Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] the [adj] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sorta linking this in with the Manc of the Day stuff … who remembers the BBC2 program that ran nearly half the season … |
| 2 | Although later boundary changes occasioned by the fortunes of war effectively restricted its jurisdiction , the patriarchate remained until 1766 , when , together with the archbishopric of Ohrid , it was placed under the Greek Patriarch of Constantinople . |
| 3 | ‘ But why should he come down in the dead of night ? ’ |
| 4 | Robert Jones sparkled , Tony Clement was constantly in the thick of things at fullback , whether kicking long and meaningfully or surging through on the counter-attack . |
| 5 | ‘ Firstly , they are both constantly in the thick of the action . |
| 6 | The Liberal Democrat leader , Mr Paddy Ashdown , asked her to reconsider the ‘ shameful example ’ set by her Government 's actions not only in sending the riot police in at the dead of night but in the blanket of secrecy surrounding the appeals tribunals which decided who were refugees . |
| 7 | It was a tight game , marred only by the sending-off of Widnes winger John Devereux and Castleford forward Mike England after a late clash . |
| 8 | It 's certainly not for the prissy of nature but then the original novel was also considered at the time rather racy . |
| 9 | so I tap on the window , had just gone past and I was just about to go in his room , you know , cos he 's standing there and I just tapped on the window come outside Nick had just walked by and Rick and were talking you know it 's not like the dead of night and everything 's quiet |
| 10 | They left in the early morning , swishing through the wet grass on the valley floor , then climbing steeply into the thick of the mist and cloud . |
| 11 | This presented a thought that made me shudder with fright : this awesome , eerie world-apart in the dead of night , unbearably cold , no moon or stars , merely the moan of the mysterious gods beneath the ice … |
| 12 | Despite the well-founded fear of the Securitate , for most of the period of Communist rule in Romania , the secret police was not in the front-line of control over the population . |
| 13 | Although not in the thick of it , she suffered some damage and lost seven killed and twenty-one wounded . |
| 14 | It seems " fair " to both parties only because it is not obviously unfair to either of them , It is rather like the resultant of mechanical forces pulling in different directions . |
| 15 | Although he never grew much above 5′5″ , Bremner was always in the thick of disputes and played according to the old motto , when the going gets tough , the tough get going . |
| 16 | Keke Rosberg and Alan Jones , among others , were always in the thick of things even when they were driving what each of them calls a ‘ shit-box ’ . |
| 17 | Lightning quick , fearless in the tackle and always in the thick of the action . |
| 18 | Michael Yule was prominent on the left wing for Jed while Parker and Shiel were always in the thick of the action when Melrose were on the move . |
| 19 | The meal bore some resemblance to Filippo 's formula ; after about six courses you realise you 're still in the thick of the antipasto . |
| 20 | Right into the thick of the MacIans he raced , screaming the Maclean slogan . |
| 21 | The Castle is renowned not only for its service and hospitality but also for the excellent of its cuisine . |
| 22 | But it was usually Billy who finished up with the lesser of the two . |
| 23 | Mounted police were also in the thick of it , riding up and down , shouting at the marchers and attempting to discourage spectators from joining the demonstration . |
| 24 | I was just far enough behind not to get caught up in the thick of it . |
| 25 | If so , HP could hit the full-motion video market long before its competitors and , with NT in tow , might wind up in the thick of the battle for dominance in the next wave of PCs . |
| 26 | I have never been able to understand why anyone would want to wake up at the dead of night ( 5 a.m. ) to go and paddle a canoe , but I am assured that the challenge is worth it . |
| 27 | There were a great number of these at different points along the Straits , but there were three that found themselves right in the thick of things . |
| 28 | She wanted in , right in the thick of it . |
| 29 | The recession has hit all industries and acting has been right in the thick of it . |
| 30 | Walker is keen to continue the momentum which has thrown Norwich right back into the thick of the title race and he is reported to be keen to sign Bournemouth 's highly rated striker Efan Ekoku . |