Example sentences of "[det] [noun pl] of [noun sg] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They receive no extra remuneration whatsoever for their duties although at some times of course it can be quite dangerous . |
| 2 | In an official statement , the BRE said that the few cases of rot it knew about were in every case directly attributable to rising damp or to rain penetration : |
| 3 | However , even when the dinner was over , their ‘ guests ’ showed no sign of leaving , at which point the Emperor began to pull on the ends of his moustache — one of the few signs of irritation he ever allowed himself . |
| 4 | In some cases of damage it might be wise to ascertain whether or not there was any similar damage prior to the accident . |
| 5 | In some cases of urgency he can introduce regulations with a shelf life of up to 12 months without consultation ( s11(5) ) . |
| 6 | After a few hours of embroidery I was free ; free to cycle wherever I liked with my friends . |
| 7 | In our first few hours of membership we are highly attuned to some of the assumptions . |
| 8 | ‘ There are very few aspects of Englishness I actually hate . |
| 9 | Colours also may get distorted as the eye lens gets yellower with age ; in some pictures of Mulready he believed he could demonstrate this defect . |
| 10 | Sir Thomas , however , or rather his stomach , clearly did not agree , for halfway through the entremets , with a few words of apology he absented himself from-the table . |
| 11 | After a few months of therapy it is usual for even the most intense form of cat phobia to disappear . |
| 12 | It makes it easier for it to fall out , when a woman is pregnant , in the last few months of pregnancy she produces lots of hormones which relax the muscles in her body do n't they ? |
| 13 | When they entered the jungle again , the Moi several times spotted banteng , but what few traces of seladang they found proved to be cold trails . |
| 14 | In some areas of science we want to ask questions about phenomena of which children already have experience . |
| 15 | It is possible to sequence learning in interdisciplinary contexts , but for some kinds of content-sequence it is undoubtedly much easier to keep a steady eye on the subject . |
| 16 | It 's because we 're investing a lot of capital expenditure to put right some years of neglect I might say . |
| 17 | ‘ After a few days of production I had the opportunity to approach Dustin , ’ Silvis remembered . |
| 18 | Athelstan promptly refused , for the few mouthfuls of ale he had already drunk bit at his stomach . |
| 19 | The second goal is to make the school resemble more closely the sod of place within which the teacher would like to teach … this second goal can become of considerable importance , and in some situations of conflict it can become more important than the first . |
| 20 | Earlier we were discussing the fact that at some stages of life we are , unconsciously at least , expecting the imminent demise of someone we love , as in the case of a very elderly parent . |
| 21 | ‘ It was one of the few bits of information we did manage to pick up on the grapevine . |
| 22 | From some points of view it does not really matter whether these fragments originated as invading parasites or breakaway rebels . |
| 23 | From some points of view it is clearly a human creation . |
| 24 | Given the few moments of contemplation she 'd wanted , it would probably have been her own choice for the evening . |
| 25 | After a few moments of silence he pressed the button of an integral cassette-player beneath the dashboard and she was delighted to hear the opening bars of Mendelssohn 's Third Symphony . |
| 26 | These figures were produced in support of the employers ' position in the course of a bitter wage dispute ; the weavers claimed that on some types of cloth they could hardly make 4d ( 2p ) a day . |
| 27 | In such corners of Plenty it is impossible not to fancy yourself deep underground , in the realm of some benighted race of blind burrowers , all listlessly trying to remember the sun . |
| 28 | With such experiences of life it would be no wonder if he had few scruples about how he got what he wanted . |
| 29 | In such moments of confession he frequently strikes a prophetic note about his future life as a writer . |
| 30 | What were these Acts of Parliament they spoke of , to do with factories and labour ? |