Example sentences of "[pn reflx] [conj] of the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now we had no doubt about the inclusion of Charles Darwin 's centenary in this series at this point ; certainly one of the half dozen most influential figures of the modern world , in reshaping our perceptions of ourselves and of the rest of the world . |
| 2 | To sum up what I have outlined so far , the view of Wimsatt and Brooks is that the essential property of poetry consists in the reconciliation of harmonization of opposites ; that this takes the form of an objective organization of the objective meanings of words ; and that although the same organization generally can not be found in other kinds of discourse , it nonetheless contributes to our knowledge and experience of ourselves and of the world . |
| 3 | These differences are an indication of the unique way in which each individual is responding to the circumstances in which he finds himself and of the state of that person as a whole , that is they show how his healing powers are operating at that time . |
| 4 | The poem , of epic proportions , illuminates the way in which Will arrives at such " kynde knowynge " which embraces both knowledge of himself and of the love of God . |
| 5 | Neither is it necessary to have what is known as a ‘ spiritual experience ’ — a single moment in time when the individual has a sense of himself and of the world in a way which transcends both the physical and the psychological . |
| 6 | The ensuing " false " enquiry is itself underwritten by one global assumption of both a teleological and ideological nature ; the belief that the truth of Nizan 's contingent existence is most effectively disclosed by locating the significance of his insertion within the French communist party ; that is to say , the reasons why he joined the party , the image that he created of himself and of the party whilst he was a member , and the reasons why he left the party . |
| 7 | Lucien could not see very far in front of himself because of the tablecloth over his face and was unaware of the bewildered and amused glances he received from passing house staff . |
| 8 | ‘ Good , ’ said the Count , who was in London himself because of the importance of the venture and the advisability of maintaining direct contact with his operatives . |
| 9 | The ending of what amounted to class segregation was less a matter of the democratic spirit of professionals finally asserting itself than of the decline of the amateur . |
| 10 | Violence at football matches has been explained in terms of the changing nature of the game itself and of the relationship between football clubs , and their players , and the communities in which they exist . |
| 11 | Description is a heading which includes both a description of the work itself and of the critic 's response to it . |
| 12 | Analogical representations , however , are understood or interpreted by matching the two structures concerned ( that is , of the representation itself and of the domain represented ) , and their associated inference-procedures , in a systematic way . |
| 13 | The glass was spotted and discoloured now , and in its depths Louise saw only a sepia-tinted reproduction of herself and of the room behind her . |
| 14 | Diane scored five hits out of twenty , which was the limit that she 'd set herself because of the cost of the cartridges . |
| 15 | One lass , she tried to hang herself because of the bullying . |
| 16 | The general drift of Punch 's enthusiasm , in fact , was that gentlemen should take steps to arm themselves because of the uselessness of the police force . |
| 17 | As the universe aged , the slightly over-dense areas left by inflation would draw dark matter to themselves because of the force of gravity . |
| 18 | The Weather People , as they later called themselves because of the number of women in their ranks , were led by Bernardine Dohrn . |
| 19 | I did find the window open , and locked it myself because of the way it was rattling in the wind . |