Example sentences of "[vb pp] a [noun] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Alexandra ( 4.3 ) quite spontaneously sorted a set of pots , matched each with the right-sized lid and graded them on a shelf by size . |
| 2 | By order of Master Miller dated 2 November 1990 the following point of law was ordered to be tried as a preliminary point before the trial of the action , namely whether the council could maintain an action for libel for any words which reflected upon the council as the county council for Derbyshire in relation to its governmental and administrative functions in Derbyshire , including its statutory responsibility for the investment and control of the superannuation fund , and whether , if not , the statement of claim disclosed a cause of action . |
| 3 | The history of astronomy also disclosed a succession of hypotheses , which made claims for physical truth look precarious . |
| 4 | Later research seems to show that Malinowski mis-understood a number of key features of the system he described , but it is certainly the case that the participants in the Kula conceive of it as a circulating system of exchange . |
| 5 | MOLECULAR biologists in Australia say they have designed a range of new molecules effective in the initial step of destroying the activity of viruses . |
| 6 | Gedge is often regarded as candid , but he has designed a style of lyric-writing that effectively camouflages his true self . |
| 7 | As with the 2D the manufacturer has designed a number of fittings for it . |
| 8 | In the meantime he had designed a number of small Episcopal churches . |
| 9 | You 've won a bottle of whisky , Stuart said thank you . |
| 10 | Go back to the wife , hey , I 've won a bottle of wine . |
| 11 | In Estonia and Latvia , pro-independence candidates seem to have won a majority of seats in the republics ' parliaments even in the first round of the local elections on March 18th . |
| 12 | On Nov. 9 , FIS leaders threatened " to reject dialogue " with the government , accusing it of hindering the work of councils where the FIS had won a majority of seats in the June municipal elections [ see pp. 37549-50 ] . |
| 13 | You have won a bit of space if your opponent can not play into it without eventually being captured . |
| 14 | RECENTLY , 12 WOMEN who accused Barclays Bank of sex discrimination for forcing them to retire at 60 have won a total of £160,000 , and their jobs back . |
| 15 | And he 's won a legion of fans for his anti-establishment views and work with campaigning groups like Amnesty International . |
| 16 | But when you have a situation where youngsters of 12 or 13 — and in some cases even younger — who may only have won a couple of matches , are being offered $500,000 guarantees to sign up with one of the management companies before they are snapped up by one of the rival agents , the potential for long term damage is enormous . ’ |
| 17 | I could have won a couple of the frames but he just played too well for me . |
| 18 | ‘ I 've won a couple of Sheffield and District Alliances , but this is a bit bigger than that … ‘ |
| 19 | ‘ It 's a time-consuming but very satisfying pastime and I 've won a couple of rally trophies which have added to the pleasure , ’ he said . |
| 20 | Say , he 's won a couple of hundred |
| 21 | Won a review of import procedures of endangered species products into the EEC . |
| 22 | On his day Gerry was as good a centre-forward as any in the land and would almost certainly have won a string of Scottish International caps had he been with a more successful club . |
| 23 | A SCOTTISH haulage firm facing a week 's suspension by the Department of Transport has won a stay of execution . |
| 24 | England had lost fewer players than most countries to World Series Cricket and had won a number of rubbers as a result but , when the armistice was signed , England 's limitations were soon exposed . |
| 25 | AXA has recently won a number of awards for its unit trust performance . |
| 26 | They have organized a powerful and disciplined committee which has won a number of major concessions from the prison authorities and which , with the help of the Committee of Mothers and other human rights organizations , has kept the existence of political prisoners in the public eye , to the discomfort of the government . |
| 27 | The pair have won a host of awards for the Vic Reeves Big Night Out television show . |
| 28 | It 's despair that perfectly normal young men can be made vicious and evil because they 've won a lot of money . |
| 29 | Dutch 's owner Ron Smith , f rom Manor Road , said : ‘ He has won a lot of championships already including best of breed . |
| 30 | You get another player like Jimmy White , wonderful player to watch , I mean , you know , flashes the ball all over the place , knocks it in , wonderful player , er and has won a lot of championships , but Jimmy 's a totally different character , does n't practice anywhere near as much as Steve Davis . |