Example sentences of "[pron] [conj] of a " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ 2(1) A person 's appropriation of property belonging to another is not to be regarded as dishonest — ( a ) if he appropriates the property in the belief that he has in law the right to deprive the other of it , on behalf of himself or of a third person ; or ( b ) if he appropriates the property in the belief that he would have the other 's consent if the other knew of the appropriation and the circumstances of it ; or ( c ) ( except where the property came to him as trustee or personal representative ) if he appropriates the property in the belief that the person to whom the property belongs can not be discovered by taking reasonable steps . |
| 2 | Alcohol is a poor way of getting a long sleep as its diuretic effect wakes you because of a full bladder . |
| 3 | I am writing to you because of a letter in the autumn 1991 issue . |
| 4 | Central to all of this is a concern to limit state intervention and the play of politics itself because of a preference for the freedoms and liberties available to some in the context of the " naturally " self-regulating and ordered free market of capitalism . |
| 5 | In part this was due to the recent unification of the kingdom ; he and his successors were felt to be kings not of one but of a group of kingdoms . |
| 6 | More realistically , the papal Curia thought that when the full ideal was unattainable , it was better to be content with what could be salvaged than to be left empty-handed : the precise opposite of Anselm , who ( as he told Queen Matilda ) would as soon be deprived of everything as of a little — ‘ and I say this not for love of property , but for love of God 's justice ’ . |
| 7 | Cathy Parker , proprietress of the Castang hotel in the Dordogne , says she refuses them because of a Ff38 ( £3.80 ) transaction fee . |
| 8 | We know that the eye-spots do startle them because of a series of careful field-tests . |
| 9 | He says it 's entirely the fault of the green man and he does n't approve of his ideas at all really and only backs them because of a natural wish to support his daughter . |
| 10 | A source close to the group told NME that initial meetings with The Who guitarist came to nothing because of a ‘ clash of personalities ’ . |
| 11 | Whatever the reasons for these changes , be they because of a hostile government , new technology or the European dimension , we must respond and change if we are to survive as a creditable organization . |
| 12 | It is significant , too , that the Crofters Commission , even during the period when the scheme was viable within the curriculum , could only operate it because of a gift from a private individual . |
| 13 | None of the frustration of seeing a great-looking slope from the chairlift and not having the time to ski it because of a lunch date in the next valley ? |
| 14 | The February play was A Thriller of the Year , with an all-female cast our original choice of play was A Death Trap we could n't cast it because of a lack of men auditioning . |
| 15 | You may toil on a project enthusiastically for many years , only to find that it all comes to naught because of a political change of direction . |
| 16 | Now it all went for nought because of a few careless words . |