Example sentences of "[pron] [adv] of [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | I had eaten little or nothing most of the day . |
2 | SCORPIOS may not like to appear outwardly ambitious but you set yourself specific goals and work relentlessly towards them regardless of the opposition . |
3 | Mrs. Mary Campbell of Boquhan , a lady with important political connections in the town of Stirling , sent Drummond with her letter of recommendation to call on Lord Milton , the intermediary through whom much of the Duke of Argyll 's patronage was distributed . |
4 | ‘ The speed humps will be built in a special way which makes them less of an inconvenience to buses , ’ said Mrs Standing . |
5 | We all use them much of the time and could not do without them . |
6 | Please remember that non-attendance deprives someone else of a place . |
7 | It must have taken her most of an evening . |
8 | In front of her most of the herd seemed to be grazing alongside the path , on either side of it , but Brenda could n't leave the path on her bike . |
9 | The director had told her most of the cast and crew were staying in the same hotel , and a room had been reserved for her there , too . |
10 | An incessant internal monologue occupied her most of the morning , during which , by turns , she tried to convince herself that Fen 's effect on her was all in her imagination or berated herself for being fickle . |
11 | Piggott , 57 , gave himself much of the credit for the victory , cheekily telling trainer Richard Hannon : ‘ I rode a brilliant race , did n't I. ’ |
12 | Naturally enough , this called forth the response , ‘ Why speak ye so of the mirth that is in Heaven ? |
13 | To hold the regime together , and maintain himself at its head , he manoeuvred not only to maximize his chances of material and territorial satisfaction , but also to avoid alienating from himself any of the factions within his regime , while , at the same time , bolstering his own hegemony by ensuring the persistence of competition between them . |
14 | Yet the first step had been taken , and an inexpressible sadness closed in upon him , as if he had stripped himself wantonly of the children who were his own flesh . |
15 | He 's been making himself part of the England scene by acting as spy for some time now as already noted on the list . |
16 | Ehret was responsible for three of these designs and is the only artist to whom any of the originals have so far been traced . |
17 | But they have gone through an experience of doubt which has purged them forever of the desire to doubt without finding an answer . |
18 | Thereafter an employee is rotated through several sections or jobs making them more of a generalist rather than a specialist in one skill . |
19 | It also gave them more of an opportunity to chat . |
20 | I thought the dead whiteness of the dress made me more of a corpse than a bride but had n't enough energy to infuriate my mother by telling her so . |
21 | ‘ For some reason I hate to lose , ’ said Chang , ‘ and that makes me more of a fighter . |
22 | P.S. Tell me more of the brother and sister of sweet Shelley . |
23 | A cable car will take you most of the way . |
24 | I reckon it would 've taken you most of the night . ’ |
25 | The only problem with the guides is that they tell you little of the quality of the goods in the shop . |
26 | She believes that Hewlett-Packard has now carved itself enough of a breathing space to be able to consider various options at both ends of the market . |
27 | She believes HP has now carved itself enough of a breathing space to be able to consider various options at both ends of the market . |
28 | In another decade the new Bokhara will have attracted to itself much of the importance of the ancient city , and with its rise and growth the prestige of the latter must inevitably decline . |
29 | I thought you more of a man than that . ’ |
30 | The seventh degree being flat will give you more of a blues feel , as opposed to the normal seventh as found in a major seventh chord ( 1st , 3rd , 5th and 7th ) which I discussed in my July ‘ 92 column . |