Example sentences of "[vb pp] [indef pn] of [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The trouble was , of course , that among Henry 's sort of person , a rugby-playing surveyor , for example , or the kind of dentist like David Sprott who was n't afraid to get up on his hind legs at a social gathering and talk , seriously and at length , about teeth , he was considered something of a subversive . |
| 2 | Since she 'd started work she had seen nothing of the surrounding area , except that covered by the bus route which took her to work and back each day . |
| 3 | — I believe I am anything but candid : in fact — I am naturally suspicious — & exceedingly reserved , the first good quality arises from my having seen plenty of the evil part of the world from my youth up — the second from being but very little used to company or society — for — excepting Mr. Yarrell — ( whom Mrs. Hewitson & Atkinson know , ) — to whom I go to study bones & muscles — I do n't know a single person in all London to visit intimately . ’ |
| 4 | Although administered by a council , which met three times a year to review policy , it had undergone none of the post-war modernization and investment that had rescued the rest of the farming industry from the crippling effects of war . |
| 5 | ‘ Have you seen owt of a black dog ? ’ said Jack to Philip . |
| 6 | His smile was relentless and Miss D'Arcy who , until then , had felt none of the virulent force m. the man , was pushed into embarrassment . |
| 7 | Perkin had made none of the classic mistakes . |
| 8 | Drouot salerooms may have seen none of the spectacular sales which are so good for promotion . |
| 9 | They were more articulate , had seen something of the wider world , retained a thirst for knowledge , and were sceptical towards the Church . |
| 10 | We have seen something of the various situations in which non-fatal physical harm might occur . |
| 11 | But he had certainly seen something of the Greek civilization , with its philosophic schools , theatres and gymnasia . |
| 12 | Now that we have looked at Wharram Percy deserted village and seen something of the 30-year long excavations there , we should look at other studies and excavations on village sites which seem to suggest the same developments implied at Wharram Percy . |
| 13 | Kylie , who 's undergone something of a radical image change in the last few months , has just released her new album , ‘ Let's Get To It ’ . |
| 14 | Unlike the skin-heads and punks of a later generation , or the teddy boys who preceded this era , many ‘ flower children ’ were non-violent and in their communitas even exhibited something of a constructive element . |
| 15 | And my son has received none of the two hundred and eight |
| 16 | Since we started doing ‘ proper ’ front covers ( ie , not flogging them to Tom Jones ' and Cilla 's record companies for ads ) in 1972 , the great man has had plenty of the hallowed Page Ones , but others have had more . |
| 17 | I mean he 's got plenty of every single bit of papers that they 're given all the time . |
| 18 | Now have you got plenty of the wee tablets or are you finished ? |
| 19 | The Turks had used none of the sophisticated machinery that the Nazis were to employ against another minority community less than 30 years later . |
| 20 | You and I might have done the same if we had been there , though we would have had none of the technical skill and detailed knowledge of Fleming . |
| 21 | In our annual reports in Dumbarton Oaks Papers we have shown something of the extraordinary nature of the church and its decoration and shed much new light on the period immediately before Justinian . |
| 22 | NUMBER ones from around the world : Bruce Springsteen , who with that manly stubble and grubby string vest has always had something of the macho Mediterranean stud about him , is currently top of the pops in Spain and Italy with Human Touch . |
| 23 | A planner , Colin Buchanan , who during the 1950s had had somewhat of a chequered career as an inspector in the Ministry of Town and Country Planning ( Bruton , 1981 ) , argued that a new situation had arisen which called for a fresh approach . |
| 24 | It has also developed something of an international character ; not only does it attract a proportion of its students from overseas , but it also has strong links with overseas institutions . |
| 25 | Suppose a man knows nothing of trusts and trustees , but has heard something of the separate use , leaves property — say £1,000 — to his married daughter ‘ for her separate use ’ . |
| 26 | It is understood none of the three have been informed there is to be disciplinary hearing but a file is in the hands of Deputy Chief Constable Michael Argent who is in charge of force discipline . |
| 27 | In recent years funding and management of the health service has become something of a political football . |
| 28 | And excluding people from benefit has become something of a consuming passion within the cash-limited , pressurised Department of Social Insecurity . |
| 29 | The new giant tractor has brought a welcome boost in power to West End Farm 's farming and contracting businesses and has become something of a local landmark . |
| 30 | Joey Kelly has become something of a racing machine for he was only beaten a short head at Enniskillen last Saturday , then won at Dromore on Wednesday before being turned out again yesterday . |