Example sentences of "[vb -s] of [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The greater the complexity of systems , the more danger of something going wrong , and the less chance individual will has of operating on the systems for good . |
| 2 | The more opportunities he/she has of looking at the illustrations and reading the captions with you , the more he/she will come to recognise the words . |
| 3 | This , they say , is the only chance the rhino has of surviving in the wild |
| 4 | A feminist perspective consists of keeping in the forefront of one 's mind the life-styles , activities and interests of more than half of humanity — women . |
| 5 | Another typical exercise , which is aimed at stretching the legs , consists of sitting on the floor with the upper body leaning forwards and the legs wide apart and grasping an ankle with both hands . |
| 6 | Newcastle 's Live Theatre gets £24,000 , mainly for The Durham Story which tells of mining in the county . |
| 7 | ‘ But my mother always speaks of sleeping in the shelter . |
| 8 | His only friend is the tubercular and crippled Ratso Rizzo , who dreams of getting to the sunshine of Florida one day . |
| 9 | A collie dog I know , who lives with my neighbours , has an old semi-deflated toy football which she never tires of carrying to the feet of any human who will kick it , for her to gallop off , retrieving it and placing it once again near one 's feet . |