Example sentences of "of [det] [adv] [vb past] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Memories of that now vanished organisation are sad to recall , for as the international situation grew graver , and the shadow of war began to fall on all of us , enthusiasm waned . |
| 2 | This is dumb stodge , an unsightly glob of yellowing lard studded with fag ends and bluebottle eggs , festering in the corner of some little frequented Midlands transport café . |
| 3 | As a matter of good practice , not least because such matters will often touch on the ability of a partner to devote his full time and attention to the firm , full disclosure should always be made of such privately remunerated activities , whether or not the profits therefrom are strictly due to be brought into account . |
| 4 | The most interesting of these eventually elicited Ruskin 's only comment on the controversy . |
| 5 | ‘ What does it mean ? ’ one of these exquisitely saried ladies asked with a slight transatlantic drawl , ‘ surely in this day and age we all work . |
| 6 | If Ferguson is really searching for someone to put the finishing touch to his team 's chances and not his own , he would be better offering the job to one of these often maligned stabbers-in of trifles . |
| 7 | When Dougal realized this , the strangest reflex of all briefly took control of him : his eyes filled with tears . |
| 8 | An alternative to having a separate entry for every word-form is that only base forms are listed in the lexicon , together with a set of lexical rules for deriving all regularly inflected forms of the base item , and a listing of all irregularly inflected forms . |
| 9 | Perhaps the greatest fairytale of all never took place . |
| 10 | The film is one of those beautifully crafted gems — featuring wonderful Suffolk landscapes , pale lighting and controlled acting from Saskia Reeves as Isobel , the wife , and David O'Hara as Steer . |
| 11 | The building had one of those brightly timbered exteriors which assert more age than they probably possess . |
| 12 | The status of any newly referenced SPRs will be updated automatically by LIFESPAN to reflect the new relationship . |
| 13 | The managers of any newly referenced modules and any packages containing them are notified of the SPR . |
| 14 | The managers of any newly referenced modules and any packages containing them are notified of the SPR . |