Example sentences of "[noun prp] [noun prp] [verb] of the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sentencing Fisher Mr Justice Judge said of the rape of the pahrmacist ’ No one who saw her give evidence will forget her visible revulsion as she described what happened . ’ |
| 2 | During the ceremony Gen. Matos underlined the role of armed forces in upholding territorial integrity and national sovereignty , whilst Gen. Numa spoke of the armed forces as the foundation of an Angola based on " democracy , peace and social justice " . |
| 3 | Police Chief Superintendent David Baker said of the flare-up : ‘ It was a family day out with a carnival atmosphere right up to the end of the evening . |
| 4 | The man who flew the hostages out , Virgin Chairman Richard Branson spoke of the human misery at the airport . |
| 5 | Richard Benson wrote of the method he evolved : " For years I have loved the broad and smooth areas of colour that exist in posters printed by stone lithography , and in working with the halftone screen to reproduce photographs , I have struggled to apply this inherently lithographic quality to the work of the stone 's descendant , the modern offset press … |
| 6 | Stockier than Morpurgo , with a less untroubled brow and a glare at the camera of barely bridled contempt , Ramsey Everett looked of the whole pack the one most prone to question their right to behave as they wished . |
| 7 | Suter chairman David Abell said of the Chemoxy operation : ‘ The skills of its management and flexibility in adapting to difficult market circumstances have enabled it to seize opportunities . ’ |
| 8 | NALGO branch spokesman Richard Brunner said of the appeal : ‘ It 's not looking particularly optimistic . ’ |
| 9 | Speaking , again to NME 's Danny Kelly , Johnny Marr spoke of the snowballing effect on that tour : |
| 10 | British Gas Eastern spokesman Richard Dymond said of the move : ‘ It will not be 280 people going out of the gates . |
| 11 | Out of the contemporary turmoil of Hindu tradition Rabindranath Tagore wrote of the same mysterious sources of renewal : I thought that my voyage had come to its end at the last limit of my power — that the path before me was closed , that provisions were exhausted and the time come to take shelter in a silent obscurity . |
| 12 | A letter to the chairman from Miss Bangham complaining of the misbehaviour of members of the youth club . |
| 13 | Miss Jarman demanded of the tall bony female who was returning glare for glare without any sign of backing down . |
| 14 | Sacrosanctum Concilium speaks of the presence of Christ both in the sacraments and in the liturgical reading of the Word ( SC 7 ) ; Dei Verbum likewise speaks of ‘ the one table of the Word of God and the Body of Christ ’ ( DV 21 ) . |
| 15 | Indeed , when Bernard Bergonzi complains of the uniformity of the novels he is obliged as a reviewer to read , he gives as a sample situation a scenario that could well be based on The Languages of Love : ‘ a very sensitive , rather neurotic girl , living in an Earls Court bedsitter and having sexual difficulties ’ ( 1979:24 ) . |
| 16 | Dr Barnett conceived of the idea for the exhibition whilst working on the catalogue raisonné of the works on paper , of which Volume I , covering the years 1900–1921 has already been published . |
| 17 | ‘ And I am still your maid , ’ McAllister had said gaily to him , but , of course , she was now less and less of a maid and more a member of the family , working side by side with Matey in cheerful equality , living and playing with them in the evening , and when Dr Neil spoke of the wedding day again she said that she must write to her uncle at least , before anything could be arranged , and let him think that she had done so . |
| 18 | While we ate , Dr Jaffery talked of the ( then ) impending break-up of the Soviet Union : |
| 19 | New manager Ray Hankin disposed of the rusty 5–3–2 formation and pushed his assistant Mick Tait into a hard working midfield which created several openings in the first half hour . |
| 20 | In proposing the toast to the Society Dr Iley spoke of the need to maintain a supply of well-qualified entrants to the profession and to educate the public about the achievements of the chemical industry . |
| 21 | In 1801 North Shields consisted of the old ‘ low town ’ at the bottom of and extending up the very steep bluffs at the river mouth . |
| 22 | Chairman Dr. Alan Wilson warned of the ‘ tarmac cowboys , ’ contractors who knock at doors and offer to tarmac drives . |
| 23 | After his election , Dr Kumar spoke of the racial attacks he endured during the campaign . |
| 24 | Touring the fort , commanded by Sir Eyre Coote of the 37th Regiment , an unexpected knowledge surfaced : ‘ Dr Johnson talked of the proportions of charcoal and salt-petre in making gunpowder , of granulating it and of giving it a gloss ’ — although he admitted to Boswell afterwards that he had ‘ talked ostentatiously ’ . |
| 25 | Veteran Disney animators Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston said of The Jungle Book : ‘ Character relationships must be built up slowly through actions , expressions and emotions . |
| 26 | Sir Frederic 's suggestion -that as ( in his terms ) an ‘ unsuccessful ’ archbishop , Dr Runcie speaks of the ‘ successful ’ in his Director interview out of self-pity , bitterness or resentment — is unworthy . |
| 27 | Earlier , while in Newcastle , Mr Baker spoke of the need to catch criminals when they are young . |
| 28 | Sir Matt writes of the time he became United 's manager , in 1945 : |
| 29 | Almost all the prints were portraits and Mr. Macdonald spoke of the problems associated with the use of long focal length lenses and the exposures required . |
| 30 | Mr. Macdonald spoke of the methods used for making the prints , the shading required , the need for softer grades of paper and the treatment needed for cracked negatives . |