Example sentences of "of [noun pl] [modal v] [verb] [art] [det] " in BNC.

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1 It is to the netting of that protean reality that Joyce now bends all his energies , and my mixing of metaphors can give no more than the faintest hint of what that strange act entails .
2 Repetition of words can create the same sort of chain as pronouns , and there are sometimes good reasons for preferring it .
3 At the same time , also by means of forebrain action , all kinds of circumstances may impede the former function — inhibition arising from earlier training and experience , considerations of time and place , conscious moral outlooks etc .
4 A majority of managers could say the same , so we can put away the handkerchiefs .
5 A clear waiver of subrogation rights issued by the insurers is obviously preferred , but it is generally accepted that the noting of interests will have the same effect , although there is no guarantee of this .
6 Thus , for example , 10 grays ( Gy ) of alpha-particles will cause the same damage in living tissue as 200 Gy or 200 sievert ( Sv ) of X-rays , gamma-rays , or electrons ( table 5.1 explains the units employed ) .
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