Example sentences of "of [pron] [pron] [verb] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In seconds he found himself hovering over a group of them which swayed this way and that beneath him in the dark , not nice and firm like the dead branch set in his cage . |
| 2 | In Mrs Margaret Thatcher British women have a real-life example of someone who took this advice . |
| 3 | ‘ Crumble Hall ’ must be read not as a repudiation of established social and economic relations , but as the statement of someone who finds those relations violated or betrayed . |
| 4 | He nevertheless adapted well to this new-fangled contraption and made the most excellent coffee on it , of which we drank many cups with him and his family during their visit . |
| 5 | One of the earliest events in Mercurian history of which we have any record is the widespread obliteration of craters near the end of formation , or soon afterwards . |
| 6 | He did not actually handle or take possession of any documents , and is unable to substantiate the detail or authenticity of papers of which he had some sight . ’ |
| 7 | He did not actually handle or take possession of any documents , and is unable to substantiate the detail or authenticity of papers of which he had some sight . ’ |
| 8 | In his account of the final stage , it is as if the unheard melody of which he had some intimation suddenly becomes audible and transposes all his experience into its terms : In my prayer I was reaching out to heaven with heartfelt longing when I became aware , in a way I can not explain , of a symphony of song , and in myself I sensed a corresponding harmony at once wholly delectable and heavenly , which persisted in my mind . |
| 9 | In 1950 Hoffnung began a career as a broadcaster , during the course of which he made many appearances on the radio as both raconteur and panel member . |
| 10 | The door opened and the Adjutant entered with a large file out of which he produced several sheets of foolscap . |
| 11 | The Committee 's 23rd report refers to the failure of the experiment of accepting the services of a young Dutchman , Mr Vincent van Gogh , and goes on to cite his spirit of self-sacrifice , his admirable qualities in aiding the sick and wounded , and his devotion , ‘ of which he gave many proofs ’ . |
| 12 | In France they have devised a logical system whereby senior officials of the Bureau d'Enquête d'Accident are formally recognised by the magistrate as officials of his court , thereby relieving the magistrate himself of much responsibility relating to highly technical matters of which he has little comprehension while at the same time enabling the professional investigators immediate access to the wreckage of the aircraft and its records , etc. in their pursuit of the cause of the accident . |
| 13 | His reputation as a superstar of search , as the king of Manhattan headhunters , grew rapidly , partly through effective self-promotion but mostly because of a series of prominent , high-level successful search assignments , in the course of which he placed more CEOs and presidents of top American companies than any other consultant . |
| 14 | Against the woman 's express wishes , he lit a piece of paper and went into her bedroom anyway , and reported a ‘ bedstead of wood with heath [ heather ] upon it by way of a bed ; at the foot of which I saw some sort of blankets of covering rolled in a heap ’ . |
| 15 | The approach which I take to the subject is one concerned almost exclusively with the Anglo-American tradition , though Hegel is allowed into the last chapter , at the end of which I give some references to sample writings in the continental tradition , especially critical theory . |
| 16 | Perhaps by the very end of his life , in 1880 , he had come to believe that a people , a nation , does not create itself according to its own best ideas , but is shaped by other forces , of which it has little knowledge . |
| 17 | Those of you who attended this year 's day given by seemed to have gained a lot from it , so what else would you like ? |
| 18 | How many of you who read these lines have found yourself in a similar predicament , being denied personal recognition for your achievements . |
| 19 | All of you who read these words have at some time in your youth dreamt the biggest dreams . |
| 20 | For example , many of you who read this chapter will be able to recall specific teachers you have met and particular lessons that you can remember — probably because of some incident associated with the teachers or the lesson . |
| 21 | On this particular day , they had been shooting at Taos and at the end of it they dropped some acid and took off with two other friends to visit the nearby tomb of D.H . |
| 22 | He had been expecting to sell quite a few additional copies of it to those customers of his who appreciated such things . |
| 23 | Those carbon copies of yourself which inhabit those worlds will live on . " |
| 24 | We could name friends of ours who died that way , if you |
| 25 | Everything was very legitimate and above board , but we had very specific requirements of what we wanted this representation to be , because it is life size . |
| 26 | Companies in future will be able to write off against taxes only the first $1 million of what they pay any director or executive . |
| 27 | The problem is as they know in their heart of hearts much of what they propose this year is not sustainable in future years . |
| 28 | In terms of what you write these days , are you thinking of a style ? |
| 29 | Bank credit card ( Access , Barclaycard , Trustcard ) Flexible credit facility up to an agreed limit averaging £400 ) , for cash loans or credit purchases from the 100,000-plus shops etc. taking the cards ; must pay at least ( say ) five per cent of what you owe each month , but can choose to pay more ; no interest if you pay in full within 25 days of monthly statement ( except for cash drawings ) , interest on rest of debt changes periodically if bank base rate changes much . |
| 30 | I kept a notebook of what I made each day . |