Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb base] of [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Theatre fans complain of poor bar service and lack of leg room |
| 2 | As most houses consist of large drawing rooms and smaller bedrooms and studies , the chief of the office often sits alone in the best room , while the clerks are put into the smaller rooms . |
| 3 | The bollards consist of old gas bottles , and were put in place in June 1991 when Donkey Lane was upgraded . |
| 4 | In the Yorkshire parish of Arksey , however , the vicar wrote in the register for 1729 : ‘ The greatest mortality that ever can be remembered , or made out to be ’ , and many other accounts speak of considerable distress . |
| 5 | Origins remain of scientific interest but the important thing is : |
| 6 | And the signs multiply of popular restlessness . ’ |
| 7 | In Askham Grange , her days consist of six-hour housekeeping shifts . |
| 8 | The awards consist of National Certificate Modules and have been designed with credit transfer to new SVQs in mind . |
| 9 | Derived from satellite imagery at comparatively low resolution , predicted yields for different crops in different nation states become of commercial value . |
| 10 | Spontaneous as they always seem , these watercolours speak of long contemplation and of profound love and understanding of the Yorkshire fells . |
| 11 | Most working class women 's autobiographies tell of hard work and financial anxiety prior to childbirth , poor quality attendance and great pain during labour , with a swift return to domestic and/or paid employment after the birth . |
| 12 | Bleached reefs warn of global warming |
| 13 | Union leaders warn of massive job losses |
| 14 | Houses stink of rotting waste . |
| 15 | A full discussion of their implications is not possible within the scope of an article , since many documents consist of over loo pages and cover many aspects of an individual 's life . |
| 16 | The principal difference between the two is that Vulcanian deposits consist of non-vesiculated material . |
| 17 | The social workers speak a language of " task-centred social work " — a reference to a course of programmed activities with clients ; the nurses speak of behavioural change programmes — again , a reference to sustained work with clients , although not entirely identical to social work approaches . |
| 18 | Such rays consist of bright subsurface material . |
| 19 | Workmen tell of day-by-day murder fears |
| 20 | Unions warn of industrial unrest |