Example sentences of "of [noun] [noun sg] [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Forest of Dean council say the ramps were too steep , it 'll cost more than £3,000 to build a better ramp across the Palmers garden and regulations insist the Palmers must make a contribution . |
| 2 | Part of the system of plea bargaining involves a discount for an early plea of guilty , if prosecution costs and time are saved . |
| 3 | But the pervasive and insidious presence throughout the novel of manifestations of Quechua culture suggests the ability of that culture not only to survive in an alien environment , but also , as it itself is modified , to exercise an ‘ Indianizing ’ influence on the country as a whole . |
| 4 | Superintendent Dunlap of the Metropolitan Police and Inspector Arnold of Whitechapel Division argued a convincing case before the Lords ' Committee on the advantages of greater state powers . |
| 5 | Some sclerites , however , recall brachiopods , and comparison of shell ultrastructure supports the possibility that tommotiids and brachiopods are related . |
| 6 | The most distinctive features of elite theory display the virtues of the classical elite theorists — especially their realism , their scepticism about the effectiveness of both liberal democratic arrangements and any alternative form of state , their focus upon the technical character of state organization and policy-making , and their undisguised pessimism about the future prospects of democracy . |
| 7 | It is a lot easier these days , so make up a little cocktail of compatible systemic insecticide and fungicide , plus a drip or two of washing-up detergent to achieve a good wetting , in a small bowl , and swish the two leaves of each cutting in the solution so that they get a good wetting and protective coating . |
| 8 | Add to this the price of rinse aid ( between £1.29 and £3.50 for 500 ml ) and salt ( about £1.40 for 3 kg of supermarket own brand ) , and a litre of washing-up liquid seems a bargain . |
| 9 | While Ralston concedes that negotiations did include a discussion of Lincoln 's collaboration in the project including the participation of Lincoln University Press no Lincoln role is mentioned in the final contract . |
| 10 | Her cloak of Lincoln green covered a red kirtle which hung a few inches above tallow-smeared shoes . |
| 11 | These needed several coats of polyurethane varnish to prevent the dye leaching out . |
| 12 | In the case of building society deposits the closeness is considerable . |
| 13 | Henry Head ( in the background ) managing director of Norfolk Lavender watches the start of the lavender harvest in its field in full bloom at Heacham in Norfolk . |
| 14 | Second , the growth of the factory system helped to accelerate the process of retirement , with the development of assembly-line production hastening the displacement of older workers . |
| 15 | I believe it was a Ministry of Defence ploy to upset the Argentinian military mind . |
| 16 | A Ministry of Defence spokesman said the crews were there on ‘ humanitarian grounds ’ . |
| 17 | The accounts of defence spending give no indication at all of this : as a previous example explained , the ‘ receipts ’ may well include capital receipts which have eroded our ability to maintain defence facilities . |
| 18 | A long secret all from a Ministry of Defence civilian locked the pendulum on the side of suspicion . |
| 19 | The Department of Computer Science has an international reputation for the quality of its research , receiving top rating in the 1986 UGC and the 1989 , 1992 UFC research selectivity exercises . |
| 20 | There 's no suggestion that any deliberate cruelty was taking place on the farm , but the RSPCA decided to call in a ministry of agriculture vet to examine the animals . |
| 21 | Lawyers representing the nuns from the Our Lady of the Passion Monastery , Daventry , Northamptonshire , were yesterday granted a judicial review of the Ministry of Agriculture order to slaughter the chickens . |
| 22 | In addition , a Ministry of Agriculture representative visits the plant weekly , to monitor its hygiene standards , as well as the quality of the beef . |
| 23 | A jury 's been told that the former manager and chairman of Swindon Town cheated the taxman in an effort to improve the club 's playing staff . |
| 24 | All levels of decision taking have an important part to play in our political process . |
| 25 | 4 ) How may a study of Self-Image Theory assist the Marketer to understand some of the behavioural reasons for consumer demand ? |
| 26 | If you favoured sweating it out , you sat around on tiered benches and chatted with your friends until you started dissolving into steam , and then got yourself scraped down by a slave with a sort of sickle thing called a strigil , and massaged , and oiled and perfumed , or if you were a real fanatic you probably went straight from the hot room to take a cold plunge , like sauna addicts rolling in the snow . |
| 27 | There is now a small body of case law illustrating the application of the reasonableness test by the courts . |
| 28 | The truth is far more complex , and the development of ‘ assertive ’ models of case management reflect the reality that non-assertive models almost certainly do not meet the needs of the most reluctant clients . |
| 29 | Of course Madame keeping an eye on O was nothing new . |
| 30 | Of course expertise places the non-expert in an exploitable situation , hence our ambivalence towards it . |