Example sentences of "of [pron] [subord] [v-ing] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | First , the details of the synaptic connections from other neurons on to the dendrites determine what a neuron responds to ; think of them as forming a lock which is only opened by a key in the form of a particular pattern of activity in the neurons which make contact with it . |
| 2 | Conceptually this mistake can be pointed out by indicating that unless the rules in question had important relevance to central areas of human concern we would not think of them as constituting a system of law . |
| 3 | This is no exaggeration : though primarily a moralist , Arnold was almost equally a political reformer , and he thought of himself as performing a service to the state . |
| 4 | Griffith had come to the movies quite late in life and he came as a man whose varied experiences and whose accumulated opinions , myths , and prejudices had given him a sense of America and of himself as having a place in it . |
| 5 | This is the simplest component of legal aid , but alterations and adjustments to it make it best to think of it as encompassing a number of different types of help . |