Example sentences of "[noun] of [pron] [num] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Marlin 's record collection was chiefly seduction songs of his sixties adolescence , which suited her fine . |
| 2 | The last thing she heard , before blackness closed over her , was the violent , hysterical screaming of her two children . |
| 3 | The Forestry Commission owns the bulk of its 28,500 acres and manages several nature reserves jointly with bodies such as the Nature Conservancy Council , Royal Society for the Protection of Birds and the Gloucestershire Trust for Nature Conservation . |
| 4 | Last month it doubled the speed of its 486 chip and later this year the company is expected to introduce the next generation processor , the 586 . |
| 5 | The bills , which included measures to restructure the country 's military leadership and reorganize the broadcasting media , had been delayed by opposition filibustering which had led to outbreaks of fighting in the Assembly as a result of which two members were hospitalized . |
| 6 | Three skinheads were arrested after burning down a hostel in Immenstadt ( Bavaria ) on Oct. 13 , as a result of which two men were injured , and 19 people were charged in Dresden on Oct. 25 in connection with the attacks in Hoyerswerda on Sept. 17-23 [ see p. 38447 ] . |
| 7 | At the start of the trial 24 former politburo members had been accused of " participation in genocide " for their part in the politburo meetings of Dec. 17 and 22 , 1989 , as a result of which 1,033 people had been killed and 2,198 injured . |
| 8 | The greatest flower show in the world is how the organisers describe the result of their 10 years planning and planting — and rightly so . |
| 9 | However , as a result of my 23 years in teaching , I know that people like that remain in post and nothing is done about it . |
| 10 | A forty six year old Nottingham Museum assistant has been remanded in custody charged with the murder of her eighty year old mother over eighteen months ago . |
| 11 | 18 year old Michaela Jane Foster , a former chilkd minder , is charged with the murder of her 22 month old step daughter Creina . |
| 12 | That Grand Match at Durham , however , is what captures the eye more even than Grace 's Jubilee ball , his old blazer and a photograph of his 1891–92 team . |
| 13 | Though the Lancia works driver lies third overall , with a repeat of his 1988 triumph at San Remo seeming beyond him when the event ends today , a place in the top three will secure his world crown two rallies before the end of the season . |
| 14 | left-arm pace bowler Salim Jaffer will be hoping to avoid a repeat of his 19878 tour , which was ruined by injury |
| 15 | At P&G , where 25% of its 2,300 brand varieties account for only 2% of sales , old brands like Puritan cooking oil and White Cloud toilet paper are being scrapped . |
| 16 | Janie admits to worrying sometimes about the future of her two daughters , aged four and six . |
| 17 | But more money is needed to guarantee the future of its four refuges , which annually help 400 desperate women and children , and its 24-hour crisis line , which receives 10,000 calls a year . |
| 18 | ‘ What I really want to discuss with you is a plan for the future of our two practices — yours and mine . ’ |
| 19 | McAllister and his team-mates were made to squirm their way through a special screening of their 4-1 Saturday mauling by Middlesbrough . |
| 20 | Situated next to the delightful city of The Hague , Floriade covers a vast 230 acres of which 168 acres are landscaped exhibition areas providing a breathtaking explosion of colour . |
| 21 | ABC whose authorised share capital is currently 100,000 ordinary shares of £1 of which 60,000 shares are in issue as set out in Schedule 1 , column ( 2 ) . |
| 22 | During a meeting in February 1990 between Cavaco Silva and Felipe González Márquez , the Prime Minister of Spain , it was agreed to place the relationships of their two countries on the same institutionalized basis as Franco-Spanish relations , with comparable provision for regular ministerial meetings . |
| 23 | In the words of his 1906 paper , ‘ the seismograph enables us to see into the earth and to determine its nature … as if we could drive a tunnel through it . ’ |
| 24 | Craig Davis is an international photographer/journalist , who has over 20 years experience in yacht racing , most recently with the entry of his one ton Top Gun in the 1987 US Admiral 's Cup trials |
| 25 | Maybe I 'll see the funny side of it one day . |
| 26 | IN THE last year , Dorothy James has scoured the country in search of her two horses , hoping that by visiting horse shows and events she may spot them . |
| 27 | Staring balefully from the 30-year-old 's office wall are pictures of his six predecessors . |
| 28 | The University has continued to expand its CE activities in the light of its 1990 review of policy in this area . |
| 29 | As many teachers were unable to attend the Annual General Meeting of the Society when formal thanks were given and a presentation made to Hilary Weedon on the completion of her four year term of office as Chairman of the Executive Committee special thanks were given to her by Betty Syrett on behalf of the teachers . |
| 30 | Bill only likes H P beans and I give Maggie a tin of them seventeen P beans and I says throw the tin away before he sees it and he could n't tell the difference . |