Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] of [noun sg] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The last time the writer heard of lead paint was in connection with an offensive toy from behind the Iron Curtain . |
| 2 | But if you have the luck to come of country stock then you should never sever your roots , no matter how great the temptation to ‘ improve ’ yourself , or to inhabit more glorious scenery , or to be nearer a railway station . |
| 3 | Physicist warns of sea oxygen depletion |
| 4 | The International Bar Association Conference : Lawyer warns of coal sale dangers |
| 5 | Labour accused of sex bias |
| 6 | Saying , if I get a farm with cows and sheep and a five-bar gate and chickens and a coop and a metal stream and a few trees about the place and a green field made of billiard cloth and a dog or two and a cat — never mind the cat — and perhaps a fox on a hill … if I get this , with a pair of ball-bearing roller skates so that I can gleam and flash and go backwards through the heavy Friday traffic and be as glamorous as Boy Davids from the Park … |
| 7 | The plaintiff accepted they were precluded from re-litigating whether the road verges were registrable under the Act , by the commisioner 's decision , which they conceded gave rise to cause of action estoppel , but said the requirements of issue estoppel were lacking . |
| 8 | The hall smelled of cedar wood and sweet wax . |
| 9 | For instance , one of the manuscripts containing a copy of only Book 1 , describes it as the first part of the book called " The Mirror of Contemplation by Canon Walter Hilton " ( Lansdowne MS 362 : Prima pars libri qui dicitur Speculum contemplacionis — Walterus hiltoun canonicus while one of the few manuscripts to contain Book 2 alone refers to it as " the secunde part of the reformyng of mannys soule drawyn of maister Watir hiltone hermyte " . |
| 10 | Former Swindon boss accused of tax fraud |
| 11 | Railway hero tells of midnight dash |
| 12 | Boy cleared of rape bid |
| 13 | Bar cleared of race bias against student |
| 14 | Trial told of death threat to lorryman in robbery |
| 15 | Its three founders are no longer connected with the firm and its new president Roy Wright , who reportedly came by his job complements of Sun president Scott McNealy , has a business plan that says , the company will grow from $10m to $100m — he also has plans to take RDI public . |
| 16 | Rail inquiry told of track system ban |
| 17 | The jury in the trial of a florist accused of drug smuggling has been sent to a hotel overnight . |
| 18 | Husband accused of wife murder |
| 19 | HUSBAND ACCUSED OF WIFE MURDER |
| 20 | Blamey worked in oils , and his basic palette consists of titanium white , yellow ochre , burnt sienna , Indian red , cadmium red , cadmium yellow , ultramarine , occasionally cerulean , viridian blue black ( a favourite colour ) and occasionally alizarin crimson . |
| 21 | White Lightning is a 14-portion dessert made of chocolate fudge and meringue , with three layers of chocolate sponge topped with white chocolate mousse . |
| 22 | In some species the support is on a spiral made of calcium carbonate ( see p. 120 ) . |
| 23 | On Christmas Day 5755 " w t 9 of our frinds 14 at table in all " Lady Grisell 's dessert consisted of ratafia cream , two dishes of butter and cheese , jacolet [ chocolate ] walnuts and almonds , apples , stewed pears , chestnuts , " sillibubs and jellys " . |
| 24 | Court told of booby-trap bomb |
| 25 | Court told of tyre depot 's Hogmanay heroin party |
| 26 | Court told of suicide threat by distraught husband |
| 27 | Court hears of quarry torture |
| 28 | The cabin consists of living room , two bedrooms , bathroom and kitchen , and the view 's not bad either — perfect for birdwatchers . |
| 29 | Bank governor warns of record property borrowing |
| 30 | The legal control of odours arising from sewage disposal works merits attention at this point in view of statement of Wills , J. in R. v Parlby that the proper course of action for a local authority complaining of odour nuisance from a sewage disposal works is to obtain leave to file an information in respect of a public nuisance in the name of the Attorney General , ‘ A great public officer , who will not lightly interfere himself , or allow his name to be so used ’ , and for an individual to bring an action for private nuisance . |