why I do n't want to accept this Labour resolution er , I would like to support my own member , is that er we have very , that there will be appoint a
8 The Tables remove the need to list ‘ common subdivisions ’ in each of the many places where they might be applied ; indeed , one list suffices for applications with respect to many different subjects .
9 But for those that were n't there , let me explains some of the good reasons why we 're involved .
10 People spoke of the great times when he fought sea-battles all over the Sudreyar and further south , in England and Ireland and Wales , but he , Paul , had not been there and did n't remember them .
11 He realized how huge was that flying fortress-monastery of the Imperial Fists where he would remain for at least several years .
12 Sydney Schanberg , like Behr , was older than some of the other correspondents when he went to Vietnam in 1972 .
13 You know , ’ she confided , ‘ I sometimes think that one of the chief reasons why I 'm marrying Rob is because it will get me Luke as a half-brother-in-law . ’
14 Griffons , chimera and other monsters find their way into the hinterlands of the Inner Kingdoms where they are hunted for sport or captured as war mounts by the High Elves .
15 They took a vow like those of the Middle Ages where someone swore to go on crusade if his wife 's life was saved .
16 My most pressing experience of Wigg as a tipster was on one of the rare occasions when I went to the Derby .
17 Bed is one of the prime places where you can lie without getting caught , where you can holler and grunt in the dark and later boast about your ‘ performance ’ .
18 Wild orchids grew in the fens and monk's-hood and hemp agrimony on the borders of the little streams where there were caddis-flies and water-boatmen and dragon-flies in gold velvet or silver armour .
19 I told General Francis this in one of the quiet intervals when he and I were alone with his sleeping son .
20 One of the main reasons why we forget things so easily is that all too often we see but do not really observe .
21 That 's one of the main reasons why we think he ca n't have done it very many times . ’
22 I think one of the main reasons why we would support the inclusion of a Policy erm E two in the structure plan is because North Yorkshire is adamantly a very rural area and therefore whatever happened in that rural area must be a strategic issue .
23 I would go so far as to say that one of the main reasons why there are fewer casualties among pedestrians and particularly children in countries such as West Germany is that that country has more flexibility in the use of speed limits .
24 That 's one of the main reasons why she 's been so frightened .
25 This is one of the main reasons why it is now considered to be such an important protective factor in saving us from diseases of the bowel , like cancer .
26 Software AG reckons one of the main reasons why it has achieved year-on-year revenue growth is that , unlike its competitors , its software works equally well across a wide range of environments .
27 One of the main reasons why I joined the 1990 rebel tour to South Africa was my disappointment with the way I had been used as an England spinner in the previous couple of years .
28 If I tell you that was one of the main reasons why I married John …
29 Milan was one of the big cities where she felt very much at home .
30 it is fair to say that in the case of er in the case of Alwyn , erm because of the special circumstances where we did n't actually use a clerk of works ever on that job
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