Example sentences of "of [noun prp] [vb -s] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( The field of Waterloo has a special significance for the regiment ) . |
| 2 | The village of Shiptonthorpe lies a short distance west of Market Weighton on the main York to Hull road Until the year 1876 it was known as Shipton , it then amalgamated with Thorpe Le Street . |
| 3 | ‘ The death of Marcos offers a momentous opportunity for the Aquino government to rally the people behind the ideals which swept it to power : freedom and democracy , bread and justice . |
| 4 | The small Derbyshire town of Dronfield provides a vivid illustration of the way that an old market centre hardly bigger than a village could be gradually changed by industrial development and then transformed in character when the decision was made to build a new steel works there . |
| 5 | The ‘ village ’ of Trebetherick has a rarefied air ; it keeps apart and does not like to mix with its brash neighbour Polzeath , whose villas are shoulder to shoulder , nor with the heartier village of Rock , where strong men sail small boats . |
| 6 | As to rare cine film taken of the line , we know that Bill Cross of Shrewsbury has a small section showing ‘ No 1 ’ going through the level crossing at Horderley . |
| 7 | The Museum of Automata houses a magical collection of ingenious machines spanning 2000 years . |
| 8 | Only a few of these had pods , but here and elsewhere we found enough pods to make an important observation : all the wild cocoa throughout the Amazon region of Ecuador shares a common set of genetically determined characteristics including white seeds , very rough-surfaced yellow pods , and the absence of red pigmentation in the leaves . |
| 9 | Just out of sight and sound of Dorchester lies a quiet park on whose rising ground the Palladian house stands , built all of a piece in 1754 , though not to the mansion proportions its creator could have well afforded . |
| 10 | The Department of Celtic has a strong tradition of postgraduate research and supervises postgraduate work in all the main branches of Celtic Studies . |
| 11 | That Soviet fondness for improvisation doubtless explains why the local equivalent of HMSO does a miserable job of providing us with copies of draft laws under discussion . |
| 12 | Now the Presbyterian Church as the Church of Scotland enjoys a unique place in Scottish life and its structures it has a privileged place but I would suggest to you it has also therefore a number of responsibilities and one , I would suggest in this case , is to try and ensure that these local regional teams are in place . |
| 13 | For every card issued , the Bank of Scotland makes a financial contribution to HCIMA . |
| 14 | As the government 's manager of the marketable national debt , the Bank of England plays a predominant role in the gilt-edged market . |
| 15 | In this way , The Last of England becomes a political work , a protest against an uncaring social ethic . |
| 16 | Despite the relative dereliction of some parts of Kent , the image of the garden of England remains a powerful influence and is likely to figure in many planning battles to come . |
| 17 | From the Cotswolds and Shakespeare 's Country to the Ironbridge Gorge and Severn Valley , the Big Heart of England offers a wide range of attractions . |
| 18 | Firstly , there is the traditional method of the offer for sale by tender where the Bank of England offers a large amount ( usually not less than £1 billion ) of newly created stock for sale at or above a specific minimum price . |
| 19 | The Bank of England occupies a central position in the UK financial system in terms of its main activities and areas of responsibility . |
| 20 | The Bank of England has a pivotal role in the London money market in that it acts as the main banker to both the central government and the clearing banks . |
| 21 | The Bank of England has a great deal of power over the financial markets because of its role as lender of last resort . |
| 22 | In operational day-to-day terms the Bank of England has a major influence on three major markets , the sterling money market , the foreign exchange market , and the gilt-edged market . |
| 23 | The stunning view of Dumyat makes a splendid backdrop to the garden , reminding us of the times Sir Monty spent hillwalking on the many occasions he visited Stirling . |
| 24 | And when it 's time to stroll , the flower-filled town of Garmisch offers a rich supply of coffee shops , restaurants and boutiques , supplemented after dark by an international casino , traditional beer cellars , wine bars and discos . |
| 25 | We accept that both the Unionist and Nationalist traditions are valid and legitimate ; that Northern Ireland should remain a part of the UK until the free consent of the majority of its people is given to change ; that the Republic of Ireland has a legitimate interest in the future of Northern Ireland ; and that a partnership in government which allows both communities to participate is the only practical way in which to make progress . |
| 26 | Buds of May offers a feel-good factor . |
| 27 | A little of Giles goes a long way . |
| 28 | A detailed cladistic analysis of the early branching history of Dinosauria supports a basal split into ornithischians and saurischians , the latter including herrerasaurids ( Fig. 3 a ) . |
| 29 | The high affinity of protein G for the Fab portion of IgG poses a particular challenge in molecular recognition , given the variability of heavy chain subclass , light chain type and complementarity-determining regions . |
| 30 | The arcane language of the Treaty of Tlatelolco needs a little clarification . |