Example sentences of "of [adv] [adj] [coord] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And like a big body on small legs , i in a away they 're sort of rather wobbling and crumbling . |
| 2 | Major Owens was one of the handful of mostly Black and Latino lawmakers willing to oppose the war during two days of nationally televised Congressional debates . |
| 3 | The ‘ adherents of the bloodline ’ would have constituted a relatively small circle of probably aristocratic or patrician caste , members of Jesus 's own family and families related to it . |
| 4 | Potential lethal cardiac arrhythmias and convulsions are recognised complications of both iatrogenic and self inflicted overdoses . |
| 5 | Statistical analysis is aided by means of a simple transformation of size from a metric scale to a logarithmic one which enables application of both graphic and moment statistical techniques . |
| 6 | High proportions of both specialist and conversion students were looking for work . |
| 7 | This model reflects more clearly the fact that in the United States no person can be a member of both executive and assembly simultaneously while the executive and assembly share many powers , for example legislation ( normally ) , treaties and many official appointments must be approved by both institutions . |
| 8 | Nevertheless , I expect that the methodological pluralism which has characterized our biogeography during my time will continue , and diversity of both material and outlook must in any final reckoning be a source of strength . |
| 9 | A discontinuity of both content and approach existed between selective school mathematics and some currents within university mathematics , especially pure mathematics . [ … ] |
| 10 | " Subject matter " may be viewed broadly in terms of both content and process . |
| 11 | The destruction caused by the floods in August-September 1988 ( see p. 36288 ) , the cyclone of December 1988 ( see p. 36559 ) and the tornado in April 1989 ( see p. 36591 ) led to the loss of both agricultural and manufacturing production , as well as to serious damage to infrastructure and services . |
| 12 | The ‘ she-male ’ character of the Bessy is not merely a woman impersonated by a man , but denotes a combination of both male and female , a total unity encompassing the whole in primitive man 's attempt to understand the universe . |
| 13 | The dorsal and anal fins of both male and female are a light burgundy to purple at the base , darkening at the outside , and they appear to be covered in small iridescent blue spots that are particularly striking under the right light . |
| 14 | Of course , all religions have elements of both male and female within them ; Christianity has the Virgin Mary , and its mystics have described the ‘ deep and dazzling darkness ’ which they must enter to know God . |
| 15 | For many years there have been worries over the increasing monopolisation of British industry , as evidenced by increased levels of both aggregate and market concentration , and for which there is little doubt that merger activity has , at times , been a major causal factor ( see e.g. HMSO 1978 , Hughes 1989 ) . |
| 16 | ( 5.31 ) and ( 5.15 ) show that the performance of both variable-reluctance and hybrid stepping motors at high speeds is proportional to the total phase resistance ( R ) , which can be adjusted by changing the series forcing resistance in the drive circuit . |
| 17 | It is also important to recognise because apparently harmless discussion about ‘ wants ’ can restimulate unconscious feelings to the surprise and distress of both elder and practitioner — ‘ it brings it all back ’ . |
| 18 | ‘ Everybody accepted that the existing buildings were of both individual and group value , and not to be demolished save in favour of an outstanding replacement , ’ he commented . |
| 19 | A social group comprises any number of people who interact with each in some way , and whose behaviour is a composite of both individual and group influences . |
| 20 | The object of this study is to examine the extent to which those living in rural areas face particular problems of access in relation to legal advice and information of both general and specialist nature . |
| 21 | ‘ Now her life has changed , as the forest itself is changing , bringing new challenges to the lives of both gipsy and villager . |
| 22 | Generally , it will make sense to use whatever information is available to develop an interpretation — use both mental model and representation of surface form to work out the meaning of both deep and surface anaphors . |
| 23 | That is to say , it is useful to examine the double variation of both national and industry factors . |
| 24 | The phase windings of both hybrid and variable-reluctance stepping motors are electrically isolated and each phase is excited by a separate drive circuit , so it is possible to excite several phases at any time . |
| 25 | The operating speed range of both hybrid and variable-reluctance stepping motors is proportional to the phase resistance [ Eqns . |
| 26 | Deric Baxter , at 79 , found the youthful power of Toby Sykes off the tee a severe handicap and the failure of both Deric and son David to escape from a bunker at the 16th was the final blow . |
| 27 | When nutrients pass rapidly through the alimentary tract , as in the postgastrectomy dumping syndrome , there is a very rapid and appreciable release of both PYY and enteroglucagon . |
| 28 | I was able to identify four problem areas , namely training , various restrictions to my practice , other nurses being unfamiliar with my parameters of practice , and unrealistic expectations of both medical and nursing staff . |
| 29 | The House of Lords held that the surveyor was discharging the duties of both expert and quasi-arbitrator , and was not in the position of an independent arbitrator who had no other duty which involved acting in the interests of one of the parties , and that accordingly in so acting he was not guilty of collusion or bad faith . |
| 30 | The three types of systems which are distinguished are isolated systems which have boundaries which are closed to the import and export of both mass and energy ; open systems where there is exchange of both matter and energy between the system and its environment , such as clouds ; and closed systems in which there is no exchange of matter between the system and its environment though there is in general an exchange of energy . |