Example sentences of "of [noun pl] [prep] [v-ing] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Between groups , categories , communities and societies there will be different mixes and levels of competences in dealing with the outside world which will inevitably affect their conceptualisation of it , the resources available to them , and their response to it . |
| 2 | Would to God the dear girl had had the smallpox in a mortifying manner , then she 'd be lovely in the excellencies of her mind only and out of dangers of suffering from the transient beauties of countenance . |
| 3 | Within a couple of minutes of going over the destroyer 's port side , Donald Roy 's kilted Scotsmen were attacking the pumphouse 50 yards from the caisson ( 'H' on diagram p. 41 ) . |
| 4 | The probable sequence of events in erecting such a structure would begin with the excavation of the flat-bottomed wall-trenches dug into the chalk which , judging from the evidence of signs of pecking on the trench sides , were made with a pointed tool . |
| 5 | It also suggests that there may be scope for significantly reducing the number of committals without interfering with the defendant 's right to opt for jury trial . |
| 6 | Marion and her son had an agreeable high tea of poached eggs on toast , tea and cakes , went for a little walk along Old Compton Street and bought some gorgonzola and a pound of cherries before returning to the theatre for the evening show ; he was allowed to watch the first act from the wings before making his way back to Putney on his own . |
| 7 | But , within a couple of months of coming to the throne , Siraj-ud-Daula marched on Calcutta , seized and plundered it after a few days of frantic but ill-prepared resistance , and allowed the few British survivors of the seige to be locked up in the prison of the fortress for the night . |
| 8 | There are plenty of opportunities for cycling around the village . |
| 9 | There are plenty of opportunities for cycling around the village . |
| 10 | changes made to the copy by the author after typesetting but not including those made as a result of errors in keying in the copy . |
| 11 | A very effective mailing of product samples was carried out after the launch of a number of new additions to a range of condiments plus repackaging of the whole range . |
| 12 | In his address Bishop Mullins , emphasised the prime role of parents in passing on the faith to their children . |
| 13 | There he said a final set of prayers before departing to the heavens . |
| 14 | Would not the courts therefore be able to take into account the facts of offences without going through the restrictive provisions in this ill-considered new Bill ? |
| 15 | ‘ It is a matter for ICSTIS ( the premium rate regulator ) and Oftel to regulate and we would respond immediately to any complaint about the misuse of videophones by cutting off the line , ’ a BT spokesman said . |
| 16 | Perhaps the most obvious course is to elucidate the strategies of classes by appealing to the constraints under which they labour . |
| 17 | LVTA is the result of years of lobbying by the SMMT on behalf of its Specialist Car Manufacturers ' Group , chaired by Caterham 's Graham Nearn and consisting of seven companies which number Marcos , Westfield , JBA and Jago Automotive — all kit car makers — among them . |
| 18 | The law , the result of years of lobbying by the Roman Catholic church , bans abortions in private clinics and puts strict limits on them in public hospitals . |
| 19 | GARY Wolstenholme no doubt arrived at Augusta with a set of expectations borne of years of reading about the Masters , watching the final stages on television and latterly imagining what it will be like , for he is playing in the US Masters as an automatic invitee after winning the 1991 Amateur Championship . |
| 20 | Bordon came out for the second half in determined mood and soon Wilson made up for a number of misses by flicking in the third goal . |
| 21 | If your lounge is equipped with batteries of spot-lamps and other sophisticated facilities , you could spend an hour or so trying out all kinds of variations before arriving at the best effect . |
| 22 | Fourteen patients ( 33% ) dropped out of the study because of relapse of disease unrelated to food ( n=8 ) or because of difficulties in complying with the regimen ( n=6 ) . |
| 23 | A reward is being offered for information leading to the conviction of burglars who escaped with thousands of pounds after breaking into the Alliance and Leicester Building Society in York Road , Hartlepool , between 10pm and 11pm on Saturday . |
| 24 | We shall first have to look at this ‘ historical ’ side of things before turning to the positive ‘ rhetorical ’ side of their work . |
| 25 | Back in the projection room , she insisted on the list of names before bending over the balcony , so that he could shag her whilst they both watched the film . |
| 26 | There are several models on the market — in fact , I 've got quite a collection outside my office — but I think the best ones are those made of clear plastic , with a couple of suckers for sticking to the glass and a removable tray for easy cleaning . |
| 27 | We have a number of ways of dealing with the elderly in Western societies . |
| 28 | ‘ We are studying a number of ways of dealing with the problem . |
| 29 | The librarian had also found the committee helpful in a number of ways by going beyond the narrow terms of the funding itself . |
| 30 | Title V rules out for ever a return to the alternative : a degree of foreign-policy alignment reflecting the reality of diverging national interests and a European Community whose members express their friendship and community of interests by cooperating through the most effective available means . |