Example sentences of "of [noun prp] [modal v] [verb] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | A couple of pairs of Geophagus and 2–3 pairs or trios of Apistogrammas will utilise the available territory well . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . " |
| 9 | 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 . " |
| 10 | Dawes of Nelson can make the long trip from Surrey worthwhile by plundering the Finishing Post Sprint Handicap at Hamilton . |
| 11 | Controversial plans for a superstore on the outskirts of Darlington could undermine the new Cornmill shopping centre . |
| 12 | ( 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 . |
| 13 | I am sure that the people of Northumbria will welcome the excellent news that my right hon. Friend has given the House . |
| 14 | He mentioned that he hoped the Princess of Wales would open the refurbished clinic the following year . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | The Prince of Wales will attend the annual conference of the Scottish Crofters Union in Stornoway on Friday . |