Example sentences of "of [adj] [vb base] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not surprisingly , it has often been said that foreign learners of English need to learn English intonation ; some have gone further than this and claimed that , unless the foreign learner learns the appropriate way to use intonation in a given situation , there is a risk that he or she may unintentionally give offence ; for example , the learner might use an intonation suitable for expressing boredom or discontent when what was needed was an expression of gratitude or affection . |
| 2 | I have made twelve tapes for the CBC and they want me back … why could n't some of this have happened ten years ago ? |
| 3 | The only other coloured children in the school , all as it happened adopted too , were much younger , so all her peers and all her friends were white ; two of these have remained close friends into adult life . |
| 4 | Of the original cohort of 33 patients considered for urgent transplantation , however , 16 had insertion of an intra-aortic balloon pump , but only two of these have survived long term . |
| 5 | ( 1981 ) list 15 predictions that they derive from their conditioned attention theory and point out that many of these have received empirical confirmation . |
| 6 | So you can see that none of these have got any mud on them or anything like that . |
| 7 | Both of these involve culturing some cells from the baby so they can be tested for genetic abnormalities . |
| 8 | The pair finished with a score of 62 nett to claim second spot in the four ball better ball while they won the foursomes with a final nett 66 total . |
| 9 | While the reforms of 1988/89 do go some way towards creating a more effective regional policy in that the dispersion of funds has shifted towards the poorer regions , given the gulf between the rhetoric of the commitment to balanced development and the extent of subsequent policy action , it is difficult to escape the conclusion that the issue of space and the impact of EC policies over space are but a minimal consideration in the design of a greater vision . |
| 10 | A MORI survey of more than 100 personnel directors at the top 500 companies and financial institutions , shows four out of five have designated no-smoking areas . |