Example sentences of "[verb] of a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Do you really know of a Labrador like that or are you — ’ |
| 2 | Do you know of a company which produces self-supporting fencing which is flexible and can be placed around the pond which is an informal shape . |
| 3 | I was in favour of a world religion — an all-enfolding religion rejecting no one , but I did not then know of a church or religion which would include all men . |
| 4 | Does anyone know of a supplier or second-hand dealer who might have one ? |
| 5 | We do n't know of a UK distributor , but Photon is available in the USA via Phi Technologies , Box 100087 , Nashville , TN 37210 . |
| 6 | Do you know of a source of parts ? |
| 7 | Does anyone know of a signwriter who could paint me a decent menu board for my catering trailer ? |
| 8 | The opportunity cost of a resource may , in some circumstances , be higher than the resource 's purchase price . |
| 9 | To the Government , ‘ grants ’ smacked of a dependency culture and central planning , whereas funding allowed for competitive bidding and the allocative magic of the market place . |
| 10 | Today 's announcement of the drive for union members smacked of a victory celebration , surely a little premature ahead of Thursday 's vote ? |
| 11 | Applied to directors , this would mean that they would be required to exercise such care and skill as is reasonably to be expected of a person occupying the relevant position . |
| 12 | And standing on the resting birds are massive caryatids — each one as grim and unsmiling as might be expected of a lady who is balancing an arch on her head . |
| 13 | Walter Henry , as might be expected of a man of his background , calling and intellect , was much concerned with the well-being of his people and campaigned actively on their behalf . |
| 14 | Generosity was expected of a king ; loyal servants expected to be rewarded , and patronage if skilfully used could bring the king much support . |
| 15 | It uses less than three-quarters of the energy expected of a mammal of its size . |
| 16 | The poems are of course cleverly written but that is only to be expected of a writer of John Bitumen 's calibre . |
| 17 | Such applicants may be asked to take a test or take part in some other selection procedure to assess whether they are likely to be able to cope with the work expected of a university student . |
| 18 | This may not do justice to the proper degree of personal and professional self-regard which is expected of a head . |
| 19 | Perhaps this a characteristic to be expected of a country where it is said that one person in every three is a civil servant and that it requires 72 government permits to open a mild bar . |
| 20 | The Code of Conduct is primarily intended as an indication of the standards of behaviour expected of a member of the Association . |
| 21 | No less is to be expected of a vehicle sold with a manufacturer 's warranty . |
| 22 | Tough , fit , not in the least prone to injury and highly consistent in his performances , Cross was the epitome of the ideal player , and he was versatile too , in a time when this was not really expected of a footballer , for he moved across to right-back after the signing of Scotsman Bobby Orr , who much preferred to play at number three , in 1927 . |
| 23 | However , keep , paint , leave , produce , drink do not support subordinate clauses ; and , while they can be followed by the same sequence of noun phrase + adjective , the adjective is not clausal in their case but a predicate qualifier , and it shows the other characteristics to be expected of a predicate qualifier . |
| 24 | It heralded a flood of Italian imitation such as might be expected of a period when English culture was particularly fascinated by everything Italian . |
| 25 | Another phospholipase A 2 -derived lipid , platelet-activating factor , also has some of the properties expected of a retrograde messenger . |
| 26 | ‘ But in the Government 's view the Department 's handling of the case was within the acceptable range of standards reasonably to be expected of a regulator . ’ |
| 27 | Mr Ridley defended the DTI 's handling of the case and insisted it was ‘ within the acceptable range of standards reasonably to be expected of a regulator ’ . |
| 28 | hotel accommodation if you are required to stay away from home , and including meals taken at the hotel , but excluding private telephone calls and drinks beyond normal hospitality expected of a director |
| 29 | hotel accommodation if you are required to stay away from home , and including meals taken at the hotel , but excluding private telephone calls and drinks beyond normal hospitality expected of a director |
| 30 | hotel accommodation if you are required to stay away from home , and including meals taken at the hotel , but excluding private telephone calls and drinks beyond normal hospitality expected of a director |