Example sentences of "of [noun prp] [conj] [pron] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Blade Star is famous for her enormous breasts which she displayed while stripping , her affair with the Governor of Tennessee or her enormous feet ? |
| 2 | MICHAEL O'HARA MEETS THE CRANBERRIES , THE BEST THING TO COME OUT OF LIMERICK SINCE HIS GOOD SELF ( IT SAYS HERE ) . |
| 3 | By far the most detailed and satisfactory portrayals of Hercules and his wide variety of performances are seen on metalwork . |
| 4 | Many walkers cross its famous ‘ Bad Step ’ just above the waters of Loch Scavaig , but few scramble up its slabs and buttresses to take in the view of Coruisk and its magnificent amphitheatre of black , jagged peaks — arguably the finest viewpoint of Skye . |
| 5 | She must have impressed Green for he gave eye-witness accounts of the so-called Sally of Buttermere and his various meetings with her in 1791 when she was but 14 , again in 1792,1794 , and in 1798 when he felt an irresistible wish to revisit Buttermere . |
| 6 | I have always been deeply suspicious of Roddick and her cliche-ridden slogans and highly-publicised efforts to save the world , while quietly amassing a fortune on the side . |
| 7 | This is a plan typical of Byzantium and its surrounding area . |
| 8 | There was no sign of Pinky and his razor-wielding gang : Joshua supposed that Graham Greene had drawn his inspiration not so much from Hove as from Kemp Town , where smelly pubs and mean little houses cluster under railway arches , and supermarket mums push twins in Siamese prams . |
| 9 | For two centuries he has stood between the Elves of Ulthuan and their many foes . |
| 10 | It includes a first glimpse of Stonehenge and their eventual arrival at the home of another widowed uncle , Mr Morgan , who lives at Jefferies farm with his daughter Catherine . |
| 11 | In the Federalist rising of 1873 the canton of Castellón regarded the canton of Valencia as its greatest rival , though both were participating in a common democratic revolution in peril from a ‘ reactionary ’ attack . |
| 12 | This was the turning-point of Richard 's career , for Philippa brought him control of her share of the lands of Basset of Headington and her handsome dower settlement from the Warwick estates . |
| 13 | Haymo , although selected by the monks of Rochester as their next choice had to wait until August 1319 , before he was consecrated Bishop . |
| 14 | When the Junto ministry collapsed in 1700 , and William was forced to admit into office the Tory Earl of Rochester and his High Church followers , they were able to demand that Convocation be allowed to sit . |
| 15 | If the Prime Minister gets a chance to read it , will he accept that it more accurately reflects the views of the people of Scotland than his Front Bench team does ? |
| 16 | With his great experience of Scotland and his wide reading , Hamish is able to bring together many disciplines for a detailed and interlinked account of the districts he passes through . |
| 17 | The subject was that of Hawes and its phonetic connection to ladies of the night . |
| 18 | It is unlikely that any of this weekend 's candidates will have been motivated by recent events in the Church of England since their initial enquiry and preparation will have begun long before the Church of England Synod vote of November 1992 . |
| 19 | The species shown here is from the Lias rocks of England and its close relatives may be found worldwide . |
| 20 | In March 1544 , before the Rough Wooing began , Lennox had been warned against being one of those who ‘ favoured the case of England or their new opinions ’ — a warning which he did not heed . |
| 21 | His mother and the governor of Cochin-China were already waiting by the entrance with the Resident Superior of Annam and his official suite of guests . |
| 22 | These will be concerns for his successor as David will take his leave of the Education Department at the end of July and his immediate plans are more leisurely now than they have been for many years . |
| 23 | She will try desperately to use seductive charms to lure a male character into freeing her , telling a tragic tale of her spurning of Drachenfels and her long imprisonment , talking in a husky and seductive tone . |
| 24 | Sprawled on a chair in the lounge , trying to sleep , I thought of Ireland and its vanished Sovereignty . |
| 25 | Talented Hughes and ex-North Wales county team member Preston from Prestatyn were too strong for professional coach Arwyn Pierce of Ruthin and his young partner Danielle Morris Jones of Rhyl , running out straight set winners at a cost of six games . |
| 26 | Talking of Hood and his Merry Men , here lies yet another misconception , for the last word is not ‘ men ’ as in ‘ man ’ but a corruption of ‘ meinie ’ , which denoted an entourage or household — those who did the ‘ menial ’ jobs . |
| 27 | Led by old Count William of Angoulême and his step-son Aimar of Limoges they left on 7 July , joining Audebert of La Marche on the road to Jerusalem . |
| 28 | These mages of Saphery and their personal guards are often summoned by the Phoenix King to aid him in his wars . |
| 29 | The story of Karen and her brown envelope began in 1972 when she took a new job at a nuclear factory in Oklahoma . |
| 30 | The author teaches philosophy at the University of Vermont and his professional training is apparent in the absence of polemicism and carping criticisms . |