Example sentences of "[vb infin] [adj] of [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Very few of those who write the terrible tabloids , let alone those who read them , are likely to have heard of these ‘ internationally famous ’ sportsmen , so I doubt if they 'd make half of £1,500 even for such tales as Flanker Star Ate My Goolie During Scrum , by England 's Ugliest Prop ; or Sexy Secrets in the Showers , by Welsh Tea Lady . |
| 2 | Very few of those who write the terrible tabloids , let alone those who read them , are likely to have heard of these ‘ internationally famous ’ sportsmen , so I doubt if they 'd make half of £1,500 even for such tales as Flanker Star Ate My Goolie During Scrum , by England 's Ugliest Prop ; or Sexy Secrets in the Showers , by Welsh Tea Lady . |
| 3 | I have in mind that point beyond which parents are no longer flexible , do n't allow their children a certain amount of leeway , are not prepared to overlook or make light of mistakes or misdemeanours . |
| 4 | The Law Society 's Remuneration Certificate service should remain free of charge , but the Society will have a power to require up to 50% of a bill to be paid by the client before the certificate is granted . |
| 5 | No , she did not want some of Harry 's handful of flour and dal ! |
| 6 | The second half of Darwin 's Descent of Man was devoted to sexual selection , because Darwin thought that this was the only process that could explain some of humankind 's unique features such as our loss of body hair . |
| 7 | And the disciples did n't know that of course . |
| 8 | Get yourselves some real men , you know , maybe you could buy some of John Wayne 's frozen sperm and impregnate some of your frigid women with it . |
| 9 | ‘ If that was the case , Sir John , we would hang half of Cheapside for adultery and still not discover who the real murderer is . ’ |
| 10 | She was n't sure her currently fragile ego could withstand much of Tara . |
| 11 | GE Capital will buy 45 of GPA 's newest jets for $1.35 billion and receive an option to buy up to 80% of the company . |
| 12 | Multimedia databases for computer display containing thousands of such illustrations would therefore need hundreds of megabytes of storage for the images alone , leaving very little room for anything else . |
| 13 | The inquiry 's terms of reference will be ’ to examine selection and appointment methods and criteria for staff working in children 's homes and to recommend improvements ; and to make such further examination as the committee may consider justified of management or other issues relevant to the protection of children and young people and to the support and guidance of staff in such homes . ’ |
| 14 | The British pointedly refused to endorse the two major conditions that de Gaulle placed on an armistice with the local authorities : an opportunity for Free France to administer the mandated territories and recruit soldiers and civilians from them ; and a guarantee that the British would respect all of France 's rights in the region . |
| 15 | This is the first issue in a series which will include all of Elgar 's electrical recordings . |
| 16 | In future Stoddard will manufacture all of L.D.P. 's worldwide Axminster requirement and secondly , will become the exclusive distributor of their ( Belgian ) products in the U.K. |
| 17 | She reminded me what she wanted me to do , then as we neared our house I became frightened that she would fall foul of Mum . |
| 18 | Dozens more road schemes and factory projects could fall foul of Britain 's continuing dispute with the European environment commissioner , Carlo Ripa di Meana , over the operation of ‘ environmental impact assessments ’ . |
| 19 | This is a classic case which shows the advantage of the existence of an independent sound archive , perhaps government-backed to ensure it does n't fall foul of copyright laws . |
| 20 | Together with the appointment of Field Marshal Sir Richard Vincent as chairman of Nato 's Military Committee , the decision means a Briton will direct all of Nato 's major internal military-political relations and with the emerging Soviet republics . |
| 21 | I shall not read it out , because there is not time , but it makes the very point that , purely and simply for medium-term policies and commercial reasons , we shall sterilise billions of tonnes of coal . |
| 22 | Any definition may fall short of perfection , but all statutory definitions serve the useful purposes of distillation , simplicity , brevity , accessibility and they can be improved in the light of experience and need . |
| 23 | Since there will always be some unemployment which can be attributed to microeconomic factors , the maximum feasible level of employment will fall short of L F . |
| 24 | ‘ It 's difficult to say just how much spending will fall short of target , ’ says Henry Bordes-Pages . |
| 25 | If it is well handled , the pictures will speak for themselves and the dialogues will never fall short of pupils ' or teachers ' expectations . ’ |
| 26 | The banners gathering there on the banks of the Carron on the other side of the Forth did not include those of Orm or Gamel , the kindred of Siward 's wife , or of Osulf her cousin , whose father Siward had killed , or Copsi or Carl Thorbrandsson or Archil , all powers in York . |
| 27 | Erm as regards erm pension rights , well my understanding is that through the Maastricht treaty and the social social contract , certainly , many of the protections at work , er will include those of people who have finished work . |
| 28 | We must first consider one of Marx 's and Engels 's fundamental notions , the idea that human history goes through certain ordered stages . |
| 29 | Of the 35,000 who have been accepted , about 26,000 are expected to be at the start and these will include one of Britain 's most famous athletes , David Bedford , who has slimmed down for his first big race since he retired 11 years ago . |
| 30 | Dishes on offer will include one of Emmanuel 's specialities — red and silver talipia fish — and other Caribbean fish , fruit and vegetables . |