Example sentences of "of [adj] [prep] [adv] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | According to Hearn the WPBSA intends to take only 16 players for a week to its overseas events instead of 32 for nearly a fortnight . |
| 2 | ‘ There was no way I should have got out of that with just a scratch and a few bruises . |
| 3 | However , a zero correlation is unlikely and , if the correlation between the spot and futures prices is 0.8 ( ) , then the variance of the basis is only 40% of that of either the spot or futures prices , that is , ( ) . |
| 4 | Togetherness , along with youthfulness , are the ideal , and because we are reminded of this in almost every book , newspaper article , film and play , a feeling of loneliness can affect women on their own . |
| 5 | R. S. Wood himself , occupying a central position in more senses than one , wished to see a transfer of all pupils at the age of eleven to a common secondary school , followed by transfer for a selected minority at the age of thirteen to either a grammar or a technical school . |
| 6 | She would not have told him where she was going , but for the life of her she would not have been able to invent a pressing enough reason for leaving the house , least of all with only the shelter of her flimsy summer hat , since an umbrella had not been top of her list of things to pack when she had hurriedly boarded the plane at Heathrow . |
| 7 | One particular characteristic which had blighted the administration of Siberia throughout the period of Russian domination was the legendary rapaciousness , venality , corruption and brutality of many of even the region 's most senior officials . |