Example sentences of "[to-vb] [noun pl] of the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But it still gives you a pang to see performers of the calibre of Stephen Moore , Sian Phillips and Sheila Steafel trapped voluntarily in a vehicle heading nowhere . |
| 2 | ‘ To enable discussions of the project to take place in total secrecy , ’ he said , ‘ I 'm taking my four colleagues cruising in the Cyclades . |
| 3 | An open invitation is extended to Mr Amos to attend meetings of the Village Association committee . |
| 4 | She was the first woman to receive such an honour , and it had to be accepted by Professor Bonney on her behalf , since women were not allowed to attend meetings of the society . |
| 5 | Early on , he asked John Wakeham , his one-time boss as chief whip , but now energy secretary , to attend meetings of the review committee , acting as an independent source of party-wise political advice and , later , as a fixer . |
| 6 | Copyholders were obliged to attend meetings of the manor court , and any changes in tenancy were recorded in the court rolls . |
| 7 | We found these very interesting and should be glad to see copies of the material you mentioned as about to go to print . |
| 8 | So , a representative of the authority is entitled to be present at the taking of the evidence ; for example , the authority may wish to ensure that there is no infringement of his State 's sovereignty or security , or to uphold privileges of the witness . |
| 9 | ‘ Yes , ’ said Dr Mortimer , ‘ Laura married a painter called Lyons who came to paint pictures of the moor . |
| 10 | This was used to infer values of the Census variables for households which never returned a form . |
| 11 | The government published on June 30 , 1989 , the Securities ( Insider Dealing ) Bill , the principal purpose of which was to tighten definitions of the practice of insider dealing and to introduce new penalties . |
| 12 | In response to the injunction , residents of Barnahely maintained their 24-hour watch on the site and members of the picket refused to accept copies of the injunction issued against them . |
| 13 | Already , a number of lawyers , employers and medical researchers from the US , Europe and Britain have been telephoning Australia to find out more about the judgment and to request copies of the ruling . |
| 14 | They particularly wanted to obtain copies of the prospecting licences to see what conditions were attached . |
| 15 | In a landscape renowned for its water sinks and disappearing streams , it 's unusual to find lakes of the size of Semer Water and Malham Tarn . |
| 16 | Faced with this situation , but without any brief to involve themselves in working with the teacher to modify aspects of the curriculum for the class as a whole , nor indeed with any time in which to do it , support teachers are powerless to take action to improve the effectiveness of their work . |
| 17 | One suggestion was to put up notices next to the A51 through Littleton to inform drivers of the campaign . |
| 18 | Secondary surveillance radar has made it very much easier to provide recordings of the radar situation at any time . |
| 19 | Thus , we could begin to provide statements of the form " The greater the X , the greater the Y " , " A's are associated with B's " , " Q is inversely related to P " , and so on : statements which would be supported by , and indeed describe , quantitative relationships . |
| 20 | It is a Baconian view , rather than an Einsteinian view ; students have a strong faith in the capacity of physics to provide explanations of the way the world works . |
| 21 | An expert system , in basic terms , contains three main elements : a knowledge-base ( rules and facts provided by experts ) , an inference engine ( a computer program which manipulates the knowledge-base and applies it to a particular problem ) and a user interface to make the system " user-friendly " and to provide explanations of the reasoning adopted and advice given by the expert system . |
| 22 | It concludes with a plea for an official checklist to inform assessments of the success of this feature of the reforms , together with some suggestions for inclusion . |
| 23 | On July 14 the Congress had requested the US government to provide details of the type and number of US troops active in the country , with figures on those acting on community development programmes and anti-drugs operations respectively . |
| 24 | Please would you supply details of exactly what you sent to District Audit as , I understood I was supposed to provide details of the Parish Council bank accounts and copies of the bank statements at the audit on 7th May 91 . |
| 25 | Second , remember to provide details of the font you want , the System you use , software version number and , if possible , a laser proof . |
| 26 | He also had a small stable of girls working the docks , specializing in the new boats to put into harbour , and the girls had their instructions to discover details of the shipment … and there was always a bonus if they discovered an interesting cargo . |
| 27 | It was because Pound behaved always in the spirit of this remark that he could not fail to offend Englishmen of the type of Beerbohm and Bowra , and that he continues to offend their likes and their successors ( in all social classes ) at the present day , as , for instance , his confrere T.S . |
| 28 | Then the local Camra committee held a meeting to finalise details of the scaffolding hire , beer deliveries and drinking glasses . |
| 29 | Last night trained officers were trying to coax details of the ordeal out of the victim in an attempt to build a picture of the rapist . |
| 30 | Information on how business is conducted will be required and candidates also need to know details of the compensation and benefits package attached to the posting . |