Example sentences of "of [noun] [verb] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The alert might recall that various groups have made unusual , tenuous ‘ crystals ’ out of small numbers of ions suspended in a magnetic field ; the pair of mercury ions in the new experiment constitutes the simplest such crystal . |
| 2 | Next , in the leading case of Air Canada v. British Columbia , 59 D.L.R. ( 4th ) 161 , the question arose whether money in the form of taxes paid under a statute held to be ultra vires was recoverable . |
| 3 | The day was hot and humid , the field of play rippled with a heat haze as the draw was made to split the six teams into two leagues . |
| 4 | This type of assessment consists of a series of questions which the student answers by selecting the correct response(s) from those presented in the accompanying grid . |
| 5 | Produces a quick rush of euphoria followed by a rapid depression of mood . |
| 6 | Liberalisation of ownership is seldom a matter of states retreating to a policy of indifference . |
| 7 | The 1850 statement of progress speaks of a curriculum designed to ‘ prepare pupils for any position in life which they may be called upon to occupy [ and which ] can be afforded at the moderate fee of two guineas a quarter ’ . |
| 8 | The internalisation of values based on a commonality of experience and reinforced by collective committee decision making is certainly , in principle , capable of producing formidable business success . |
| 9 | As argued for above , a denial of re-hearing based on a ‘ last opportunity ’ rationale only convinces if premised on the foregoing of an opportunity which would have been afforded . |
| 10 | The degree of support given to Newton 's theory by Galle 's observation of Neptune is no different from the degree of support given by a modern observation of Neptune . |
| 11 | Now , instead of the bands gradually spreading to fill the gaps , there is a particular voltage at which the gaps are suddenly filled ( a type of change known as a ‘ crisis ’ ) . |
| 12 | Metropolitan clusters were clearly in evidence with their own internal dynamics of change dominated by a trend to loosen and shed population from the core to the periphery . |
| 13 | Hence the diagram represents a determiner followed by any number of adjectives followed by a noun . |
| 14 | An example is the sequence of acts performed by a mallard drake during courtship . |
| 15 | The RHA 's review was carried out by a small team of experts led by a psychiatrist and including a senior nurse and a senior social services representative . |
| 16 | The schemes were considered by a team of experts working under a group of senior officials appointed by the two governments and , in addition , the British government appointed Land Use Consultants to investigate their environmental implications . |
| 17 | But , as she herself points out , the particular activities for which the Shropshire group were prosecuted exist on a continuum with a large number of more common acts , many of which must have been criminalised by the Rant decision ; if the breaking of skin suffices for a conviction of assault , even moderately rough sex becomes problematic . |
| 18 | Its face has a strange convoluted patch of skin known as a nose-leaf , which contains heat-sensitive areas . |
| 19 | ( 2 ) An appeal under this section shall be lodged with the sheriff clerk within 14 days from the date of the decision appealed against or in a case where reasons for a decision have been given under section 18(2) of this Act , within 14 days from the date of receipt of those reasons , which shall be presumed to have been received on the day after the date on which they were posted , except that in the case of reasons posted on a Friday or Saturday , they shall be presumed to have been received on the Monday next following . |
| 20 | This led into a couple of summers acting as a professional lifesaver during summer vacations from Sheffield University . |
| 21 | Unlike Robson , who was uneasy with the concept of genius housed in a kindergarten , Taylor had already accepted that if you want his creative input , you take him water pistol and all . |
| 22 | Clad in an old black leotard and leggings , now fairly well daubed with paint , and with her mane of hair hidden beneath a scarlet bandana , she did n't exactly look like a decorator , she realised with a giggle as she caught sight of her own reflection in the hall mirror on the way to the kitchen , but she 'd discovered at an early stage of the game just how much bending , stretching and crouching was involved and so had decided she might as well be comfortable while she did it . |
| 23 | The same people who backed Mr Rafsanjani 's economic reforms were soon complaining when a strand of hair appeared under a woman 's scarf . |
| 24 | A hat , a locket , a snippet of hair curled inside a little velvet-lined comfit box , an ornament , a bill , a letter . |
| 25 | The crest of hair added about a foot to his height but he was no shrimp without it . |
| 26 | FIG. 1 Mortality , size distribution and maturation of Nephila clavipes in a rich habitat ( Panama , Cerro Galera Hill Road ) . |
| 27 | Minns brought a broad range of expertise to bear on a field extending from eastern Europe to China , while at the same time paying close attention to the antiquities and books of his own college , where he occupied the same rooms over a period of fifty-five years as undergraduate , fellow , president ( 1928–49 ) , and senior fellow . |
| 28 | In several ways this loss of hope acts as a self-fulfilling prophecy . |
| 29 | Take , for example , the perceptual experience that I have while looking at this bunch of carnations arranged in a vase on the table in the middle of the room . |
| 30 | Beyond , a slightly steeper slope of pasture rose to a low skyline with a toupeé of trees . |