Example sentences of "[verb] of [art] [noun] [unc] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am just a poor girl ; what do I know of the sea-king 's palace ? |
| 2 | But the two companies did not know of the other 's needs until they were brought together by Darlington Business Link . |
| 3 | In Dawson it was held that a reasonable person robbing a petrol station would not know of the attendant 's bad heart . |
| 4 | And some who did not even know of the movie 's existence , who were not even born when it was made , are dead too , or mutilated , or orphaned … |
| 5 | However the accurate knowledge that we would need of the slit 's momentum will so blur its position that the diffraction pattern C , which depends on where the slits are , would be washed out . |
| 6 | Skin tones varied , and scars like scarlet ropes ran about the anatomy , so that one was reminded of a butcher 's diagram . |
| 7 | Wycliffe was reminded of a busman 's holiday he had spent , not so long ago , across at St Mawes . |
| 8 | Apart from the general fitness between what most would see as a hostile and acerbic tale and a bitter and unlovely character , one is constantly reminded of the Reeve 's provincial origins by his own dialect speech — in particular the occasional use of the Scandinavian-derived first person pronoun ik , " I " , against Chaucer 's standard ich — and by the northern speech of his two clerks , Alayn and John of Strother ( perhaps modelled on two northern characters known to the English court ) , which was yet further removed from the London standard of Chaucer 's day . |
| 9 | I was reminded of the priest 's tale of the Mountbatten murder . |
| 10 | Conversation between persons depends in large measure on presuppositions each participant has of the other 's mental state and it is unlikely that the same presuppositions will influence conversation with a computer system . |
| 11 | The catalogue ( Yale University Press , £40 h/b , £19.95 p/b ) includes an introductory essay by Shone , with additional essays by Anna Greutzner-Robins , who discusses Sickert 's music hall paintings , and Patrick O'Connor , who writes of the artist 's later interests in theatre and his portraits of leading figures of the stage . |
| 12 | These , under pressure to increase the returns on their portfolios over very short review periods , turn over their holdings frequently ( known as ‘ churning ’ ) , disposing of a company 's shares on the first sign that they are under-performing the market . |
| 13 | Secondly , we shall need to contemplate the various options available for disposing of the company 's properties . |
| 14 | Notwithstanding the fact that Dirks was found not guilty , the tests laid down in the case are of great significance : a tipper 's liability is contingent upon the purpose of his action ; while a tippee 's liability is limited to those situations where he knows or ought reasonably to know of the insider 's breach of duty . |
| 15 | Its responsibility is to plan , resource and control the processes involved in converting raw materials and components into the finished goods required to satisfy the needs and wants of the organization 's existing and potential customers . |
| 16 | After the Leeds Congress Maginn was plainly a disappointed man and probably did not altogether approve of the BDDA 's leadership . |
| 17 | What does Peter Damian himself say of the Pope 's illness ? |
| 18 | What possible reasons and motives could the Patrick Meehan Committee , consisting of a Queen 's Counsel , an MP , four solicitors and myself , have had other than a belief in Meehan 's innocence and a wish therefore to clear his name ? |
| 19 | it was very much a composite host , consisting of the Earl 's own feudal manpower , the levies required by the crown , for the support of the Warden , from Border lairds , and bands of assorted mosstroopers belonging to various clans who found it profitable and expedient to ally themselves with the most powerful figure in South-East Scotland , the assembly at Holywell Haugh amounting to about three thousand . |
| 20 | The Deputy Prime Minister , Encik Abdul Ghafar Baba , announced on Dec. 27 that he would head a newly formed Sabah National Front ( Sabah Barisan Nasional ) — consisting of the People 's Justice Movement ( Angkatan Keadilan Rakyat — Akar ) , the Liberal Democratic Party ( LDP ) , the Malaysian Chinese Association ( MCA ) , the United Malays National Organization ( UMNO ) and the United National Sabah Organization ( USNO ) — to oppose the Sabah United Party ( Parti Bersatu Sabah ) at the next state elections . |
| 21 | The case would be more useful as a guide to sentencers in similar cases if the extent of the discount were more precisely stated and a clear indication given of the court 's view of what would have been the correct sentence at first instance . |
| 22 | In the Report a pretty little example is given of the system 's performance in a mini-region having just 12 seats . |
| 23 | Death certificates are not particularly useful since , as we have noted , the reported cause of death may be somewhat unreliable ; in any case , no indication is given of the deceased 's smoking habits . |
| 24 | If it had been later in the season , and the roses in full bloom , he might have missed the portal altogether , but there was just the one unopened bud on the bare branches , of a delicate peach shade with hints of rose which made him think of a girl 's skin . |
| 25 | He could only think of the confessional 's stock-in-trade : ‘ Did you find pleasure in it , Luke ? ’ |
| 26 | What do you think of the miners ' strike ? was my first ever searching enquiry . |
| 27 | So the head of a major I ca n't think of the guy 's name and he just had a major acquisition and this guy was |
| 28 | I expect that I shall think of the term 's work as a preparation for the second teaching practice . |
| 29 | Oh yes , I 've had one or two one or two er I thi I ca n't think of the stallion 's name , he had a wall eye this beast did . |
| 30 | How do f what do you think of the cos you know for you know Speaking as a senior citizen , do you what do you think of the facilities loca lo here ? |