Example sentences of "[pron] [noun] [to-vb] of the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her opposition to control of the WSPU by the Pankhursts [ qq.v. ] led to her removal from this key organizational role in 1911 . |
| 2 | The closer the Gnostics stood to orthodoxy , the more likely they were to wish to infiltrate the catholic community ; this was especially the case among the Manichees , but they could be detected by their refusal to drink of the eucharistic cup ( since they regarded wine as an invention of the devil ) and to make the sign of the cross ( since to them the suffering of Jesus was no actual event but a symbol for the universal condition of the human race ) . |
| 3 | The failure of the second coup attempt against General Noriega in less than two years has disappointed and enraged some Panamanians who felt the US missed a golden opportunity to use its troops to dispose of the general , indicted by the Americans on drug-smuggling charges last year . |
| 4 | In their haste to dispose of the money some of it was burned and some ended up in a sewer . |
| 5 | Bedford dentist David Woolley has written an in-house leaflet for his patients to warn of the problems of halitosis . |
| 6 | ‘ It is so very tragic and it really does tug at your heart to think of the state that her poor mother must be in that she feels she can no longer look after her child . ’ |
| 7 | Our response to talk of the birth of a daughter is that a daughter was born , provided of course that the talk and the child are separated ( that same device ) by a long period of time and a reasonable number of pages . |
| 8 | Sir , — I wonder if I might use your publication to enquire of the members in practice as to their success or otherwise in dealing with the Inland Revenue on the matter of dividends paid to directors ' wives where shares have been transferred to the wives following independent taxation . |
| 9 | Headmaster , Mr John O'Brien , commented : ‘ It was a great surprise to everyone in our team to hear of the win , and it certainly boosted morale and gave us lots of enjoyment in distributing the Wispa bars ’ . |
| 10 | This is the time of year when we all rack our brains to think of the perfect Christmas present , so if you are planning to look for something a bit different for the machine knitter in the family , this could be the ideal gift . |