Example sentences of "of [det] [vb base] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Wistfully , Jaq quoted to himself the words of an ancient leader of the middle kingdom on bygone Earth : ‘ In the land of a thousand million people , what does the death of one million of these count in the cause of purity ? ’ |
| 2 | Several of these centre upon the fact that innovation takes time while markets change rapidly . |
| 3 | Few of these fall into the category of rich kids turning to crime just for kicks , but some believe they are equally blameless . |
| 4 | All of these suffer from the transfer problem already mentioned , though to a lesser extent . |
| 5 | Both of these depend on the capacity of organisms to integrate previously separated functions through the imposition of a superordinate system relating its subordinate parts ; and this requires the open transfer of information between those parts . |
| 6 | Many of these hide in the day to avoid desiccation , and gather their food during the damper night . |
| 7 | Two of these relate to the curve position ( grain size and peakedness ) and the other two to inclination of the limbs of the curve . |
| 8 | The most important of these relate to the quality and fitness of goods under supply contracts . |
| 9 | It might finally be observed that in its short life , Article 100A , which derogates from Article 100 by allowing the Council to act by qualified majority in co-operation with the European Parliament in order to complete the internal market , has already been used to anticipate new competences expressly recognized in the Maastricht amendments : two of these relate to the encouragement of ‘ trans-European networks ’ and measures in the sphere of energy , yet Article 100A had already been used to enact Council Directive 90/547 on the transit of electricity through transmission grids and Council Directive 91/287 on the transit of natural gas through grids . |
| 10 | However , both of these look at the state of the goods upon delivery . |
| 11 | Millions of these live in the bowel , where they help digestion , so it 's quite normal for them to be present , and all too easy for them to spread — in fact half of all cases of Cystitis are caused by bacterial infection . |
| 12 | Most of these live in the province of Sichuan with others in Gansu and Shaanxi . |
| 13 | Columns 1–3 are mutually exclusive , but any of these border of the mandible ( column 4 . ) |
| 14 | If the landlord of an Assured Tenant wishes to obtain possession of the premises he or she must first of all serve upon the tenant a Notice Seeking Possession of a Property let on an Assured Tenancy . |
| 15 | Stemp appeared before a disciplinary committee in Birmingham today — and was cleared of all blame for the incident . |
| 16 | If I could first of all deal with the presentation of the women 's gold badge and the executive has decided that the award should go this year to Peggy from the Midland and East Coast region . |
| 17 | The only reason is that after the by-election in Kincardine and Deeside only nine Conservative Members representing Scottish constituencies are left in the House , and the majority of those sit on the Government Front Bench . |
| 18 | ‘ It was one of those spur of the moment things , ’ giggles vocalist Dot in recollection . |
| 19 | Where will Work Experience or Mini-Enterprise be of most benefit to the curriculum ? |
| 20 | But these later pieces are of most use for the light they shed on the earlier development . |
| 21 | If it is not made clear in the psychologist 's report , the Tutor should recommend the type of assistance which would be of most help to the Student . |