Example sentences of "of [noun sg] [to-vb] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To check on your players ' health press Q while the game is paused and the ball is out of play to access the menu . |
| 2 | The distinctive characteristic of these writers was their belief in progress : the belief , in particular , that the system of international relations that had given rise to the First World War was capable of being transformed into a fundamentally more peaceful and just world order ; that under the impact of the awakening of democracy , the growth of the ‘ international mind ’ , the development of the League of Nations , the good works of men of peace or the enlightenment spread by their own teachings , it was in fact being transformed ; and that their responsibility as students of international relations was to assist this march of progress to overcome the ignorance , the prejudices , the ill-will , and the sinister interests that stood in its way . |
| 3 | He envisages that a change in outlook may derive from appreciation of the complex event sequences that new techniques have now exposed in the Quaternary ; from appraisal of the classical models of change to accommodate the realization that extreme rapidity of change now has to be considered when evaluating chronological biotal and geomorphological processes ; from adjustment of geomorphology to new knowledge of Quaternary change such as rate of ice sheet growth and decay ; and similar adjustment of biogeography and of palaeoclimatology . |
| 4 | My own solution is a compromise : avoid precise repetition , but use enough repetitions with elements of change to keep the listener formally orientated and continuously interested . |
| 5 | Cut strips of interfacing to equal the width of the curtain fabric less the side hems , by the depth of the scallop plus 3cm ( 1 l/4in ) . |
| 6 | Hunter , seeing Vial remove the part without preserving a flap of skin to cover the wound , advised Vial , the next time he operated , to provide for this . |
| 7 | Just after Kathy left for London , David arrived with a bottle of champagne to spend the day and celebrate New Year 's Eve . |
| 8 | The " Widow Clicquot " is credited with inventing the " Pupitre " a slanting rack used in the making of champagne to settle the sediment in the neck of the bottle after fermentation . |
| 9 | So why not have another glass of champagne to put the seal on what will undoubtedly be a truly memorable and colourful day that will live forever ! |
| 10 | Last week they 'd shared a bottle of champagne to celebrate the birth of the seventh grandchild . |
| 11 | Joseph Wambaugh ( 1976 : 6–7 ) , in his picaresque novel The Choirboys , uses the symbolic load contained in the control of hair to illustrate the dysfunction between ‘ real ’ Los Angeles cops and their incompetent , corrupt , and inept hierarchies . |
| 12 | They allow people with different areas of expertise to question the candidate more closely than one general interviewer . |
| 13 | Abbey National already provided a receipt for mortgage monies ; and a practice rule could be introduced requiring a solicitor who expected to receive evidence of payment to report the matter if this were not forthcoming in a prescribed period . |
| 14 | Conservative MP for Uxbridge , Michael Shersby , said : ‘ Harefield is a worldwide , recognised centre of excellence , and it would be an incredible act of vandalism to propose the closure of the cardio- |
| 15 | If that happens , you may wish to exercise the rights that Parliament has granted to victims of discrimination to make a complaint to an industrial tribunal . |
| 16 | Example 2:6 Right of way : unlimited times and vehicles The right in common with the landlord and all others having the like right to pass and repass ( but not to park or except in emergency to stop ) with or without vehicles at all times and for all purposes connected with the use of the demised property ( but not otherwise ) over the road coloured on the attached plan Example 2:7 Right of way : limited times and vehicles ; right to load , etc The right in common with the landlord and all others having the like right to pass and repass on foot and with vehicles not exceeding … feet in length or … tonnes ( unladen weight ) at any time between 6 am on Monday and 8 pm on Friday in each week ( except public holidays ) for all purposes connected with the use of the demised property ( but not otherwise ) over the road coloured on the attached plan and to park any such vehicle for such period as may be reasonable for the purpose only of loading or unloading it Example 2:8 Right of way : right to load etc in loading bay The right at all times with or without vehicles to pass and repass over the road leading from to the demised property ( but not to halt or park any vehicle thereon except in case of emergency ) for all purposes connected with the use of the demised property and the right for the same purposes to use the loading bay coloured on the attached plan for loading and unloading any such vehicle ( b ) Stairs and passages In a lease of property on an upper floor of a building there will be implied an easement of necessity to use a staircase that is its sole means of access ( Altmann v Boatman ( 1963 ) 186 EG 109 ) . |
| 17 | The fact that small groups tend of necessity to comprise a membership of close kin favours the occurrence of kin selection and hence a high probability that cooperative behaviour will evolve . |
| 18 | Not that Paracelsus always found the right ones : One wonders how many unfortunates owed their demise to his prescription of mercury to clarify the spleen . |
| 19 | The daughters of the night , they were Clotho , who spun the thread of life ; Lachesis , who would often add that little touch of luck to change a person 's destiny ; and Atropos , The Unchangeable , who used her ‘ abhorred shears ’ to cut the thread of life at death . |
| 20 | The judge said : ‘ The law needs evidence of inability to control a car . |
| 21 | Do I have sufficient management skills available within my area of responsibility to maximise the contribution of a new recruit ? |
| 22 | Whatever excuses or explanations may be offered in mitigation of the numerous indictments that may be levelled against the organised religions , surely nothing can vindicate their apparent widespread abandonment of responsibility to denounce the decline of standards on all moral fronts . |
| 23 | But at the same time , an enormous sense of responsibility to protect the church , the family , and the minds and hearts of the faithful from incursions by the state was perceived to be the basic duty of the church leaders . |
| 24 | For the past two years , a cross-party section of politicians , mountaineers , hillwalkers and fishermen has lobbied the Ministry of Defence to retain the unit at Leuchars , which since its inception in 1955 has carried out 2,731 rescues . |
| 25 | It seems to be a very sensible move by the Ministry of Defence to alter the structure of our forces in the way in which it is at present proceeding . |
| 26 | In the meantime , Nimbus is taking advantage of the ‘ mix ‘ n match ’ features of Mbus to create a demonstration card bearing the 40MHz Cypress Sparc chip Sun uses to power its Galaxy machines as its single CPU , though it is aimed at multi-processors eventually . |
| 27 | If a winding lane led to where she wanted to go , she 'd cross two furlongs of field to cut the corner . |
| 28 | Although , if it wishes , the House may proceed in a different way , the normal procedure is for a Member wishing to raise a matter of privilege to ask the Speaker for a preliminary ruling . |
| 29 | In 1793 Britain set up a Board of Agriculture to promote the growing of potatoes to counter Napoleon 's threat to starve this country into submission . |
| 30 | Therefore , it is necessary to have some sort of measure to gauge the quality of the estimate . |