Example sentences of "of [noun pl] [subord] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Cavalry can not break into a solid phalanx of pikes until a way has been cut for them , but once in they can do fearful slaughter . |
| 2 | In 99pc of cases once a patient has been attended by an ambulance crew the fast blue light , siren-screaming journey is not necessary . |
| 3 | Indeed , it is often the ability of management to agree the deal with much less protection in the way of warranties than a trade purchaser would accept that helps management to win the deal from the vendor . |
| 4 | Asking what one remembers a couple of months after a conference is perhaps a good way of judging the event . |
| 5 | On and upward , slow now with the altitude telling on legs and lungs alike , the route was measured in numbers of steps before a rest was needed . |
| 6 | It is necessary to look for concentrations of finds because a handful of finds could have got onto the land in any number of ways and is not necessarily an indication of the presence of a nearby archaeological site . |
| 7 | An investigation is under way after firemen were called to a toxic leak of amines while a road tanker was being unloaded . |
| 8 | No sooner had Mr Mason joined the group of guests than a servant entered to announce the arrival of an old gipsy woman , who was supposed to be a skilled fortune-teller . |
| 9 | Bacteria which normally divide and reproduce themselves every twenty minutes can also form themselves into environmentally resistant spores capable of lying dormant , even entombed in rock , for maybe millions of years before a change of circumstance permits their release with continued growth and reproduction . |
| 10 | This leavening of men and women who had worked abroad for a number of years provided a yeast which helped to bring about change within the island . |
| 11 | By contrast , advance apportionment of costs before a dispute has arisen is illegal in arbitrations : s18(3) of the Arbitration Act 1950 . |
| 12 | It will lead to renewed demands that the judge should fix the amount of damages if a jury has decided that defamation has been proved or at least be given power to lay down minimum and maximum limits for juries . |
| 13 | Since then , Stephen and Paul had discussed , argued , and occasionally fought their way through plans , revised plans and revisions of revisions until a design for the accommodation and service blocks had finally been agreed . |
| 14 | The company is able to dispose freely of assets until a default crystallizes the floating charge , at which time the charge fixes on the assets of the company that are not secured by a fixed charge . |
| 15 | And it 's less an explicit critique of men than a consensus shared between women — they share it as much with their grandmothers as with women 's liberation . |
| 16 | ‘ On the basis of experience in other sectors we would advocate delay in the introduction of schemes while a programme of training in basic principles of job evaluation is provided , ’ she says . |
| 17 | A high wind frayed the sails of clouds until a crescent moon limned each shred with white gold . |
| 18 | ELEVEN people were treated for the effects of fumes after a truckload of chemicals caught fire yesterday at the M62-A1 junction in West Yorks . |
| 19 | Mr Bowles , who was 61 , studied at the Royal Academy of Music in London from 1948 to 1953 , then worked as a teacher at a London school before getting a series of jobs as a pianist in small shows . |
| 20 | MOST Californians are outsiders over half have travelled thousands of miles for a place in the sun . |