Example sentences of "of [noun] [prep] [pron] [pers pn] [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In this book authorities are said to be limited also by the kinds of reasons on which they may or may not rely in making decisions and issuing directives , and by the kind of reasons their decisions can pre-empt . |
| 2 | Another kind developed in which the elaborated worm did not attach itself to the sea floor but continued to crawl about and secreted a small conical tent of shell under which it could huddle when in danger . |
| 3 | What really matters is not how the horse won , but that he did win , and that in doing so he ended his racecourse career displaying that sparkling but short-lived turn of foot for which he will long be remembered . |
| 4 | Er I mean I , I mean have we really thought this through because er if we 're an anticipating having hundred , hundred and fifty people here which I suppose is of course about what we would hope for , the response that NUPE er as you know they would need to actually achieve the yes vote , I mean we need this sort of room full er would n't it not be more sensible to split up between co or not , would it not be normal for the tutor to expect the group to split up to address specific areas like , I do n't know , Labour Party membership , erm finance , I do n't know , whatever |
| 5 | These six activity books provide children who are beginning to learn English with a wide range of activities through which they can practise English grammar and vocabulary , and develop their reading and writing skills . |
| 6 | Hinsley is bound by all kinds of rules about what he can and can not reveal , in the ‘ national interest ’ , of which the authorities are the sole arbiters . |
| 7 | Here there is a maze of rules about what you can and can not do and say but these are infinitely preferable to the alternative — control through official regulations and legislation . |
| 8 | This would not be a problem if it was n't for another silly set of rules about what you must wear . |
| 9 | In short , capitalist states were becoming thoroughly entangled in a set of conflicts from which they could not easily extricate themselves . |
| 10 | I had made a start in Burmese at the School of Oriental Languages in London , going up from Stepney for a weekly lesson , so I could read haltingly and use a score or more greetings and questions , which deceived the kindly village people into thinking that I knew more than I did , with the result that an opening sentence of mine would elicit a whole string of Burmese from which I would only pick up a word or two . |
| 11 | and invite the hearer to an exchange of views in which he will agree with him or otherwise in belief or attitude . |
| 12 | Here are the addresses of prisoners to whom they can be sent : . |
| 13 | We are not denying that in the case of an alien culture one has less right to criticize than in one 's own , out of lack of experience of what it can be like to live in it . |
| 14 | First , the original client shows up on a plane of existence to which she would never normally have access . |
| 15 | This is the first of a short series of programmes in which we shall be taking a look at some of these unfortunate happenings , and asking questions such as , ‘ To what extent can they predicted ? ’ and ‘ How can they best be coped with ? ’ |
| 16 | The whole thing hidden beneath layers of ice and rock , untraceable from the air : a flexible and formidable system of defences from which they would launch their attack on the Seven . |
| 17 | A more important reason not to experiment is to avoid the possibility of getting the glider into an untested mode of spin from which it might be difficult or impossible to recover . |
| 18 | My Lords , the , the point made by the Noble Lord is that it is an important one erm it is important that teachers do feel comfortable with this subject and to that end the erm grant for education support and training is making money available and religious education has been added to the number of subjects for which it can be made available to help with er improving specialisms in schools , but also pr improving co-ordination for religious education in schools . |
| 19 | For one way of denying someone the respect to which he is entitled is by failing to treat him as an autonomous agent , for example , by unreasonably restricting the range of alternative courses of action from which he can choose . |
| 20 | There are two important fields of action in which we can work for the restoration of a vigorous and healthy economic life . |
| 21 | This leads naturally to a review of the nature and potential of collective actors and the field of action in which they might be engaged . |
| 22 | Progressive emergence of partnership forces , combined with provisional intentions and priorities , will clear the ground for tasks and levels of partnership at which they could be set to be identified . |
| 23 | The fears are now that the outgoing government of the Christian Democrats , Socialists , Liberals and Social Democrats will no longer be able to command a majority , leaving a plethora of parties from which it will be impossible to form a working coalition . |
| 24 | At the same time , it has permitted the formation of a more precise theory of relationships from which we may deduce evolutionary pathways . |
| 25 | Non-tidal and desperately steep , they 'll be too hard for an old fart like me ; but round the corner is a huge , blocky , roofed sweep of rock on which I 'd reckon to stand a chance . |
| 26 | This study will examine various organisational forms of international collaboration in defence and civilian research and development ( R&D ) and attempt to formulate a set of variables with which they can be evaluated and collaboration as a form of organisation assessed . |
| 27 | He puts forward the concept of the ‘ eye-beam ’ as an instrument of perception with which we can actually touch and feel objects : |
| 28 | Well I suppose erm well I I I I mean I remember er ludicrous really , sort of thinking of what I would say at the Tory party conference while I was lying in that hospital in Venice . |
| 29 | Financial institutions such as building societies , banks and insurance companies bought up estate agents to build national networks of offices in which they could sell housing-related financial services . |
| 30 | By this time the " All Clear " sounded and there was a certain amount of light by which I could plainly see I was in what appeared to be an MT parking lot , When the rear gunner returned he reported that we were in the Manston MT yard . |