Example sentences of "of [adj] [verb] [verb] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But in the longer perspective the events of 1963 had demonstrated a profound dialogue of the deaf between the strikers , who had chanted " Charlot , des sous ! " |
| 2 | Yet the treaty of 1259 did introduce a momentous change into the relations between the two powers . |
| 3 | In the suckler ring , another good entry of 35 continued to meet a sharp trade and sold to a top of £960 paid for Limousin heifer with bull calf at foot . |
| 4 | In the fat cow ring another good entry of 52 continued to meet a sharp trade and sold to a top of £119.60 for a Friesian 470kg at £562 and to £118.90 for an Angus 450kg at £535 . |
| 5 | The reception desk is usually staffed by a brigade of receptionists working a rota system of 3 shifts to ensure a 24-hour coverage ; for example , 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. , 3 p.m. to 11 p.m. and 11 p.m. to 8 a.m . |
| 6 | Sainsbury 's says it 's carried out a survey and found that eighty three percent of those asked want a new supermarket in Stroud . |
| 7 | In spite of improvements in treatment , average survival still hovers at around 20 years of age , and many of those affected have a severe clinical course requiring continuous therapy . |
| 8 | The biographies of those arrested tell a similar tale to those of other eighteenth-century riots . |
| 9 | This method of roasting has achieved a remarkable 6 per cent weight loss and , this varies dramatically from all previous low temperature cook and hold ovens , because other modes are available to achieve traditional roasting textures and crusts . |
| 10 | Thereafter , the Duma could not be abolished altogether — not least for fear of undermining the confidence of Russia 's foreign creditors — yet even the drastic franchise reform of 1907 failed to produce a stable far-Right majority . |
| 11 | The charter , which effectively signalled the postponement of any move to introduce a multiparty system , also confirmed Déby 's own position as President . |
| 12 | One may well ask why the Gang of Four chose to start a new party instead of joining the Liberals . |
| 13 | The influenza epidemic of 1918/19 seemed to confirm a national state of unfitness : more than 151,000 deaths were recorded , the highest relative to population for any epidemic since the cholera outbreak of 1849 . |
| 14 | The interpretation of the events of 1868 has become a major topic of controversy among historians of Japan . |
| 15 | The economic embargo and blockade by the United States and the Contra war had left Nicaragua 's economy on its knees , and its population concentrating on day-to-day survival with terrifying levels of inflation , which by the beginning of 1988 had reached a staggering 30,000 per cent a year . |
| 16 | Accelerate the EC 's drive towards economic and monetary union andmeet in the second half of 1990 to consider creating a single currency and a European central bank ; |