Example sentences of "[vb base] [noun] of [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 She has found that she can interest modern teenagers , and develop attitudes of stillness and attentiveness and reflectiveness , through detailed study of certain masterpieces .
2 Crowds of celebs are having to have a laugh and raise loads of cash for children .
3 Nevertheless , because of the wilderness value of the national forests and the adoption of multiple use policies by the US national forest system , there remain conflicts of interest which arise because actual timber production is often uneconomic and many conservationists have argued against the commercial production of timber , proposing instead that such areas should be maintained as wilderness for recreation and conservation .
4 They can avoid their friends and , when they see them , hide signs of distress , not wanting to be a ‘ nuisance ’ .
5 The ability to design , execute and evaluate plans of patient/client care , based on appropriate models .
6 In addition , a deficiency of short chain fatty acids in the colonic lumen can in itself change absorption of fluid .
7 Australia : Three factors hinder uptake of hepatitis B vaccine by healthcare workers : fear of needles , failure to appreciate the risk of hepatitis B , fear that measurement of markers of hepatitis B infection will affect career .
8 In front of a crowd full of proverbial ‘ sore thumbs ’ — ie , delegates with no friends to talk crap to — Smashing Orange are surprisingly good , in a rock 'n' roll-meets dreampop kind of way .
9 In such circumstances actual results influence judgments of responsibility and culpability even though the agent did not contemplate the result which occurred .
10 Factors which undoubtedly influence judgments of seriousness , such as the existence of provocation , or the difference between premeditated and impulsive violence , are accorded no legal significance and are left to the sentencing stage .
11 Organizations which set great store by behavioural conformity often develop patterns of operation which can appear ridiculous in their manifestations .
12 In this way , they develop patterns of behaviour which conform to the social norm .
13 I ca n't really understand that , since I exercise regularly ( I walk to the sweet shop at least twice a day ) and I eat loads of fitness foods ( like Mars bars and Diet Coke for instance ) .
14 But however solidly we build , our lives remain huts of straw and mud , at the mercy of the River and the Sun , thought Huy .
15 In particular ? these two teachers ' job appointments and day-to-day activities highlight aspects of gender and feminism and the way this operates in interaction with religion to influence their work .
16 Well we do n't really actually have any schools si I mean schools of psychology were a thing of the fifties really , there 's no identifiable school of psychol
17 " Until foreign wages are the same as British wages , any extra demands on British employers mean loss of trade " .
18 It would be rare to come across policy statements which are explicit about the level of provision accorded to undergraduates vis-à-vis other groups , but some universities develop rule of thumb guidelines — for instance , a maximum number of copies for undergraduate texts , or ( commonly ) a rule restricting research material to single copies .
19 When I was sick I experienced a eat deal of love and consideration .
20 It can have location , and thus suffer loss of location , only by relationship with another event .
21 Leprechauns are extremely wealthy and hide crocks of gold and jewels about the countryside .
22 This shift in the centre of gravity from the rich North to the less developed world will increase the Third World 's influence in the denominations and certainly change aspects of faith .
23 It has to incorporate a wide range of factors and develop methods of investigation other than laboratory experiments .
24 Oscar Ribas Reig President of Government Jaume Bartumeu Cassany Finance , Commerce and Industry Guillem Benazet Riba Agriculture and Natural Heritage Joan Santamaria Tarre Public Services Càndid Naudi Mora Tourism and Sport Antoni Armengol Aleix Labour and Social Security
25 That 's , that was all the experience I had which you say experience of life .
26 However , an investment manager ( such as an IMRO member ) who uses a firm as a broker will not be a market counterparty under this head , and will thus be a customer unless he falls in the listed categories test category of market counterparty ; in particular , this means that the best execution rules will apply .
27 Party members in Poland want change of name
28 Voting in this space could be a peaceful protest at the performance of all the parties in House , and a warning that the public want change of policy all round .
29 The USPCA say birds of prey in the province are also being shot or poisoned , and in the latest incident a buzzard starved to death after being maimed .
30 actors ( including Chaplin ) , cricketers and cricket-writers provide snippets of humour that mix into a rolling chuckle .
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