Example sentences of "of [noun sg] they [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of course they had some value , in an informal way , as precedents , but the precedent here might easily be not that non dubito is now admissible , but that some relaxation of wording is allowed where family property expectations are involved . |
| 2 | Of course they get covered mud and |
| 3 | Firstly , fibre-rich foods are more filling and thus satisfying , though of course they take more work to consume as they require more chewing . |
| 4 | That could , that needs to be maintained , it could also be extended , though of course they have great difficulties because of er their , their own financial restrictions , but we also , I think as a community , need to think about who these homeless people are , and , and not to regard them as some kind of alien population , but to realise that there are , they are our own neighbours , they are our own families that are in this predicament , and that collectively we need to join together and actually make demands on central government and locally to try and do something about it . |
| 5 | ‘ Why of course they meet each other here , ’ Johnny declared , pretending he did not know what Luke was getting at . |
| 6 | In the premier league it 's West Ham against Swindon at Upton Park … last season of course they faced each other in the first division … in London Town came out on top and it was this win that sparked their promotion run … so let's hope it 's lucky for them again |
| 7 | Erm but of course they did other work you know , which was of a general character . |
| 8 | Once these structures went out of use they became ready depositories for rubbish ( Jones 1979b ) , which can be difficult to distinguish from material reflecting the use of the building . |
| 9 | While the girls paraded upstairs , giggling at the glimmer of flesh they showed each other , Madeleine set to again . |
| 10 | And with letters of authentication they expect international interest . |
| 11 | Still , in the art of qualification they have few equals . |
| 12 | And after a certain amount of discussion they accepted that point , and we had some very interesting sessions in which they learnt to say things like , ‘ Well the syncrotron is a bit like a racetrack for very small particles which exist in atoms . |
| 13 | However , from the gardener 's point of view they serve another purpose too , for all thrive on the same mineral salts as green water discolouring algae and , being more advanced forms of plant life , they are able to starve the algae out and ensure crystal clear water if planted in sufficient numbers at the outset . |
| 14 | Thus , it is not uncommon to find Comte , Durkheim , Marx , and Weber all described as positivists , even though from many points of view they make strange bedfellows . |
| 15 | Apart from the problems of provisioning they brought additional difficulties . |
| 16 | These relations themselves are relations of power they give different people , in different capacities , power over others … |