Example sentences of "the [noun sg] of [pers pn] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On Oct. 7 it was reported that 46,000 foreigners , the majority of them Romanian nationals , had in the previous three days been refused entry from 27 countries for not fulfilling these conditions . |
| 2 | The majority of them negotiated entry into the Roman Empire under the leadership of Fritigern . |
| 3 | And he said , It is not the voice of them that shout for mastery , neither is it the voice of them that cry for being overcome : but the noise of them that sing do I hear ’ . ’ |
| 4 | It was significant because during the course of it two things became very plain to Anna . |
| 5 | Craig Davis is an international photographer/journalist , who has over 20 years experience in yacht racing , most recently with the entry of his one ton Top Gun in the 1987 US Admiral 's Cup trials |
| 6 | What 's the mood of it twelfth night ? |
| 7 | ‘ Their strongest disagreement , at least in public , is about the origin of us modern humans . |
| 8 | In the exercise of it many factors have to be considered besides the strength of the case . |
| 9 | So why do you fill in all the rest of them silly columns in ? |
| 10 | By contrast the Sergeant Major has already finished , and is jogging on the spot with an air of contempt for the rest of us mere mortals . |
| 11 | Plus , for the rest of us mere mortals : Boat race fever , a month to go … and counting . |
| 12 | For the rest of us wanting function as well as fashion , they measure up fairly well . |
| 13 | Aaaaah , woe is me ( and all the rest of us stranded miles from Elland Road ) . |
| 14 | Either Germany should revalue upwards to give the rest of us some breathing room or Britain , France and Italy should combine in a joint downward realignment . |
| 15 | It is believed the chapel was built on this spot by monks at the beginning of he 16th century . |
| 16 | get in the top of it one day |
| 17 | And the father of them all David Smith is represented by a selection of sculptures all this month ( and next , too ) at Knoedler . |
| 18 | All that might be allowed for in this context was that individual cases might be considered if I particularly pressed " , and it has to be added that this was in full accordance with the AFHQ instruction of 7 March which stated that " it is not the policy of she British Government to encourage any of those persons who become a British responsibility to put forward claims that they are NOT Soviet Citizens " . |
| 19 | With every approach , try to get into the habit of thinking ahead about the height of he final turn and to become familiar with the idea of using the airbrakes to bring you down so that the final turn is not too high . |
| 20 | Just for the hell of it last night I thought I ‘ d go through the scores so far and pick the best possible legal team . |
| 21 | There was no limit to the amount of money which could be used during any given assignment but at the end of it each operative had to account to Kolchinsky for his or her expenses in tabular form , supplying the relevant chits to back up the figurework . |
| 22 | Some of them have actually turned round and said keep it up Mr , keep it up Mr , we will see the end of it one day . |
| 23 | In the middle of it Sniffy Wilson rang . |
| 24 | One at Duisker has a flat stone slab on the ground to the north of it some yards away ; standing on the slab and looking over the upright stone points to Kildalton but is there any significance ? |
| 25 | On the face of it such legislation seemed unnecessary ; after all , who in America would want to trade with a country like Iran ? |
| 26 | Mr. Karsten submits that on the face of it that passage in the judgment of Lord Donaldson M.R. should be considered as obiter , but in any event he submits that it does not bear the meaning contended for by Mr. Wall . |
| 27 | This does not seem to me a very sensible strategy , because on the face of it these ideas would appear to be of potential relevance to pedagogic practice . |
| 28 | On the face of it gross profit rates showed a steady decline over the 1960s and a dramatic fall between 1970 and 1975 from 23 per cent to 13 percent ; if capital consumption is taken into account the fall was from 17 to 4 per cent . |
| 29 | On the face of it electric traction has many advantages . |