Example sentences of "of [noun] [verb] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Fierce opposition to a plan to build the incinerator at Cinderford in the Forest of Dean prompted a public enquiry , which refused permission . |
| 2 | Meantime , Brian Bell of Bangor scored an impressive victory in the men 's 100m freestyle with a time of 52.70 . |
| 3 | The Republic of Vanuatu became an independent member of the Commonwealth in July 1980 . |
| 4 | The Republic of Vanuatu became an independent member of the Commonwealth in July 1980 . |
| 5 | A promising early phase of play brought a sloppy opening goal in the 13th minute , when Hamilton lodged a long kick into the heart of the Dundee United half . |
| 6 | For Piaget , the activity of play represents a major advance in the ability of the child to control its own environment and engage in a variety of strategies . |
| 7 | We are living in a remarkable time , when the conflict of opinions renders a firm foundation of knowledge indispensable … |
| 8 | ( The field of Waterloo has a special significance for the regiment ) . |
| 9 | The patterns of change constitute an important source of information in many fields of urban history , and this project will explore the experience of Glasgow — the ‘ second city ’ of the Empire . |
| 10 | The patterns of change constitute an important source of information in many fields of urban history , and this project will explore the experience of Glasgow — the ‘ second city ’ of the Empire . |
| 11 | In Fig. 7.1 2/d ) the rate of change of freewheeling current is large and negative when the winding is turned off , but the decay is reversed by the motional voltage and the rate of change reaches a positive maximum . |
| 12 | In the end , wherever NIREX held ‘ consultation ’ meetings , its teams of experts met a frosty reception . |
| 13 | You can see that there are plenty of reasons to maintain a reasonable level of exercise . |
| 14 | The gift of genius Find a brilliant inventor to set loose in the laboratory and your problems are solved ; the new products will start to roll off the line immediately . |
| 15 | A long straight nose forms a T with the straight fringe close down on the brows ; a rectangular block of hair frames a triangular face which tapers to a pointed chin . |
| 16 | Indeed a recent collection of essays shows a remarkable convergence of opinion among contributors supporting the propositions that Max Weber himself had an eminently post-Enlightenment and ‘ post-metanarrative ’ idea of modernity ( Whimster and Lash 1987 ) . |
| 17 | The data describing the prevalence of smoking illustrates a good example of a cohort effect as older women , those aged 60 and over , have the highest proportions classed as never smoking . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | In 1982 the Forestry Commission 's Head of Site Studies and Head of Pathology paid a short trip to West Germany to see forest decline for themselves . |
| 20 | Their areas of expertise encompassed a wide range : Sandra Salmaso and Cinzia Mascherin from Italy devised a piece called No Man 's Land , described by Mascherin as ‘ an empty space , without border , beyond quiet ’ , based on work done with objects . |
| 21 | The next most difficult aspects to understand about Chinese herbal medicine are the rationales for using specific parts of plants and the mixing of herbs to prepare a particular formulation . |
| 22 | As more and more land was planted with cash crops , the lack of pasture became a serious problem in many districts . |
| 23 | The 1982 Local Government Finance Act abolished the right of authorities to set a supplementary rate and the 1984 Rates Act empowered the government to limit the spending and rates of centrally defined overspending authorities . |
| 24 | Take an investment of £1,000 achieving a gross investment return of 7 per cent a year . |
| 25 | So BES stock with a nominal value of £1,000 costs a top-rate taxpayer only £600 . |
| 26 | Some strains of nematodes have a high propensity for arrested development while in others this is low . |
| 27 | At home , the sombre and all-too-present reality of capitalism sinking deeper and deeper into crisis ; on the horizon , the gleaming and distant image of communism constructing a new world , a new man , a new life . |
| 28 | But it clearly is much more difficult and heroic for any group of people who are on the front line of discrimination to adopt a nuanced reading of racism 's multiple forms than for those who are or want to be distanced from its processes and effects . |
| 29 | Here was the infinite region where powers of Chaos achieved a twisted consciousness and a purpose anathema to all that was real and true . |
| 30 | Out of chaos emerged a self-created god , Atum , who was all or nothing , who was the original sun god of Heliopolis and later deemed to be the creative aspect of Re . |