Example sentences of "[coord] [verb] of the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There are also transaction costs involved in acquiring and/or disposing of the requisite foreign exchange . |
| 2 | The passage also shows that Freemantle sometimes misunderstood or disapproved of the social content in her friend 's verses . |
| 3 | Nothing more was seen or heard of the two men , and after a few days , the event was forgotten . |
| 4 | The customer must be notified or warned of the following where applicable : ( a ) That collateral will not be registered in his name ; ( b ) That that part of the proceeds of sale of his collateral that exceeds the amount owed by the customer to the firm will be subject , on the firm 's default , to the pooling rules under the client money regulations . |
| 5 | That night he took a midnight train to London , searched for her all day , and had his first demanding quarrel with her in a Chinese restaurant at five o'clock in the afternoon , blue-jowled with fear and tiredness , and smelling of the stale smells of travellers . |
| 6 | The helpful thread of Ariadne ; the artistic weavings of Arachne ; the spinning and snipping of the three Fates . |
| 7 | ‘ I will lie back and think of the old circus days if you insist , ’ she said . |
| 8 | He could n't go back now , not after all the planning and scheming of the last few months . |
| 9 | Shakespeare is the most widely known and read of the classical playwrights and it is for this reason that a piece from one of his plays is nearly always obligatory at a drama school audition . |
| 10 | Long I have lingered by the banks of the Ness , looking on the town clinging to and rising above its banks ; often have I gone to the castle hill to trace the windings of the stream , which was ever smiling back or reflecting the sadder tones of the sky , and to gaze on the distant land of mountain and plain ; and I have also spent many hours in rapt admiration of the sylvan pictures that render the walk through the islands on the Ness a walk of walks : it yielded a joy as deep as that I received from the walks on Goat Island , within hearing and seeing of the rapid-flowing waters of Niagara . |
| 11 | The bed was low but wide , and made of the same pale wood . |
| 12 | Yes — he will obviously see and know of the good points , but it is his job to find the faults and problems . |
| 13 | decommissioning our facilities and disposing of the radioactive waste cost-effectively , consistent with meeting stringent safety and environmental requirements . |
| 14 | Bryan Robson , who steered England 's soccer team to the World Cup Finals , receives the OBE , Linford Christie , the Olympic silver medal winner and spearhead of the British team which won the European Cup and placed third in the World Cup , is awarded the MBE , as does Ellery Hanley , leader of the Great Britain rugby league side . |
| 15 | Barth and Brunner moved on from that position and came to focus their attention on the re-working and re-stating of the main classical Christian doctrines , especially of christology , in which they believed the meaning and content of the revelation was explicated . |
| 16 | Mr Carberry said he would be shown the accommodation for nine above the centre and told of the residential project in Darlington town centre , which provides accommodation for three people . |
| 17 | There is no need for the City Council to ask you to sign a new instruction whenever the amount is deducted from your bank account , you will be sent a new bill and advised of the new payments to be made . |
| 18 | Infarct expansion , or thinning and lengthening of the infarcted myocardium , is seen within hours after myocardial necrosis and is usually complete within three weeks after infarction . |
| 19 | She was wholly relieved that he had gone , for his absence enabled her safely to join her friends , to receive their questions and their anecdotes , and to hear of the brazen , wonderful audacity of Janice , who had not yet returned to the fold , and who had been seen leading , yes , leading her captive from the floor , in search of fresher air and darker night . |
| 20 | He decided to tell the story of William Black to the Down Presbytery which met monthly and consisted of the Presbyterian ministers of a substantial section of County Down together with one lay elder from each congregation . |
| 21 | And beware of the passive fitness syndrome . |
| 22 | View from above , and beware of the tub-shaped fish ( right ) . |
| 23 | The elite Republican Guard , the best trained and equipped of the Iraqi ground forces , are deployed along the northern border of Kuwait . |
| 24 | But Sir John is now furious at the bungling and shilly-shallying of the past year . |
| 25 | The castle 's black-cloaked seneschal had scowled darkly on the previous occasions when Quiss had tracked him down in the kitchens and asked him what was going on and what he intended to do about it ; he made dour excuses and talked of the corrosive effects of salt water and what a mess it made of his pipes and anyway materials were very hard to come by these days — What days ? |
| 26 | Gary 's neat and composed approach was enjoyed by the discerning fans but some Palace supporters found it difficult to accept this refined talent in the hustle and bustle of the Second Division of the mid-1980s . |
| 27 | A walk to the Hadi Gari Bar down by the harbour will take you right through the hustle and bustle of the narrow streets of the old town and can take as little as five minutes , although you 'll be hard pressed not to be distracted by the jewellery , leather and clothes offered by street vendors at every corner . |
| 28 | Using the unrivalled Freemans mail order service means a complete wardrobe could be delivered to your door without the hustle and bustle of the high street . |
| 29 | For much of the time these small market towns may well have appeared sleepy to travellers who were familiar with the hustle and bustle of the big cities , but every week on market day and more especially at the time of the annual fairs they were transformed by an influx of visitors . |
| 30 | Long 's Court was silent , a curious contrast to the noisy hustle and bustle of the square just yards away . |