Example sentences of "[adv] [noun] of [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is not religion , nor its truth-claims , that is the trouble , but rather attitudes of selfishness and possessiveness — of thinking of religion or of truth as an entity which we have and somebody else does not have . |
| 2 | Eventually proposals of marriage are made and accepted , but during the ceremony — performed by Despina in disguise as the notary — military sounds are heard and the girls realize with horror that their original sweethearts are ‘ returning ’ . |
| 3 | Presumably Department of Trade and Industry is it , contains erm , Minister of State under our local , all the six Lincolnshire M P's . |
| 4 | Occupations , ethnic and religious groups , and most importantly styles of life are accorded differing degrees of prestige or esteem by members of society . |
| 5 | Although judges sometimes loosely talk of material which is " inherently obscene " or " obscene per se " , it is clear that this concept is irreconcilable with the legislative definition of obscenity . |
| 6 | Jolleys reported 41% ( 343 ) of women of all ages having inappropriate leakage of urine , but in 232 ( 70% ) of these it amounted to only dampening of underwear . |
| 7 | Perhaps generations of detective story writers , from Wilkie Collins down , are responsible for the romantic image of criminal investigation , so that even for a modern hard-bitten public the initials C.I.D . |
| 8 | But these are only reasons of strategy , and a pragmatist believes judges should always be ready to override such reasons when he thinks that changing rules laid down in the past would be in the general interest overall , notwithstanding some limited damage to the authority of political institutions . |
| 9 | A similar finding has been reported using simultaneous gamma scintigraphy , oesophageal pH monitoring , and manometry in which only 23% of reflux events were detected by both methods . |
| 10 | It seems to me that these dreams were not only manifestations of hunger , but that they also evinced a desire to be normal and part of the natural world . |
| 11 | Its consequences are hostility to the strong state and vanguard party and sympathy with pluralism and perhaps forms of anarchism . |
| 12 | So part of trig functions are probably what give most people more trouble that anything else on differentiation and |
| 13 | Perhaps 80% of subject search sessions are short and successful , the searcher being satisfied by one or two apparently relevant items in the first dozen or so . |
| 14 | Aged residents were suddenly objects of pilgrimage from such far-off places as America , and soon there were few people over sixty who did not have some hastily dusted-down anecdote , remembered , borrowed or adjusted , ready for eager visitors . |
| 15 | In fact these are just shorthand labels for a type of practice that is only part of ABA . |
| 16 | Only part of Eridanus is visible from Europe and North America . |
| 17 | The CSO 's new director , Bill McLennan , said the changes were not only part of general tidying up operation to standardise distribution but also to prevent leaks . |
| 18 | This was made up by the Head Girl mixing together oxide of zinc , glycerine , rosewater , a touch of yellow ochre and methylated spirits , the latter helping to dry it on the legs . |
| 19 | Jacqui was an attractive enough bit of stuff , but there were hundreds more like her and why should he stick to one ? |
| 20 | About four miles or so west of Castelnuovo is the estate of Curina with a 17th century villa and rural outhouses which have been tastefully restored . |
| 21 | Cement is the term in common use for a powder which hardens when mixed with water and is used to bind together aggregates of gravel and stone to produce concrete . |
| 22 | At the Conference of Foreign Ministers of the Non-Aligned in February 1981 Iran pressed for a purist conception of non-alignment , which involved a rejection o£ all forms of dependency on the superpowers , an emphasis on self-reliance , and a purge of those who did not live up to this ideal . |
| 23 | Professor C. R. Munro 's principal interests lie in constitutional theory , law and politics , media law , criminal law and procedure and civil liberties , especially freedom of expression and freedom of religion . |
| 24 | it is cheap ( requires only printing of form , stamped addressed envelope , etc . ) |
| 25 | There was n't a wide enough field of vision to make much out , beyond the slime-laden walls of the pit , but , just for an instant , the Doctor could have sworn that something moved in the reflexive way of an uncomfortable sleeper . |
| 26 | There are obviously loads of guitar overdubs on it , but they 've managed to keep it sounding like a record made by a three-piece band . |
| 27 | Trade unions and their officers — and , indeed , groups of workmen , official or unofficial — are entitled to induce others to break their contracts — not only contracts of employment but other contracts as well — they are entitled to interfere and prevent the performance of contracts by others — all with impunity . |
| 28 | Our musician , Mr. Robert Turner , is currently the musical director of a successful Male Voice choir and has had countless years of experience in the world of music — but only hours of experience with computers . |
| 29 | However there was a much more consistent union response in reaction to immediate concerns ( eg protection of wage levels and job security , health and safety ) than to issues involving a longer term perspective ( eg union involvement in decision making , job design ) . |
| 30 | In other words , how do you distinguish between those changes in neural activity that reflect the coding of information in the brain and those that are merely signs of activity with no functional significance ? |