Example sentences of "[verb] of a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The most disturbing aspect of this incident was the evidence it provided of a residual antisemitism in Poland , disproportionate to the residue of a once-great Jewish community . |
| 2 | By this time I was more than ready to ask Moby what she did , and how much it cost — but then I felt the full-thighed waft of a new female presence . |
| 3 | She may know of a suitable baby . ’ |
| 4 | Do you know of a reputable dress hire shop in my area who will be able to kit me out ? |
| 5 | I decided to put pen to paper and let you know of a few problems some of us have in trying to become machine knitters . |
| 6 | Although I realise that he can not know of a particular incident that has been drawn to my attention today , is he aware that information has been sent to deceased claimants , thus causing a great deal of distress to the families concerned ? |
| 7 | With the advent of the Copernican system , the universe , according to Ray , had acquired a new elegance , more in keeping with what might be expected of a divine architect . |
| 8 | She had n't wept or clung to him , demanded to know what he felt about her , uttered those naive and sweetly foolish declarations of undying love expected of a young girl whose virginity had just been taken . |
| 9 | This short manuscript , which was only rediscovered in a private library at the turn of the century , spells out the sort of behaviour that was expected of a young Mughal gentleman in Delhi about 1650 . |
| 10 | The surveyor accepts responsibility to the client alone for the stated purposes that the report will be prepared with the skill , care and diligence reasonably to be expected of a competent chartered surveyor , but accepts no responsibility whatsoever to any person other than the client himself . |
| 11 | The surveyor accepts responsibility to the applicant and the society only for the stated purposes that the report will be prepared with the skill , care and diligence reasonably to be expected of a competent chartered surveyor , but accepts no responsibility whatsoever to any person other than the applicant and the society . |
| 12 | The surveyor accepts responsibility to the applicant(s) and the Leeds Permanent Building Society for the stated purposes and the report will be prepared with the skill , care and diligence reasonably to be expected of a competent chartered surveyor or incorporated valuer , but accepts no responsibility whatsoever to any person other than the applicant(s) and the Leeds Permanent Building Society . |
| 13 | ‘ Responsibility is accepted in the preparation of this report for the skill and diligence reasonably to be expected of a competent surveyor and valuer but the information it contains is for the confidential information only of the clients for whom it is prepared and of any building society , bank or other lender to whom written application for a mortgage advance has been made or will be made within 28 days after the date of this report . |
| 14 | The surveyor accepts responsibility to the client and the society only for the stated purposes that the report will be prepared with skill , care and diligence reasonably to be expected of a competent chartered surveyor , but accepts no responsibility whatsoever to any person other than the client and the society . |
| 15 | The city has a wealth of things to do and see ; historic monuments , a harbour , and all the amenities expected of a modern city including extensive sports facilities , art galleries , theatres and museums . |
| 16 | Patients sometimes make demands on a therapist which exceed what can reasonably be expected of a therapeutic relationship and which do not appear likely to help solve their problems . |
| 17 | Maud 's living room was not what might have been expected of a Victorian scholar . |
| 18 | According to s31(10) where the question of whether harm suffered by a child is significant turns on his health or development , this must be compared with the standard of health or development which could reasonably be expected of a similar child ( s31(10) ) . |
| 19 | Richard Duke of York meanwhile was an excellent dancer — as might be expected of a youthful extrovert with several fun-loving sisters . |
| 20 | Thus none of the proposed candidates has the properties expected of a rapid retrograde messenger . |
| 21 | To ensure that his widow and her family were well provided for , Prasutagus left half his wealth to the Emperor , which is also what was expected of a dependent ruler . |
| 22 | Cutting ability of the trimmer is better than would be expected of a cordless machine . |
| 23 | The son of Caerleon is a progressive type , apparently certain to come of a few pounds for that introduction , and should be good enough to take the Queen 's Own Yorkshire Dragoons Stakes . |
| 24 | The advent of the new political regime changed this ; for the first time it was possible to conceive of a legal order which rested on a basis different from that of the civil law . |
| 25 | Although there had been a long established tradition of community and private forestry schemes , it was not until the launching of the Saemol Undong ( or New Community Movement ) in 1970 that it was possible to conceive of a nation-wide forestry policy and programme . |
| 26 | It is difficult to conceive of a surgical technique that would allow implantation and removal , with equal rapidity , in a blood contact situation . |
| 27 | Now I 'm aware that many parents bring their children for baptism from reasons of superstition or custom or anything you like I 'm reminded of a certain tax gatherer who , inspired by sheer idle curiosity , climbed a tree curiosity maybe took him up the tree but it was the grace of God that brought him down . |
| 28 | Gazing down at his wife as she glared up at him , tossing back her blonde hair in an imperious gesture , Ross was suddenly reminded of a proud , possessive lioness guarding her cubs . |
| 29 | I was reminded of a similar mechanism at Evan Roberts department store which fascinated me as a boy in Cardiff during the early Fifties . |
| 30 | But I 'm always reminded of a large bomber aircraft coming in to land , moving very much more slowly than you 'd expect for something of its size . |