Example sentences of "[verb] of a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 The most disturbing aspect of this incident was the evidence it provided of a residual antisemitism in Poland , disproportionate to the residue of a once-great Jewish community .
2 She may know of a suitable baby . ’
3 Do you know of a reputable dress hire shop in my area who will be able to kit me out ?
4 Although I realise that he can not know of a particular incident that has been drawn to my attention today , is he aware that information has been sent to deceased claimants , thus causing a great deal of distress to the families concerned ?
5 With the advent of the Copernican system , the universe , according to Ray , had acquired a new elegance , more in keeping with what might be expected of a divine architect .
6 She had n't wept or clung to him , demanded to know what he felt about her , uttered those naive and sweetly foolish declarations of undying love expected of a young girl whose virginity had just been taken .
7 ‘ Responsibility is accepted in the preparation of this report for the skill and diligence reasonably to be expected of a competent surveyor and valuer but the information it contains is for the confidential information only of the clients for whom it is prepared and of any building society , bank or other lender to whom written application for a mortgage advance has been made or will be made within 28 days after the date of this report .
8 The city has a wealth of things to do and see ; historic monuments , a harbour , and all the amenities expected of a modern city including extensive sports facilities , art galleries , theatres and museums .
9 Patients sometimes make demands on a therapist which exceed what can reasonably be expected of a therapeutic relationship and which do not appear likely to help solve their problems .
10 Maud 's living room was not what might have been expected of a Victorian scholar .
11 According to s31(10) where the question of whether harm suffered by a child is significant turns on his health or development , this must be compared with the standard of health or development which could reasonably be expected of a similar child ( s31(10) ) .
12 Richard Duke of York meanwhile was an excellent dancer — as might be expected of a youthful extrovert with several fun-loving sisters .
13 Thus none of the proposed candidates has the properties expected of a rapid retrograde messenger .
14 To ensure that his widow and her family were well provided for , Prasutagus left half his wealth to the Emperor , which is also what was expected of a dependent ruler .
15 Cutting ability of the trimmer is better than would be expected of a cordless machine .
16 The advent of the new political regime changed this ; for the first time it was possible to conceive of a legal order which rested on a basis different from that of the civil law .
17 Although there had been a long established tradition of community and private forestry schemes , it was not until the launching of the Saemol Undong ( or New Community Movement ) in 1970 that it was possible to conceive of a nation-wide forestry policy and programme .
18 It is difficult to conceive of a surgical technique that would allow implantation and removal , with equal rapidity , in a blood contact situation .
19 Now I 'm aware that many parents bring their children for baptism from reasons of superstition or custom or anything you like I 'm reminded of a certain tax gatherer who , inspired by sheer idle curiosity , climbed a tree curiosity maybe took him up the tree but it was the grace of God that brought him down .
20 I was reminded of a similar mechanism at Evan Roberts department store which fascinated me as a boy in Cardiff during the early Fifties .
21 But I 'm always reminded of a large bomber aircraft coming in to land , moving very much more slowly than you 'd expect for something of its size .
22 I am reminded of a short verse written in Roman times when even then they a new the nature of doctors .
23 The moment you are reminded of a past mistake say out loud ‘ That is past .
24 Wycliffe was reminded of a stained glass window .
25 Peasants came to her to be reminded of a particular tale the details of which they had mislaid in the mists of childhood ; more sophisticated members of the community , less concerned with the tale than the teller , made the journey to Elling in an effort to keep alive a tradition that had died elsewhere .
26 We are reminded of a well-known nursery rhyme — ‘ Then there were none ’ .
27 Oval in plan , the entire station is fabricated of a laminar substance more like horn than anything else .
28 Detection is important , however , but rather as a means of monitoring compliance and of enhancing prevention ; indeed the commitment to repair of a potential source of harm produces a concern for the effectiveness of enforcement procedures in securing conformity .
29 This idea is echoed in a poem of Rabindranath Tagore ; while Jalaluddin Rumi goes beyond negation and writes of a rare beauty to be found in poverty .
30 Aurobindo writes of a supreme vision that the human being can aspire to reach .
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