Example sentences of "of [noun prp] [modal v] [verb] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is perhaps understandable why these men , who earn their livelihood in the very embrace of the Goddess of the South Seas , should take her so seriously , but it came as more of a surprise that the Sultan of Surakarta should do the same . |
| 2 | The government of the Republic of Hungary will become the first East European administration to adopt an open system strategy across the board , saying it intends to use X/Open Group Co Ltd 's XPG brand in procurement and is to join X/Open 's user council : a government action plan on information technology has been put togther with the assistance of the European Commission and individual national governments within the EEC . |
| 3 | The extension of Soviet control over all of Korea would enhance the political and strategic position of the Soviet Union with respect to both China and Japan , and adversely affect the position of the US in those areas and throughout the Far East . |
| 4 | A GROUP of 60 securities specialists brought together by the Royal Bank of Scotland will propose the phased introduction of a three-day , rolling securities-settlement system and the setting up of an institutional shares clearing house . |
| 5 | But in the twelfth century , the house of Alsace could afford the high costs of their expeditions — Thierry went to Jerusalem four times , Philip twice — and the counts ' repeated absences in fact promoted administrative reform ; the baillis and the Grote Bref were as much the products of crusading as the English and Norman judicial system and exchequers were the product of the king-duke 's divided attentions . |
| 6 | If , as expected , the Briton is crowned WBC champion next month , given that Bowe is opting to defy the organisation and defend his title against another challenger , King reckons There was more bad news for Lewis when King suggested that should he be installed as WBC champion in January in place of Bowe could have the shortest reign of any heavyweight champion in history . |
| 7 | Anxious that the poorer areas in the east of Paris should have the same facilities as those in the west , the Emperor gave the land at Vincennes to the city and a huge park was constructed at the expense of the privy purse . |
| 8 | The success of the scheme depends absolutely on the co-operation of the public , and whether the good folk of Ulster would accept the extra work involved is open to question . |
| 9 | A couple of pairs of Geophagus and 2–3 pairs or trios of Apistogrammas will utilise the available territory well . |
| 10 | THE Duchess of Westminster will open the annual fete on June 24 organised by the league of friends of the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital at Gobowen . |
| 11 | Above all , the principle that the Duke of Westminster should pay the same tax as someone on below average earnings , despite relief for the very poor , was simply unacceptable to a wide spectrum of the electorate . |
| 12 | Such diverse figures as McLeod Campbell , Schaff , Hodge and Ritschl began to insist ( even if they did not always fully carry it through ) that the person and work of Christ must determine the whole shape of Christian thinking . |
| 13 | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries of Japan will supply the 103 turbines to power the farm . |
| 14 | They report that " the present proprietor of Islay can use the rare boast of having a proportion of his family plate manufactured from silver found on his own domains . " |
| 15 | They report that " the present proprietor of Islay can use the rare boast of having a proportion of his family plate manufactured from silver found on his own domains . " |
| 16 | Dawes of Nelson can make the long trip from Surrey worthwhile by plundering the Finishing Post Sprint Handicap at Hamilton . |
| 17 | Horses and ponies in the rest of Europe must have the same sort of protection as they do in this country . |
| 18 | Controversial plans for a superstore on the outskirts of Darlington could undermine the new Cornmill shopping centre . |
| 19 | ( 2 ) The united Germany and the Republic of Poland shall confirm the existing border between them in a treaty that is binding under international law . |
| 20 | Given an identical task , any of the nine copies of Oedipus will use the same quantity of resources and spend the same amount of time doing so . |
| 21 | I am sure that the people of Northumbria will welcome the excellent news that my right hon. Friend has given the House . |
| 22 | He mentioned that he hoped the Princess of Wales would open the refurbished clinic the following year . |
| 23 | In 1971 , only 19.8% of the inhabitants of Wales could speak the Welsh language ( down from 27.5% in 1951 ) and only 1.7% of Scots could speak Gaelic , most of the Gaelic speakers being concentrated in the Scottish highlands and islands . |
| 24 | The Prince of Wales will attend the annual conference of the Scottish Crofters Union in Stornoway on Friday . |