Example sentences of "of [noun sg] [adv] [prep] a [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | As we struggled up the hill with brambles and goose-grass snatching at our clothes there was an almighty clap of thunder together with a flash of lightning that seemed to strike the Jubilee Tower . |
2 | ‘ Feelings , ’ cried Dawn , and she jerked back her head and made a funny sort of noise halfway between a laugh and a howl . |
3 | Mind you , I think they 've had a bit of luck lately with a couple of wealthy chaps coming to live in the area and showing signs of interest . ’ |
4 | I did two rabbit sculptures for an exhibition in Yorkshire made of cow much on a metal frame . |
5 | It is absolutely essential that each parcel should be described with such particularity and precision that there is no room for doubt about the boundaries of each , and for such purposes if a plan is intended to control the description of part only of a building , an Ordnance map on a scale of 1:2500 is worse than useless ( Scarfe v Adams [ 1981 ] 1 All ER 843 ) . |
6 | Where the demised property consists of part only of a building the draftsman may either include sanitary facilities in each demise or he may grant each tenant a right to use communal facilities . |
7 | I was present , of course both in a capacity as future commander and as the reporter of events for " Coastlines " . |
8 | ‘ Of course just as a friend ! |
9 | ( Let's face it , when was the last time you heard references to ‘ Cliff Richard 's lip ’ , Iggy Pop and the annual ceremony marking the opening of the Houses of Parliament side-by-side in a song ? ) ; indecision and apathy are confronted in ‘ Not Superstitious ’ ; ‘ Dead Industrial Atmosphere ’ details the decline of the North-East as an economic force and the subsequent social fall-out and , of course , we get a few long songs thrown in to spice things up , or down , as is more often than not the case . |
10 | Of course those who regarded the study of mind only as a branch of metaphysics smiled at the ineptitude of the mere man of science . |
11 | They 'll give lots of pleasure indoors for a week or two , and can then be left to their own devices outdoors for the rest of the year ; getting dried out in summer is a positive help . |
12 | His work in geology was of equal importance , since he developed a technique for viewing slivers of rock directly through a microscope ( by cementing the mineral to a glass plate and grinding it to an extreme thinness ) , thus allowing its structure to be visualized by direct microscopy , rather than through use of reflected light , which revealed only its surface qualities . |
13 | They were a sort of club rather like a football club . |
14 | Liquidator John Taylor said : ‘ This association fell victim to the lack of sponsorship partly as a result of the present economic situation . |
15 | Prefaced by an ‘ urgent remonstrance ’ to the gentlemen of England , warning them that the young Queen Victoria 's announcement of her intention to marry Prince Albert may lead to great numbers of her female subjects taking a similar nuptial initiative owing to Leap Year of 1840 ( traditionally a woman could make a proposal of marriage only in a leap year ) . |
16 | Furthermore , understanding the acquisition of honour solely through a class analysis of Pisticci would miss the many subtleties engaged in by the residents . |
17 | A variety of modes of transmission are provided for : the diplomatic channel ; communication to the ministry of justice or other relevant authority of the state of destination , or to a particular tribunal in that state , directly by the tribunal in the state of origin ; such communication via a diplomatic or consular agent ; by a diplomatic or consular agent of the state of origin directly to a national of that state ; by an agent appointed by the tribunal in the state of origin ; by an agent appointed by a party to the proceedings . |
18 | He asserted that with the concept of reform still in a state of flux it " must be enriched with new ideas and conclusions " . |
19 | The ground of Truth more in a Gospel-way , |
20 | Idealistic and romantic , Will Simpson responded to the beauty of nature almost as a duty and in strong contrast to his wife who found that it was always too cold and complained that the wind ruined her hair the moment she stepped out of the garden gate . |
21 | This suffering may be associated with rapidly changing configurations of personality , being a new person one day , and sinking back into the old self on the next , only to find that some minor episode puts the new organisation of self again in a position of regnancy . |
22 | And I ca n't think that you 'd come round at this time of day just for a chat . " |
23 | These requirements are : ( 1 ) filing by the plaintiff of the appropriate documents with the court , which are : ( a ) either a request for the issue of a summons in the appropriate form ( N201 — 204 ) or , if allowed by the court ( Ord 3 , r 3(1A) , the summons itself prepared by the plaintiff together with a copy for each defendant or both ; and ( b ) particulars of claim together with a copy for each defendant . |
24 | Asking questions , and prompting with further questions , can actually push the process of enquiry forward in a way that can provide strong motivation , and which puts the pupils in the driving seat ( see Box 8 ) . |
25 | But when we 're dealing as we are in this case , with fraud , then clearly there has to be regulations , there has to be er primary legislation er so that was the point I 'm making but as I say , it 's not just me , it 's the stock exchange , the S I B , all of them believe that we need a single enforcement body to look at these matters and I do wish perhaps the minister does but the government must acc eople and a number of ople obviously with a number of traumas and a number of di exploit the different rules and regulations and to get through them because they know they are never going to be caught and the little chance of being prosecuted and even if they are prosecuted er then the chances of being convicted are remote and even if they are convicted I 'm afraid that the judicial shi system shows er that the worst they can expect is a few hours mowing the grass in front of an old folks home or perhaps a few months er in the country residence , albeit owned by Her Majesty . |
26 | These agencies may be seen alternatively as implementers that affect the character of policy or as independent creators of policy forever in a relationship of tension with the ‘ centre ’ . |
27 | I want to just scotch the myth that has been put forward by Councillor about the poll tax cos did this at P and R and I will reiterate what the leader said then and I and and quite clearly and soundly , that the Labour Party , both nationally and locally , and this Labour Group do not condone a policy of non-payment either as a principle or as a tactic . |
28 | So we move to those in favour of amendment M moved by Councillor please show poll tax cos did this at P and R and I will reiterate what the leader said then and I and and quite clearly and soundly , that the Labour Party , both nationally and locally , and this Labour Group do not condone a policy of non-payment either as a principle or as a tactic . |
29 | The approach was reactive and piecemeal , with little appreciation of traffic now as a system or of the relationships between land use and traffic generation . |
30 | The facts were that B agreed to buy goods from S. S sent to B a bill of lading together with a bill of exchange ( see Chapter 3 , paragraph 3–25 above ) . |