Example sentences of "[vb base] [verb] of [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | * Except for the top quality , Italian-produced no-cook pasta , such products should be avoided as they tend to taste of cardboard and have a similar texture . |
| 2 | The younger field men , doubtless reflecting their education in the natural sciences , tend to conceive of pollution as a relatively unproblematic phenomenon , as scientifically determinable , hence ‘ obvious ’ . |
| 3 | such as this year 's figures you know they 're not paying you to somebody over the phone and expect to remember of course they ca n't so I 've got the detail that I need to keep looking at , and there about that 's about it . |
| 4 | All appear to consist of prefix + stem . |
| 5 | In fact , volcanic arcs appear to consist of series of slightly off-set linear elements which have been interpreted as representing the subduction of discrete segments of lithosphere . |
| 6 | Internal flight to Poprad , the nearest town , then transport to point of access into the mountains . |
| 7 | This is the same as saying that reality can be altered by perception , and that the problem will go away if we cease to think of Germany as a country . |
| 8 | Mentioned with particular regard among our own Somerville fellows were the Principal ( who would often conduct her class in Radcliffe House with Joshua purring contentedly on her knee ) , Miss Farnell , Mrs Hodgkin , Miss Lascelles , Mrs Foot , Mrs Snow , Mrs Henderson , Miss Hartley and Dr Starkie ( ‘ I never cease to think of tutorials with Enid Starkie in her garish red-gilt rooms in 41 St. Giles ’ , writes Margaret Brown ) . |
| 9 | Let us begin by considering why we want to think of God in personal terms at all . |
| 10 | Enough is known from archaeology to realise that in many cases chance finds of flint nodules or fragments provided the raw material for small tools . |
| 11 | In surprise Ranald let go of Mairi , who had hit Luch another half dozen blows before the sense of what the doctor had said reached her . |
| 12 | Ruth stayed still , kneeling on the yellow shore , and presently let go of Fand 's dead hand . |
| 13 | It 's only when we let go of life and allow our innate wisdom to flourish that we live ! ’ |
| 14 | I let go of things a bit . |
| 15 | Joyce let go of Eva 's hand for a second in order to see better . |
| 16 | Instantly , Doyle let go of Jinny and started forward , his arms outstretched to take the Kalashnikov . |
| 17 | Fernand let go of Melissa 's hand , vaulted over the rail and beckoned urgently to her to follow . |
| 18 | ‘ This Druid , ’ said Malik , ‘ was ceremonially strangled many many years ago — which is what will happen to you , Husayn , unless you let go of Akhtar 's ear . ’ |
| 19 | Rincewind let go of Twoflower 's horse , swore bitterly , and spurred his own mount towards the trees , alone . |
| 20 | This is called It Was Good In the afternoon when the sun half close his eyes , ants can be found not working , dogs in their cool places , vandal wall slice through heat , hold and let go of light in rays , in the afternoon when smoke curls like the back of a cat , people lean and braid hair , someone dressed like Christ looked in and said it was good . |
| 21 | Would you like that one again , In the afternoon when the sun half close his eyes , ants can be found not working , dogs in their cool places , vandal wall slice through heat , hold and let go of light in rays , in the afternoon when smoke curls like the back of a cat , people lean and braid hair , someone dressed like Christ looked in and said it was good now we have the dug out how food is presented erm can say so much , at least it does to me and , so that , so that the beginning of this poem became from er the food , piece of food held in the hand of the mayor in this picture . |
| 22 | Police chiefs give support to review of justice system |
| 23 | From sales support to head of IFA Sales in 24 years — ‘ Brilliant ! ’ |
| 24 | Allowances and benefits arranged and paid for by the employer prior to departure include : medical examinations ; inoculations ; passports ; visas ; work permits ; travel to point of departure ; hotel accommodation ; housing costs ( agents ' fees , etc. ) ; car compensation ( as in the case of an enforced sale ) ; outfit allowance and language tuition . |
| 25 | But de it 's been done deliberately that other contracts extend to end of June because , we knew that by round about mid May we would know what our financial situation was , in that what I understand are termed out-turn figures for the , our pre the previous financial year , will have been erm audited as a result of the end of the financial year . |
| 26 | But at the close of July Harrogate 's streets begin to empty of carts and gigs , their places taken by coroneted coaches and post-chaises bringing their cargoes of nobler-blooded visitors . |
| 27 | To make a copy , start both machines together from off play-pause and record-pause respectively and run to end of recording . |
| 28 | And we sang Hatikwa and Mishmar Hajarden — which means watch on the Jordan — and so we begin to think of Zion — and a home in the land of Palestine . |
| 29 | I think that the first thing that one would have to say is that we work for the Ministry of Defence , and not the Ministry of War and therefore we are about defence , we 're about the maintenance of peace , erm this you know maintaining of justice etc etc . |
| 30 | ‘ Oh yes — get shot of babies and land in the middle of a crowd of boys . |