Example sentences of "[det] [noun pl] of [noun] [unc] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some accounts of Heracles ' exploits stress his misogyny , applying the epithet misogynos to him ; and it is notable that women were excluded from his shrines . |
| 2 | A feeling of warm-up is definitely in the air ; a flexing of muscles that have not been stretched in public for some time makes up the first few minutes of Faust 's extraordinary set … and then all hell breaks loose ! |
| 3 | Considering the occurrence of IgA anti-lactoferrin antibodies in some cases of Crohn 's disease in the present study , we find it interesting that IgA ( but not IgG ) anti-hsp-65 antibodies have been reported in Crohn 's disease . |
| 4 | The finding suggests that vaccination against the virus might prevent at least some cases of Hodgkin 's disease , which attacks 1500 Britons yearly ( The Lancet , vol 337 , p 320 ) . |
| 5 | She was not afraid of the dark , because when she was very little Maggie had had the last few scales of Fenna 's tail to suck on while she fell asleep . |
| 6 | Sickness rose , vying with the pain , as she found herself piecing together the last few hours of Mark 's life . |
| 7 | The passage will remind some readers of Chomsky 's palmier days , in linguistics rather than AI , when he would begin arguments with ‘ Obviously , everyone has internalized a grammar … ’ |
| 8 | Yet within a few months of Richard 's returning to school he had moved in with Philip , leaving his own family to do so . |
| 9 | They met several times more up to 1985 , but seem to have remained in touch until the last few months of Ceauşescu 's rule . |
| 10 | Within a few months of Labour 's election victory , Herbert Morrison , who had overall charge of labour 's nationalisation programme , confirmed the Government 's intention of nationalising electricity and other fuel industries . |
| 11 | I will go on to look at some developments of the Mannheimian legacy , in particular the work of the social constructionists and at the end of the chapter I shall comment on some aspects of Mannheim 's project affected by this series of responses to his work . |
| 12 | Some aspects of Kuhn 's writings might give the impression that his account of the nature of science is a purely descriptive one , that is , that he aims to do nothing more than to describe scientific theories or paradigms and the activity of scientists . |
| 13 | Ed : In the space available , G. B. Carter was only able to touch on some aspects of CBDE 's work . |
| 14 | One article by a member of staff , while critical of some aspects of CNAA 's procedures , stated clearly that |
| 15 | On the contrary , law-giving was an important part of Christian kingship , and there are consequently good reasons for thinking that some aspects of Wulfstan 's activities would have been welcome to him , for he was certainly concerned to appear the Christian king ( see Chapter 4 ) . |
| 16 | Some aspects of travellers ' lives , of the collective context in which individual problems arise , can be very visible . |
| 17 | Although both Romaine and Knowles are critical of some aspects of Labov 's method , there is an important difference in their underlying goals and assumptions . |
| 18 | Though Wimbledon 's players , after a few bottles of Beck 's lager , no doubt named after Cambridge 's late , lamented manager John , are not most people 's idea of convivial company , one does wonder whether manager Ferguson and his uptight team might benefit from a little relaxation a la Jones . |
| 19 | According to Dexter , ‘ much time was spent on a detailed review of the Old Trafford Test and disappointment was expressed at some elements of England 's performance . |
| 20 | Such places exist in some blocks of workmen 's dwellings , and applications for them are waiting long before a vacancy occurs , provided , of course , that they are in a convenient district . |
| 21 | I realized that they were talking about some poems of Emily 's . |
| 22 | It broke up within a few years of Anselm 's death under the impact of forces which were too strong for it . |
| 23 | But after a few days of Margery 's company ‘ the worshipful woman sped herself fast out of Akun with all her retinue ’ . |
| 24 | Within a few days of Elizabeth 's death the reivers had taken what they imagined would be the opportunity for easy plunder , and swarmed over the Border in what their victims and the Wardens referred to as ‘ Ill Week ’ . |
| 25 | But within a few weeks of William 's appointment she had applied to three different London boroughs for a job — any job — in social work , taken the first one she 'd been offered , fixed up the flat , put the cottage on the market , found a school for Edwin , and fled from the last five years of her life with almost indecent haste . |
| 26 | Within a few weeks of Glass 's abduction , a group calling itself the Organization of Good against Evil released video pictures of him allegedly confessing to being a spy . |
| 27 | Instead , they were now proposing that the poem should appear , ‘ with some pieces of William 's ’ , in a volume of its own . |
| 28 | Discussions on the subject had begun late in November , when the ‘ old navigator ’ had first became part of their lives , but Dorothy 's remark at the end of their walking tour that Coleridge 's poem would appear ‘ with some pieces of William 's ’ was followed by a long silence . |
| 29 | They met some girlfriends of Jessica 's , and ended up having cakes and coffee and a laugh . |
| 30 | The patch of skin was removed with a sharpened tungsten needle , a few drops of Hanks ' balanced salt solution were added to keep the wound from drying out , and the egg was then returned to the incubator . |