Example sentences of "[verb] of [art] [det] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I decided to put pen to paper and let you know of a few problems some of us have in trying to become machine knitters . |
| 2 | The son of Caerleon is a progressive type , apparently certain to come of a few pounds for that introduction , and should be good enough to take the Queen 's Own Yorkshire Dragoons Stakes . |
| 3 | As part of the process of writing from the very beginning , and writing in small steps , from the first day you should write down , and keep available , notes consisting of a few sentences on each of the following : ( a ) the essay 's hypothesis ( the claim it is interested in exploring ) ; ( b ) the evidence or data you are going to use ( the facts , quotes , parallel cases from other texts , etc. , that you are in the process of collecting ) ; ( c ) brief statements of your ideas so far ; ( d ) in the case of a longer dissertation , the preliminary results of a " literature search " ( a survey of bibliographies to find things to read ) . |
| 4 | The cost of evening courses or those consisting of a few sessions in a school of nursing cost considerably less than residential week long courses or part-time variations held over a period of several months . |
| 5 | The coffin , consisting of a few planks , was carried from the workhouse by other inmates ; it was not allowed in the church , but was met by the parson at the graveside . |
| 6 | Lili relented , or perhaps she could think of no more artifacts to describe . |
| 7 | ‘ I can think of a few consultants , not to mention some very tired registrars , ’ she added ruefully , ‘ who 'd give their right arm to work in conditions like these . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ I can think of a few names . |
| 9 | if you would n't mind in the meantime if you could think of a few names you know as you 're going about your daily business . |
| 10 | This will probably involve a social worker in an area team putting together a package that might consist of a few hours of home care , a couple of days of day care , and night sitting for one night . |
| 11 | The University 's Alumni Office can provide help and advice to groups , whether they consist of a few friends who meet informally from time to time , a group from a particular department or year who wish to arrange a special reunion , or a more established society like the ones described on these pages . |
| 12 | The vertical fins are marked with yellow and the ventral just consist of a few rays . |
| 13 | Sentences ( 2a-c ) consist of the same elements , but the sequencing of elements is different in each one . |
| 14 | Thirdly , material similarity , a relation referring to the degree to which two strings consist of the same characters . |
| 15 | Many ancient villages contain venerable barns built of the same materials as local cottages . |
| 16 | It is built of the same materials and shows the same Moorish features of decoration and construction ( 415 ) . |
| 17 | There is so much to see , even though it is all basically made of the same ingredients . |
| 18 | There is little to be seen of the former docks now , only depressions marked with stakes identifying the site , but the village remains , where some of the master shipwrights lived who built Nelson 's favourite ship , HMS Agamemnon , as well as many other men o' war for the British fleet . |
| 19 | Ditches and lanes frequently divide up the platforms , so that a rough plan can be seen of the former crofts lying along the lanes . |
| 20 | Rico Gopul , a staff nurse in the villa at the time of the alleged incidents , told the tribunal he had been accused of the same offences as Mr Reid but had received only a written warning . |
| 21 | His cider sodden mind was causing him to treat his beloved motorcycle in a way he would never have dreamed of a few hours before . |
| 22 | Virginia like most of the mainland colonies consisted of a few ports with an extensive hinterland that was left untouched until the coastal sections had been fairly fully settled . |
| 23 | My celebration consisted of a few beers with my caddie friends at Edinburgh station and on the night train . |
| 24 | The rest of us left Addis Ababa by train on the morning of 1 October 1933 , arriving three hours later at Mojjo , which consisted of a few sheds and huts . |
| 25 | His note consisted of a few words , impersonal , noncommittal , on a tiny scrap of paper written with a burned matchstick . |
| 26 | Mr Fallon said streamlining services and ‘ getting rid of a few managers ’ would benefit patients but moves towards a full merger would not win his support . |
| 27 | As the requirements of our living spaces alter , and more efficient central heating and draught-proofing keep our homes warm throughout , it 's tempting to get rid of a few doors or even eyeless to give our homes a more spacious feel . |
| 28 | Changes in the ways employment , training and welfare policies operate need to be brought about so as to get rid of the many disincentives that exist for women wishing to return to training or employment . |
| 29 | I know of no such shackles . |
| 30 | Then , thinking of her own mother , she wondered how two sisters born of the same parents could be so different . |