Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] of [noun] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If Richard had heard about the old Angevin claim when he began work on a castle within the political orbit of Châtellerault he probably thought it had long since lapsed . |
| 2 | He suspects that a black mark went firmly down against his name for turning down the job and when he was later asked to become personnel manager for that division of ICI he was left in no doubt that it was an offer he should not refuse . |
| 3 | If it is argued on the basis of this reply that even a maniac is not beyond redemption and that given the right kind of treatment he might be able to take his place again within society , the argument only serves to show the different moral considerations that can be brought to bear on situations of moral dilemma . |
| 4 | Together with the right kind of support we could have fun together and achieve so much for ourselves and our diocese . |
| 5 | I knew very little about boats , and had hated what little experience of sailing I had had , but it seemed unlikely that any boat would shut down its engine until it was safely round into the bay , or even then . |
| 6 | On losing to a late goal he added : ‘ We just did n't get that bit of fortune you need — perhaps we 'll have it in May at Wembley instead . ’ |
| 7 | Oh you know that bit of cheese we got from Superkey ? |
| 8 | I give Jim that bit of cheese he said where do you find this ? |
| 9 | Well presumably would go back in the village and if you asked other villagers look how much has X grown on that bit of land they will tell you . |
| 10 | ‘ If you can oblige us with that bit of information you can turn the donkey loose and we 'll find it on the road for the man who reported it lost . |
| 11 | ‘ It 's about that bit of paper you gave me . |
| 12 | The hierarchical kind of organization we call bureaucracy did not emerge accidentally . |
| 13 | Behind the specific accounts of meaning we offer in this book lies the general theory of Ferdinand de Saussure ( 1974 ) . |
| 14 | And what the other bit of information you got any odd snippets of information you 've got written down there . |
| 15 | Opponents of membership , such as the Prime Minister , argue that whatever the right level of entry it is at least necessary to reduce inflation to the European average of roughly 3-4 per cent . |
| 16 | With his usual presence of mind he nipped back and picked up Sheldukher 's hard copy map of the planet . |
| 17 | As a result of that contract of course you have some rights er but the shop have some rights as well . |
| 18 | Within each level of government we may find competing tensions inherent in the relationships between the different sectors . |
| 19 | However , if the number of situations correctly recalled is divided by the number not recalled at each level of risk it is possible to get some picture of the relationship . |
| 20 | " In the normal course of things we 'd not treat such a disappearance seriously . " |
| 21 | In the normal course of things he was benevolent , but absent : he did not allow himself to be drawn either in anger or in passion . |
| 22 | In the normal course of conversation I would n't talk about politics , I 'd talk more about shagging . |
| 23 | In the normal course of events they will only be seen en masse after the Trooping of the Colour and on Christmas morning at Windsor ; and the wisdom passed from experienced staff to newcomers is never to put them on stage together . |
| 24 | In the normal course of events they would not have publicised their conclusion without further tests . |
| 25 | In the normal course of events he would have died years ago . |
| 26 | And , with each scrap of information I unearthed about Tom Tunney , I seemed to forget something about myself . |
| 27 | Lastly , one other strange bit of feedback we had after attending was that our presence was seen to indicate our ‘ seriousness ’ as a production company — some sort of trial by ordeal . |
| 28 | ‘ It 's quite a departure from the usual kind of thin– you do . |
| 29 | Well this is kind of like a sideline for us , the Game Genie Video Enhancer in not the normal kind of thing we do . |
| 30 | If I keep on playing like that kind of tennis I have a chance of winning the tournament . |