Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] [verb] [pron] of " in BNC.
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1 | That small part of the Doctor 's character that allowed for scepticism reminded him of all the times such naivety had landed him in trouble before . |
2 | His arrest was ordered by the Algiers judiciary after the Ministry of Defence accused him of inciting the army to mutiny . |
3 | To guarantee a good intake of fibrè eat plenty of pulses and vegetables . |
4 | You see , for me a good game of football involves lots of intricate passing . |
5 | At first glance the lumps of rock reveal nothing of the primitive technology which heralded the dawn of culture . |
6 | He released a hundred quintols of amyl to remind him of that . |
7 | As I escorted Marinka to the Oasis Arena in the torrential rain , the scene of mimose reminded me of my halcyon days at . |
8 | Head will write to mother arranging a meeting during last week of term to inform her of details , also Social Worker . |
9 | They remain different ways , because the institutions of natural science involve the practice of giving causal explanations with the aid of models and statistics , whereas those of religion involve nothing of the sort . |
10 | Nevertheless , The Logic of Fantasy has something of a two-world structure of its own . |
11 | I had completely forgotten Karen until her squeal of laughter reminded me of the answer to Alison 's question . |
12 | Another observation was of the isolation which can be experienced by the housewife , despite a close and happy marriage , when a move of residence deprives her of the company of friends . |
13 | Somehow , though , and it was a complete mystery to her why , she felt an odd sort of reluctance to do anything of the kind . |
14 | You must memorise your Personal Number and destroy the slip of paper notifying you of the number . |
15 | His kind of wildness understood nothing of the law , nothing of the limits obscure people like themselves had to submit to , he would lead her family and others into a similar misapprehension of the way things are and always have been : they would n't grasp the impossibility of change , the need to keep still like an animal avoiding a hunter on its tracks . |
16 | Plenty of space given plenty of space given . |
17 | The Secretary of State has something of a reputation for being the Lord Whitelaw of the Government . |
18 | Her suffering would have overwhelmed anyone with less spirit , as the futile efforts of science to rid her of the growths ravage her body . |
19 | This sort of thing costs plenty of money . |
20 | He emphasised the ineffectiveness of many health care activities and the importance of evaluation to determine which of them benefited health . |
21 | Sharpe did not reveal that the Prince of Orange knew nothing of the orders . |
22 | It transpires that this particular law was discussed with the heads of the Moscow University Zoological Museum and two provincial museums without the Russian Ministry of Culture knowing anything of it . |
23 | When the original object of a wishful impulse has been lost as a result of repression , it is frequently represented by an endless series of substitute objects none of which , however , brings full satisfaction ’ ( vii . |
24 | These words of wisdom remind me of a student who came to see me many years ago after the long vacation during which she had begun her undergraduate dissertation ( with another tutor who had left the university that summer , I must emphasize ) . |
25 | Substances like Nylon have plenty of strength but they are not sufficiently stiff to make engineering structures . |
26 | It is well worth while to leave plenty of time to help the children to do all the clearing up themselves . |
27 | The star was shapeless and the candle spattered with glue reminding her of her first efforts . |
28 | Advance with English provides plenty of material for a full teaching year and offers the foundation for most school-leaving examinations . |
29 | We wait with interest to learn something of the results , and hope that in the future we wo n't be having to leave Beaulieu gas platform to starboard during Land Rover Cowes Week . |
30 | During a recent visit to an old people 's home , the officer in charge told me of the efforts she had to make to prevent the local children from taunting and mocking the residents-often through the windows . |