Example sentences of "of [pron] [noun pl] for [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Here one of them sacrifices for the other : both have trouble falling asleep , and their partner 's noisy breath wakes them ; so they wriggle towards the edge of the bed , leaving a broad space down the middle ; they pretend to be sound asleep , in the hope of making sleep easier for their partner , who will then be able to turn from side to side without disturbing the other . |
| 2 | British Columbia 's forward strength and willingness to work the ball wide in the second half , as injury-hit Newfoundland , tired , brought five tries , two of them pushovers for the expected result . |
| 3 | The fact that hippies were so violently apolitical inspired a lot of my polemics for a long time on Oz . |
| 4 | ‘ After that I told Sir Alfred of my plans for a monocoque car for the next season , and got a sour letter back saying we had to win another grand prix before we talked about anything . |
| 5 | I am worried by the enthusiasm of some of my constituents for the Bengal tiger and rare species in various parts of the world , while tending to disregard animals in our local habitats . |
| 6 | Ford have ordered a recall of their roofracks for the new Escort and Orion models following three incidents , one involving canoes . |
| 7 | They tend , as they have done for the past fifty years , to respond to the events of the day without projecting forward the effects of their policies for the necessary 18–24 months . |
| 8 | He returned to England and became the leading supporter of Edward Baliol [ q.v. ] in Baliol 's attempt to secure the Scottish throne for himself and the restoration of their lands for the disinherited . |
| 9 | Throughout 1990 militant Moslem groups in Jammu and Kashmir sustained a campaign of violence and civil unrest in support of their demands for an independent Kashmir or unification with Pakistan . |
| 10 | As part of their preparations for the Olympic Games , the Olympic Racing Squad were due to fly to Florida last month for a fortnight 's training camp . |
| 11 | In the larger towns many parish priests were singing the majority of their masses for the dead with no family member present and with only an altar server to chant the responses . |
| 12 | In the first week , 13 British players qualified through virtue of their rankings for the main draw , six out of the eight quarter-finals placings were British , with all four semi-finals placings also occupied by home players — a very successful first week ! |
| 13 | The Government talk about the enlargement of the Community and apparently have included it as one of their objectives for the British presidency next year . |
| 14 | Thus , the Cambridge Board had secured resources to begin the development of its policies for the regional provision of adult education prior to the introduction of the 1932 Regulations . |
| 15 | These political and legal developments have encouraged a pronounced shift of emphasis : from a law enforcement conception of policing , which ‘ views enforcement of the law as an end in itself , regardless of its consequences for the social order ’ to a peace-keeping conception which ‘ views law enforcement as a means towards an end : the highest possible level of public safety , order and preservation of life and property ’ ( Sherman , 1983:230 ) . |
| 16 | Finally , one issue merits more detailed comment because of its implications for the entire Docklands community — housing . |
| 17 | Some idea of its business , ranging from the apparently trivial to the significant , can be seen in the contents of its registers for a single day , 21 December 1595 . |
| 18 | In truth she had done remarkably well staying out of her clutches for the past three days , but then , she reflected ruefully , Adam had kept his promise , staying practically glued to her side . |
| 19 | One of her contributions for the home-baking stall came labelled ‘ with love from Helen ’ . |
| 20 | On March 21st , a despatch from Falkenhayn admitted that Rupprecht had been right about the British not being able to take the offensive , and at the same time it ordered the withdrawal of three of his divisions for the general reserve . |
| 21 | He had dropped out of his studies for an English degree but stayed in Leeds because he enjoyed the social scene . |
| 22 | In the meantime , Pennethorne had been working out the details of his proposals for the Foreign Office . |
| 23 | Mr Donnelly , consultant surgeon at Liverpool 's Cardiothoracic Centre , has told of his hopes for a three-year study to find out why Merseyside has become the lung cancer capital of the world . |
| 24 | We had a final drink with Nils while he checked the list of his requirements for the prop-shaft alterations , then we went out into the night , walking quickly through the bitter blustering of the wind back to our billet . |
| 25 | Roman nodded slowly , reaching into the back pocket of his trousers for a small packet of cigars . |
| 26 | Are there , we ask knowingly , plans to sell advertising on the backs of our bank-notes for a limited range of tasteful products such as fine textiles , whiskies , golf clubs and top people 's hotels ? |
| 27 | We knew in 1985 that when we made our preliminary announcement of our results for the previous financial year that we would become technically insolvent . |
| 28 | I I have n't been on one of our courses for a little while but I think that 's very similar to er |