Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb base] [adv] of a " in BNC.
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1 | If you think instead of a Venn diagram metric , then you will understand that not all metrics permit averages . |
2 | Alas , however , we speak here of a democracy of those with the least sense of urgency to correct what is wrong , the best insulation through short-run comfort from what could go wrong — a democracy run by and for the contented majority , in which those who do not share in its benefits do not participate . |
3 | We speak here of a man who has just completed a season in which he won four USPGA Tour events and more than $1,000,000 to finish second on the money list behind Greg Norman . |
4 | ‘ Proper Darby and Joan Club we run here of a Thursday . |
5 | We hear also of a series of disasters visited by God on the country , in order to force the Egyptians ' hands . |
6 | They consist simply of a core of DNA , surrounded by a protective coat of protein . |
7 | These entities have in common that they consist primarily of a length of nucleic acid ( DNA or RNA ) , and can multi ply only within living cells , prokaryotic or eukaryotic . |
8 | They consist usually of a ratio between the length of the coast and some other feature , such as the total land area or a line tangent to the headlands of the coast . |
9 | When fully developed ( Figs. and 48 ) they consist essentially of a pair of claspers which help to grip the female during copulation and between which lies the aedeagus . |
10 | They consist essentially of a series of sharp headlands of shingle separated by sweeping bays ( Fig. 8.16 ) . |