Example sentences of "of [noun sg] [vb -s] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For Piaget , the activity of play represents a major advance in the ability of the child to control its own environment and engage in a variety of strategies . |
| 2 | In Fig. 7.1 2/d ) the rate of change of freewheeling current is large and negative when the winding is turned off , but the decay is reversed by the motional voltage and the rate of change reaches a positive maximum . |
| 3 | A long straight nose forms a T with the straight fringe close down on the brows ; a rectangular block of hair frames a triangular face which tapers to a pointed chin . |
| 4 | The data describing the prevalence of smoking illustrates a good example of a cohort effect as older women , those aged 60 and over , have the highest proportions classed as never smoking . |
| 5 | Thus , allocation of function requires a continuous juggling of functional , mechanistic and behavioural approaches . |
| 6 | This latter type of description specifies a typical role which a character plays in a scene , but the term role will be reserved for the role-filler notion discussed already , to avoid confusion . |
| 7 | The principle of Contrast places a strong pragmatic constraint on expressions in the lexicon . |
| 8 | The ideal of self-government has a special aspect that integrity promotes directly , and noticing this will lead us into our main discussion of legitimacy and political obligation . |
| 9 | Because the sensory processes ( 'hairs ' ) are in direct contact with the source of smell , and because the olfactory cells connect directly with the brain , the sense of smell has a powerful and immediate effect . |
| 10 | It is because values can be most effectively defined and expressed in words that the study of literature claims a central place in humane studies . |
| 11 | This type of case requires a long-term treatment plan using multi-disciplinary resources and requires careful monitoring over the course of many months or perhaps years if the child is to stay with the family . |
| 12 | The Overseas Development Administration — under my right hon. Friend the Minister for Overseas Development — has two officers in Brazil who are concerned with our environmental projects and our embassy of course keeps a running brief . |
| 13 | The Maulvi of course selects a formal Arabic name , but the celebration I am telling you about involves choosing a name to call the child by . |
| 14 | Th they 're our largest exporter er there 's inter-company sales which would gen can generate quite useful profits since they get sold on both of er Penguin companies er and Longman of course has a high content of erm er of er non-U K sales and Addison Wesley also er I mean Camco was the most international , but it 's erm not er it 's not an exporter in sterling denominated terms . |
| 15 | That of course puts a heavy burden on all of us , constrained as we are by having to work in underfunded , hard-pressed organisations pitted against monstrously powerful vested interests , and struggling often against ignorance and indifference at the same time . |
| 16 | And because only a small amount of Gel absorbs a large amount of shock , low profile mid-soles can be used with no loss of cushioning . |
| 17 | For example , as it is very time-consuming to produce a teaching unit , one approach would be only to accept an idea if it could produce a unit that ; ( i ) can be used by a wide range of teachers whose style of teaching varies a great deal ( ii ) can be of use to a wide age-range of pupils ( iii ) can be of use to a wide ability-range of pupils ( iv ) can encourage work on concepts as well as on content ( v ) may be of use in more than one subject discipline ( vi ) is suitable for demonstration mode with a large class ( vii ) is suitable for small groups or individuals to use ( viii ) can be used to produce further teaching materials ( ix ) can be used in teacher-training . |
| 18 | This theory of ideology introduces a distorting dynamic in the process of knowledge that is not due to mistakes or faulty thinking but is systematically related to the social and material relations of society . |
| 19 | It can be seen that the raw material of creativity has a diverse background of information ; in Coleridge 's case he was an avid reader of all the explorations that were the rage at that time . |
| 20 | It may be the case , as McClelland argues that this type of constraint requires a certain type of architecture . |
| 21 | Furthermore , where an Act of parliament imposes a statutory duty on the defendant(s) to perform some necessary function , such as the provision of electricity or gas and public sewers , if in carrying out this statutory duty a nuisance arises by way of odours , for example , then in the absence of negligence the nuisance must be borne by the neighbours , however injurious to them or their property . |
| 22 | As Fimrite points out , the popular , working-class sport of baseball has a disorderly tradition . |
| 23 | Forfeiture for non-payment of rent follows a different procedure from that of forfeiture for breach of any other covenant in the lease . |
| 24 | Even so this attribute of mind has a biological basis , and intercalates with thought forms of a very different nature . |
| 25 | The second point of tension concerns a proposed new treaty of the union , under which republics would voluntarily surrender certain powers to the central government . |
| 26 | The air line is inserted through the cap of the tube ( virtually every model of undergravel has a different cap system , designed to spread water through the tank , and/or splash it on the surface for aeration ) . |
| 27 | The dialectic of labour produces a different effect , on a differently constituted subject , than that of language in that it involves subjection to the world of nature . |
| 28 | The Cult of Pleasure makes a secretive reappearance . |
| 29 | Conversely , the absence of hypoxaemia predicts a low risk of death , even in the presence of radiographic pneumonia . |
| 30 | Tackling crime and the fear of crime forms a vital part of the strategy to make our inner cities better places to live and work . |