Example sentences of "of [noun prp] [adv] [verb] a [adj] " in BNC.

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1 The Bank of England now has a statutory right to information about a bank at any time .
2 THE BANK of England yesterday spent a reported $1bn after the pound came under sustained attack once it became clear that an increase in West German interest rates today is almost certain .
3 Mrs Lewington of Wokingham also described a middle-aged man in a blue suit .
4 The case that is usually made out for retention is that the House of Lords nevertheless discharges a valuable constitutional function especially in the processing of uncontroversial Bills and the revision of Bills passed , perhaps with undue haste and lack of consideration , by the House of Commons .
5 THE House of Lords yesterday blocked a legal loophole which cleared boxing promoter Frank Warren of a drink-driving charge .
6 The monastery of Konigsfelden today houses a psychiatric clinic .
7 The Port of Leith again played a major role in the war effort with Henry Robb Ltd .
8 During the 1980s , the government of London again became a major matter of political controversy .
9 ALAST-MINUTE call for courage by the Archbishop of Canterbury yesterday pushed a tense and hesitant General Synod into a vote that clears the way for ordination of women priests .
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