Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] [pron] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Their father who had started the business , although retired , was still usually to be found there , hovering in the background , his full white beard reminding me of Father Christmas . |
| 2 | To guarantee a good intake of fibrè eat plenty of pulses and vegetables . |
| 3 | This decision represents something of a final throw . |
| 4 | The Tisseran itself is now in the Bate Collection ( illus.4 ) : its painted and gilded case reminding us of the harpsichord the princess is playing in The music party . |
| 5 | Taking in several large weirs and the Warden Gorge plus other smaller rapids , the 39km course offers plenty of interest and the organizers hope that it will grow to be comparable with the Liffey Descent and the Devizes to Westminster Race . |
| 6 | Immediately beyond the church and school the road has a less steep section , and soon passes a small cheese dairy where , depending on circumstances of the season , there may be an opportunity to see something of the work that is typical of this type of country . |
| 7 | It seems a shame to waste the opportunity to see something of the country . ’ |
| 8 | But ideologically , nationalisation became something of an irrelevance since both major political parties accepted that some form of state control and assistance was essential for coal , rail transport , electricity , gas , civil aviation , cable and wireless , and the Bank of England . |
| 9 | The down-side is that the critic 's representation of the text has none of the authority that objectivity would lend to the analysis . |
| 10 | In the first place , if you are being seen in a hospital out-patient department , the doctor who sees you should write to your GP to inform him of what treatment has been given . |
| 11 | But , as one ex-councillor puts it , ‘ If he ca n't manage to present the Labour Party in new colours in his own constituency , what hope has he of doing it in the country ? ’ |
| 12 | Although each institutional investor may still only own a very small percentage of the issued share capital of the company , nevertheless , they have the requisite skills to monitor management effectively , and can act collectively to exert pressure on the managers of the company , thereby overcoming the problem that there is little incentive for the individual shareholder to spend the necessary time and money to inform himself of and perhaps challenge the actions of the directors as the managers of the company . |
| 13 | Long lines of windows in the hull and a large window in the transom provide plenty of natural light in the stern saloon and the cabins . |
| 14 | I would like to take this opportunity to inform you of the high standard achieved by your service engineer , Dick Churcher [ Healthcare Atherstone ] for his attitude and appearance whilst working at our depots . |
| 15 | But the narrative has plenty of life and is enlivened by aperçus of Butler , Kennedy and other contemporaries . |
| 16 | Lord Aldington , 75 , is seeking damages from Nigel Watts , a property developer , who circulated a pamphlet accusing him of arranging every detail of the repatriation of 70,000 Yugoslav and Russian men , women and children who were subsequently tortured and massacred . |
| 17 | Lord Aldington , a UK peer and former Army officer , was on Nov. 30 , 1989 , awarded £1,500,000 in libel damages over a pamphlet accusing him of deliberately sending 70,000 Yugoslavs and Cossacks to their death in 1945 . |
| 18 | The tendency to render horrific incidents of this sort into funny tales or ‘ atrocity stories ’ ( Dingwall 1977 ) , told ritualistically within the occupational culture of the station , is a further attempt to strip them of their emotional hold . |
| 19 | So including them here on a stock instrument represents something of a treat for the would-be vintage guitar purchaser who has been otherwise stopped in his tracks by the silly money habitually demanded for early '60s Strats . |
| 20 | Initial charges are up to 5 p.c. depending which of the 14 underlying funds are chosen . |
| 21 | But the stroke made none of the impact she was expecting . |
| 22 | You see , for me a good game of football involves lots of intricate passing . |
| 23 | Philodendron selloum needs plenty of space to spread . |
| 24 | On the open road the 87bhp car needs plenty of revs but the engine does n't become unpleasant , and ride comfort is good . |
| 25 | Every song on the album contains something of my own experience over the last year but the words are applicable to everyone . ’ |
| 26 | The animal trainer has plenty of each . |
| 27 | Such a role entails the belief that Labour has something of value to say to everyone : the party 's future natural constituency is the whole community without class or political boundaries . |
| 28 | By contrast jadeite contains plenty of alumina and soda , only weakly present in nephrite . |
| 29 | In fact , this compact car has plenty of boot space , and easily contained a travel cot and weekend bag . |
| 30 | Arkwright has plenty of muscles of his own , and looks like an ex-marine with right-wing political notions . |