Example sentences of "of [noun prp] [vb -s] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | FIG. 1 Mortality , size distribution and maturation of Nephila clavipes in a rich habitat ( Panama , Cerro Galera Hill Road ) . |
| 2 | Ironically , the sale of Manton comes at a time when Sangster 's fortunes on the track are looking up . |
| 3 | The active centre of HPr consists of a histidine residue , at position 15 ( His15 ) , the target of phosphorylation , and Arg17 . |
| 4 | Sultan Pakubuono XI of Surakarta comes from a lineage reaching back to the ninth century and , despite Indonesia 's official birth into the modern age with her independence in 1949 , the Sultan , like his ancestors before him , remains the uncrowned " Pope " of pre-Islamic Javanese mysticism . |
| 5 | Another , and different , outline of Scotland appears on a vellum portolan , or sea-chart , which also depicts the fjorded coastline of Norway , including the famous whirlpool , Maelstrom , together with the south-east coast of Spitsbergen . |
| 6 | The city has more Chartered Designers working within the city boundary than the rest of Scotland has as a whole . |
| 7 | In Masterman 's view , the Battle of Orgreave stands as a salutary reminder that ‘ what is omitted from television 's agenda can not easily enter the general consciousness and that the control of information , whether it takes a brutal or sophisticated form , is the very cornerstone of political power ’ ( ibid.:108 ) . |
| 8 | The Chelsea Flower Show is probably not the most obvious place to pick up a bargain — lead lions rampant and Medici urns atop Corinthian columns must cost more than the Governor of the Bank of England earns in a week to transport there , let alone purchase . |
| 9 | MYSTERY SLANG : ‘ Venus Grove ’ ( Virgin ) conjuring up the dark brooding of The Doors and the yarn spinning of Tom Waits from a new , wild-eyed Nick Cave type — out on Monday |
| 10 | Against this dark backcloth the morality and religion of Israel shines like a star . |
| 11 | At its centre , the plain-suited figure of Sweeney looks like a city clerk , surely linked to the Eliot who jokily signed himself F. [ rancis ? |
| 12 | ‘ The plain of Cleveland seems like a coloured map rolled out . |
| 13 | New legislation in the German state of Bavaria provides for a sophisticated system of recycling rubbish . |
| 14 | PAUL WELLER , whose long-awaited eponymous solo LP hits the shops on Monday , follows his recent string of US shows with a British tour this autumn calling at |
| 15 | The Douglas castle of Morton stands on a promontory , protected on three sides by a small loch . |
| 16 | Easily Accessible : The village of Rockbourne nestles in a hollow in the Downs on the edge of the New Forest and boasts a 13th-century church and a Roman villa . |
| 17 | Adoption of XIMP allows for a common interface to the different vendors ' kana-to-kanji conversion front-end processors . |
| 18 | The substantial proportion of Cabernet makes for a slightly more elegant wine , with a delicious combination of spice and blackcurrant fruit . |
| 19 | There is little legend attached in early times to the name of Theseus ; and his build-up at this period as a companion and analogue of Herakles seems as a propaganda-figure for the Athenian democracy . |
| 20 | The Constitution of the Republic of Finland provides for a parliamentary system of government as well as a presidency with considerable powers , particularly in the foreign policy sphere . |
| 21 | The Constitution of the Republic of Finland provides for a parliamentary system of government as well as a presidency with considerable powers , particularly in the foreign policy sphere . |
| 22 | More generally in relation to external dealings , the advantages which the City of London possesses as a major international financial centre were listed by the Wilson Committee : its historical role as centre of the pax Britannica economica ; its geographical position close to Europe and between America and Asia ; the overlap of its working day with those of both Europe and Asia ; political stability ; a high degree of integrity ; a flexible regulatory system ; a concentration of ancillary and cognate services ; and the universality of the English language . |
| 23 | Amidst the shifting currents of today 's financial markets , Bank of America stands on a solid foundation of experience . |
| 24 | ‘ While in times past a royal wife would be expected simply to put up with a situation no matter how desperate , the Princess of Wales belongs to a generation that has come to expect greater things from life and certainly from relationships , ’ she wrote . |