Example sentences of "of [noun sg] [vb base] [pron] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Just as different sites or forms of racism have their own conditions of existence and articulation , so they require specific modes of analysis and intervention , each of which has its own criteria of efficacy . |
| 2 | They were a jolly bunch of chaps , eager to make friends with the locals , learn about the mysteries of turf cutting , and of course sample our local beverages . |
| 3 | The peripatetic music service is but one , although some schools of course have their own music departments in addition to peripatetic music teaching . |
| 4 | Officers of course censor their own letters . |
| 5 | Before I had gone fifty yards , I felt a couple of grains of sand strike my left cheek . |
| 6 | Potiphar 's wife , likewise , had made an article of clothing serve her own purpose , in that case to convince her husband that Joseph had tried to seduce her . |
| 7 | These women 's experiences of poverty demonstrate its different facets . |
| 8 | Mrs Bennett , still at Hillmarden House , Edna in Cornwall and Karen in a temporary post , sent almost identical cards : a baby in a muslin-trimmed cot surrounded by blue birds and butterflies , the only difference being the unfortunate — at least , to Celia — personal wording in Edna 's which ran , May your long-awaited bundle of joy bring you lasting happiness . |
| 9 | The different lines of evolution betray their independent origins in numerous points of detail . |
| 10 | While problems of method have their technical aspects — such as how many people should be interviewed ? |
| 11 | And sis he do it for the whole of the island or just the was did the sort of parish have their own chap ? |
| 12 | Both directions of policy have their own logic . |
| 13 | The House of Love inherit their particlar brand of psychedelia from early Echo and The Bunnymen and the Teardrop Explodes . |
| 14 | Like a bucket of cold water the harsh realities of life drown your sunny optimism leaving you feeling despondent . |
| 15 | Areas of concern include its aggressive licensing of DOS to PC manufacturers and the way it used its knowledge of operating systems to gain an unfair advantage over its rivals . |
| 16 | How on earth can the Secretary of State justify his disgraceful decisions , particularly on the Royal Scottish National hospital in my constituency , where the application for trust status was opposed by virtually the entire community , the patients ' relatives association and 96 per cent . |
| 17 | While we have co-operation and co-ordination , will the Secretary of State encourage our European partners to start a true dialogue with the Palestine Liberation Organisation ? |
| 18 | More and more we realise , as deskilling and lack of training inhibit our economic capacity , that a policy of social opportunity also makes the most obvious economic sense . |
| 19 | In fact , remarkably few birds of prey survive their first winter in the wild , but once they have done so life seems to be a bit easier for them . |
| 20 | Female conceptualizations of power emphasize its co-operative aspects in terms of alliance-building and problem-solving — that is power as ‘ energy , capacity , potential … the ability to act in concert ’ ( Tickner , 1991 ) . |