Example sentences of "of [noun] [conj] [verb] of the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The greatest value of all such bulk matter , however , is not in the nutrient content , but in its effect on the soil structure , its retention of moisture and harbouring of the bacteria . |
| 2 | As we have seen , a public company is no longer permitted to have a charge or lien on its shares except ( a ) when the shares are not fully paid and the charge or lien is for the amount payable on the shares , or ( b ) the ordinary business of the company includes the lending of money or consists of the provision of hire-purchase finance and the charge arises in the course of a transaction in the ordinary course of its business . |
| 3 | If fully connected to a vision of an economic future that is ambitious , is shorn of complacency and seized of the danger of failing to compete internationally , it would be instrumental in revitalising our prospects . |
| 4 | In this , we find sections on call to worship ; confession ; praise ; reading of scripture and preaching of the word ; response to the word ; communion ; blessing . |
| 5 | At an election meeting B Gardner , ILP and councillor , argued for a redistribution of wealth in the period of reconstruction and warned of the dangers of placing trust in Lloyd George ( SE 30 November 18 ) |
| 6 | Well I think an awful lot of people think of Oxfam and think of the shops , er and the shops have been terribly important to us for such a long time , but we 've found a few years ago that er people who , er were asked said that they would give money to Oxfam , but that they were n't necessarily always asked . |
| 7 | Most of us are aware of verses that speak of the sovereignty of God . |
| 8 | The sound of deep singing died away , and as Doyle paced restlessly up and down in front of the Cathedral , he heard that noisy shuffling and murmur of conversation that told of the imminent debouchment of several hundred men and women of precise military bearing . |
| 9 | As we mentioned at the beginning of this chapter , aggregate demand is the total demand for all final goods and services in an economy over a period of time and consists of the sum of the demands of consumers , firms , the government and foreigners . |