Example sentences of "of [det] [v-ing] [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But there is no hope of that occurring in the foreseeable future . |
| 2 | The promised money fails to appear because , says the broker , of some failing in the would-be borrower . |
| 3 | There was no question of this amounting to a statutory contempt as proceedings were not ‘ active . ’ |
| 4 | As in the preparasitic stage , growth of the larva during parasitic development is interrupted by two moults , each of these occurring during a short period of lethargus . |
| 5 | In spite of this handful of ‘ collaborators ’ , it was nevertheless inevitable that the majority of those serving in the Imperial household should be drawn from among the families which had been connected with the First Empire . |
| 6 | According to a survey of property valuers , 25% of those searching for a new home would prefer to live in an Avenue , while 20% would like a Lane . |
| 7 | Ochs ( 1979c ) , in an extended discussion of the notion , notes " The scope of context is not easy to define one must consider the social and psychological world in which the language user operates at any given tame " ( p. 1 ) , " it includes minimally , language users ' beliefs and assumptions about temporal , spatial , and social settings ; prior , ongoing , and future actions ( verbal , non-verbal ) , and the state of knowledge and attentiveness of those participating in the social interaction in hand " ( p.5 ) . |
| 8 | The House voted in favour by 280 to 153 , nine votes short of the required two-thirds majority of those voting within the 435-member chamber . |
| 9 | The unemployment rates among married heads of household moving from the owner-occupied to the local authority sector is about six times the rate of those moving in the opposite direction ( Murphy and Sullivan , 1986 ) . |
| 10 | In 1950 the gross personal incomes of those living in the five Pacific states amounted to just over a quarter of those living in the 18 Atlantic states ; by 1982 it had risen to very nearly half . |
| 11 | In 1950 the gross personal incomes of those living in the five Pacific states amounted to just over a quarter of those living in the 18 Atlantic states ; by 1982 it had risen to very nearly half . |
| 12 | A more valid comparison would be between Black and White arrest rates of those living in the same small areas , because their living circumstances are more likely to be similar , as is their policing . |
| 13 | There have been few detailed research studies that have examined arrest rates of those living in the same areas or sentencing in both the magistrates ' courts and the Crown Court in one study . |
| 14 | ‘ The effect would be an increase in costs to our customers and , in the case of those living in the national parks , a possible deterioration in supply quality , due to a reduction in refurbishment . |
| 15 | There is now overwhelming evidence that outcome for people with schizophrenia in Western industrialized countries is markedly inferior to that of those living in the Third World . |
| 16 | Featured on a recent TV holiday programme , the hotel has a growing reputation for its Anti-Stress programme , specifically designed to relieve the problems of those coping with a high pressure career . |
| 17 | Just under half ( 48% ) of women marrying for the first time in 1987 had lived with their husbands prior to marriage compared with 19% of those marrying in the late 1970s and only 7% of those marrying in 1971 . |
| 18 | This legend was probably developed in emulation of those relating to the early years of the Goths . |
| 19 | Derry have scored four goals in their last five games with three of those coming from the big striker . |
| 20 | When the technical skills of the big-budge filmmakers were combined with the ideas of those working at a lower level , the result was the possibility of a thriving national cinema . |
| 21 | There can be no doubt that this course has heightened the management skills of some of those working in the voluntary sector , but an extra benefit is that it had widened the links between I B M and you , and widened the understanding between both of us . |
| 22 | Many of those working in the formal care sector are women in low-paid jobs . |
| 23 | But as with physical wounds , it can sometimes run into complications caused by careless handling or the existence of unfavourable external or internal conditions which may delay recovery ; so the main concern of those caring for the bereaved should be to try to create the best possible conditions in which healing can take place , in which they feel loved and safe , and are permitted to take their time to absorb the fact of their loss and come to terms with it . |
| 24 | Interestingly , almost a third of those exhibiting in the contemporary section , have either studied or taught at Goldsmiths ' College . |
| 25 | Of those surviving from the previous politburo Le Duc Anh , 71 , was Minister of National Defence and deputy secretary of the Vietnam People 's Army ( VPA ) party commission ; Vo Van Kiet , 69 , First Vice Chair of the Council of Ministers , was a leading reformist ; Dao Duy Tung , 62 , was in charge of ideological , scientific and educational matters ; Doan Khue , 68 , was VPA Chief of General Staff and Deputy Minister of National Defence . |
| 26 | In our study , all strictures appearing in the first decade and 82% of those appearing in the first two decades of disease were benign , while most ( 61% ) arising after 20 years or more were malignant . |
| 27 | ‘ We need a strong system of local government capable of both planning at the wider geographical level and of acting sensitively and accountably at the most local level , ’ he said . |