Example sentences of "of [noun pl] [vb base] [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | Walking down towards the pueblo again , seeing the roomy spread of small farms , the elegant eucalyptus trees which shade them , a handful of birds break from the tall lupins . |
2 | The fact that a wide number of manufacturers work to the same pattern means that the caterer who is topping up need not return to the same source for the top-up . |
3 | Benefits were low because only a minute proportion of copulations result in a reared cub in the next generation ( Journal of Zoology , vol 177 , p 463 ) . |
4 | But the titles , size of teams and functions of inspectors vary among the local authorities . |
5 | It 's billed as a dog agility extravaganza , as hundreds of pets compete across the Three Counties showground in Malvern.Over the next six days the dogs will be leaping over hurdles , jumping through hoops , and careering through tunnels . |
6 | About two thirds of infections occur in the first five days and more than half of these are apparent at birth . |
7 | Not infrequently , of course , the two attitudes or sets of circumstances exist in the same family . |
8 | In Europe a number of countries participate in the European Monetary System which attempts to stabilise exchange rates and thereby facilitate trade and investment flows between trading partners . |
9 | RUFs can take two forms : either a single bank acts as a placing agent and arranges for a group of banks to underwrite an issue on a revolving basis ; or a group of banks act as a tender panel for the placement of the notes . |
10 | The skill of swapping fuel in mid-air is a delicate operation and scores of pilots depend on the flying tankers from Brize . |
11 | This is partly because only a proportion of hinds conceive in a given year and individual stags rarely hold harems throughout the whole breeding season , and partly because few stags breed successfully for more than four years . |
12 | There is no way we can decipher properly the individual contributions that different pairs of atoms make to the total atomic distribution . |
13 | The properties of individuals emerge from the many aspects of the complex whole . |
14 | As the vast majority of applications occur in the same peak period , should not people try to spread them so that there is not the same concentration ? |
15 | The second major set of structures start from the late Palaeozoic ( though may also be much older ) and relate to the collisions and less obvious splitting along the line of the Mediterranean/Tethys . |
16 | There are also statutory covenants requiring landlords , of properties let at a low rent , to ensure that they are both fit for human habitation at the start of the tenancy and are kept fit for habitation throughout the lease : |
17 | We 're dealing with fear , we 're dealing with a sense of vulnerability and impotence and how do you teach grown ups to deal with those issues , because a lot of them erm the for a lot of them these kinds of questions go to the very centre of who they are , their self image . |
18 | ‘ Railway milk ’ had received its first boost with an outbreak of cattle plague in the mid 1860S which had seriously restricted urban milk production . |
19 | Those held responsible for this general state of affairs range from the big ‘ companies ’ to the local administration . |
20 | The Warranties generally require confirmation that a state of affairs exist at a certain date , eg Completion . |
21 | From the gauzy film of ginger hair which covers his scalp but fails to conceal it , to his gleaming Doc Martens , Harry is designed to make anyone who has even the smallest stake in the present scheme of things cross to the other side of the street . |
22 | If both NL and LD , or if both EX and CS , are switched on ; only NL and EX respectively will show on the screen : both pairs of codes appear in the same places and NL and EX take priority if both are on . |
23 | Where a plaintiff claims the delivery of goods let under a hire-purchase agreement to a person other than a body corporate , he shall in his particulars state in the following order : ( 1 ) the date of the agreement and the parties to it , with the number of the agreement or sufficient particulars to enable the debtor to identify the agreement ; ( 2 ) where the plaintiff was not one of the original parties to the agreement , the means by which the rights and duties of the creditor under the agreement passed to him ; ( 3 ) whether the agreement is a regulated agreement and , if it is not a regulated agreement , the reason why ; ( 4 ) the place where the agreement was signed by the debtor ( if known ) ; ( 5 ) the goods claimed ; ( 6 ) the total price of the goods ; ( 7 ) the paid-up sum ; ( 8 ) the unpaid balance of the total price ; ( 9 ) whether a default notice or a notice under s 76(1) or s 98(1) of the Consumer Credit Act 1974 has been served on the debtor and if it has , the date on which and the manner in which it was so served ; ( 10 ) the date when the right to demand delivery of the goods accrued ; ( 11 ) the amount ( if any ) claimed as an alternative to the delivery of the goods ; and ( 12 ) the amount ( if any ) claimed in addition to the delivery of the goods or any claim under sub-paragraph ( 10 ) , stating the cause of action in respect of which each such claim is made . |
24 | The two groups of villagers engage in a rough and tumble battle , and a peaceful settlement was only arrived at by the intervention of the schoolmasters from both villages . |
25 | You 'll see that the majority of patients fall into the low risk group with progressively smaller numbers in the intermediate and high risk group . |
26 | The aim of the research project is to provide a detailed examination of the geographical structure of arms transfer to the Third World for the period 1970-1980 . |
27 | The levels of exports and imports between the two countries would return to their original positions , as would the balance of payments position between the two countries . |
28 | Infected male flies are almost always found to carry S. baeri on their ventral surfaces , while the heaviest infections of females occur on the dorsal surface . |
29 | Religion : Christianity ( about 30% of whites belong to the Dutch Reformed Church , about 20% of African Christians belong to African Independent Churches , others belong to Methodist and Anglican Churches ) ; Hindu and Moslem minorities . |
30 | Air swishes around the cavern as eighty-eight pairs of wings unfold like a complicated puzzle . |