Example sentences of "provide a [adj] [noun] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Carefully chosen attributes both explained a sitter 's work and interests and provided a satisfying interplay of forms , within which shapes were made to rhyme in curious and subtle ways . |
| 2 | The trolley provided a perfect means of transporting a device and also was approximately the shape of a mortar or rocket launcher . |
| 3 | We were indeed able to confirm that pairs of dunnocks were often joined by a third bird in breeding , but this provided a mere foretaste of what was to come . |
| 4 | The Muselier affair provided a mere foretaste of what was to follow . |
| 5 | Despite chest trouble and the serious illness of his mother , he was , as the letter provided a small piece of evidence , much happier about his own work . |
| 6 | The duchy provided a rich fund of patronage which Edward tapped to provide fees and office for his northern supporters . |
| 7 | The duchy provided a rich fund of patronage which Edward tapped to provide fees and office for his northern supporters . |
| 8 | If the Church provided the institutional framework within which Serbian national culture could be nurtured , the oral folk traditions of the peasants provided a rich source of inspiration to those who needed reassurance that the nation would eventually rise against its oppressors . |
| 9 | As a founder and chairman of Highland Tourist ( Cairngorm Development ) , he provided a practical demonstration of how to market Scotland as a conference and holiday resort . |
| 10 | Following on from the impracticability of transformational grammar the introduction of ATN grammars ( Woods , 1970 ) provided a practical application of linguistic theory . |
| 11 | Although their long galleries and multitude of rooms provided a greater degree of privacy for the gentry families , the homes were still very much public places , the more so according to the rank of the owner . |
| 12 | Migrants flocking in panic from the battle zone provided a useful veil of confusion . |
| 13 | Edward I provided a useful source of potential support against Capetian bullying , and in 1282 Jean de Grilly wrote to Robert Burnell and Odo de Grandson , that Armagnac is and always remains faithful to our lord the king' . |
| 14 | Few communities adopted it in toto , but it provided a useful source of material , even if those responsible for it fell into the common trap of producing texts which were not necessarily Appropriate for musical setting . |
| 15 | During the 16 July parliamentary debate on ‘ Civil Disturbances ’ , Roy Hattersley 's formulation of this linkage provided a useful summary of the ‘ social conditions ’ argument . |
| 16 | Wilcox provided a useful analysis of African press philosophies in thirty-four independent sub-Saharan black states , of which twenty-seven have a press that is predominantly government-owned . |
| 17 | McDonell provided a useful analysis of what is involved in addition , deletion or modification of records , so far as the maintenance and use of associative key lists is concerned ; he defined an associative key list as ‘ a list for each indexed key which joins together all the main file records containing that key ’ . |
| 18 | Outside the north these rarely constituted a coherent connection , but as individuals they provided a necessary point of contact with the area concerned , through which the duke could take action . |
| 19 | Outside the north these rarely constituted a coherent connection , but as individuals they provided a necessary point of contact with the area concerned , through which the duke could take action . |
| 20 | In Britain Rachel Carson 's vision of a ‘ silent spring ’ provided a potent symbol of the dangers . |
| 21 | Everyone agreed that the loss of eyesight was a consequence of the animals taking up residence in an environment with no light , but the Lamarckians argued that the inherited effects of disuse provided a better explanation of the process than natural selection . |
| 22 | Glovers , shoemakers , tailors , chandlers , masons and others provided a firm nucleus of skilled trades . |
| 23 | Recently Soler and Möller provided a putative example of coevolution in action . |
| 24 | Thus , although he provided a substantial quantity of employment , he was ( like the Matheson family before him ) beset by land agitation and raiding . |
| 25 | Mr. Beloff further submitted that section 39(11) was a pointer in the opposite direction , and that a court order provided a classic instance of a ‘ reasonable excuse ’ within that subsection . |
| 26 | The Currabinny Community Association then provided a long list of other sources of responsible relevant information . |
| 27 | The interests that provided a consistent source of inspiration throughout his career , botany and oriental art , developed while he was still at the School of Design . |
| 28 | It dealt a stunning blow to an international order based on the exploitation of man by man and provided a powerful base of support for progressive movements across the world . |
| 29 | He provided a comprehensive network of farm buildings connected , it is said , by a telegraph system . |
| 30 | He also provided a great deal of material assistance to the poor and needy . |