Example sentences of "of [noun] [art] [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | During the period of field-work the sorts of crime that occurred in Easton under this heading included murder and major robbery , possession of drugs , breaking and entering , car chases for stolen vehicles , and the occasional sex-related crime . |
| 2 | Motherwell should beat Partick at Fir Park to leapfrog into ninth place while in the battle of Brockville the losers of the Falkirk v Airdrie match will , realistically , have little chance of avoiding the drop . |
| 3 | After several months of discussions the leaders of 32 trade unions agreed in mid-July to join forces and sanctioned the creation of the National Trade Union Centre ( NATUC ) . |
| 4 | Of course the actions of carcinogens on methylase activity in a test-tube may not reflect what happens in tissues exposed to those chemicals . |
| 5 | Although it was common gossip that Zoia 's private life was deeply and messily unhappy , and that alcohol was a frequent source of consolation , and of course the stories about Nicu 's debauchery and coarseness were unparalleled , Valentin 's public reputation ( which is to say , the cautious whispers between friends about him ) was positive . |
| 6 | ‘ Of course the streets near a station are always sordid . |
| 7 | Unless of course the chaps in the secure wing of Rampton Psychiatric Hospital have at least decided that the old boy is an outstanding danger to modern life and pumped him full of Largactil . |
| 8 | Aye and of course the likes of milk tokens it Just like now , you know , they would come round the door and leave your milk there in the morning . |
| 9 | Paula Hamilton is renowned as the actress in the Volkswagen commercial , who storms out of the house and throws away expensive gifts from her lover , except of course the keys to a new car . |
| 10 | It was into this world that the movies , and of course the citizens of the twentieth century , were born . |
| 11 | Erm you 've got this , this business of threatening to attack the Serbian guns erm involves of course the decisions of individual governments whether or not they 're prepared to allow their forces to be involved , in the case of the British whether you 're going to allow your forces to get involved in it or not , but in international terms it involves both NATO , which has now passed a resolution saying unless certain conditions are met by a certain time , then there will be bombing of the Serbian positions but the people on the ground , whether they originally came from France or the Ukraine or from Britain , are in fact under the blue beret of the United Nations and the United Nations and NATO are not altogether , they 're not precisely together on this issue . |
| 12 | We had every other Sunday off , you see , but otherwise we worked and did n't get any extra for it but of course the girls like myself well erm we could n't lift these huge urns of tea so they had two men keep them on , you see , and er , and we were er perhaps I know one day we did n't finish until five o'clock in the morning |
| 13 | And of course the blokes at the Yorkshire Museum said Oh you 're alright do n't worry they 're quite safe they 're all sealed up . |
| 14 | Of course the problems of distinguishing F from C , goat from sheep , are no worse than the problems teachers were faced with for years , when they had to separate O level candidates from those who would work for CSE . |
| 15 | Of course the fluctuations of Epsilon Aurigæ are noticeable with binoculars , or even with the naked eye , at the time of eclipse ; Eta makes a suitable comparison star . |
| 16 | And of course the moments of dismay and indecision were moments lost . |
| 17 | Of course the proposals of the Beveridge report also now came in for mention . |
| 18 | In other words , sacramenta procta hominas the sacraments are for the good of men and woman , of course the hominas in Latin includes both , it 's inclusive language for the sake of er well of certain persons who will be picking me up |
| 19 | And there were a fair number , though of course the numbers of women at Cambridge are , or at that time were , very low . |
| 20 | The 35 per cent rate may be avoided if the overseas trust owns an overseas company with the UK dividends being paid to that overseas company ( and of course the shares in the UK company being held by that overseas company ) . |
| 21 | Within the marine environment itself some palaeontologists believe that the overall richness of the marine fauna was established early on , say by the Silurian period , and that there has not been a great increase in the total number of species living in the sea at any one time since then , although of course the kinds of organisms inhabiting the sea have changed many times . |
| 22 | Of course the cones with brand names , sold by the firms we know ( and love ) are well worth having ; often these are sold at a reduction , especially for the Show . |
| 23 | Of course the culprits in those terrible events must be punished . |
| 24 | And of course the BUILDINGS of your home . |
| 25 | The final total of £8063.36 was reached because of the collection at the big Service ; the House-to-House collection ; and of course the contributions from the housebound and those on holiday , who never forget . |
| 26 | And we learnt of course the minds of various other big heavy industries . |
| 27 | To mark its Seventy-Fifth anniversary , the RAF put on show its most famous aircraft from two world wars … and of course the planes of today . |
| 28 | And of course the peoples of the world are intensely divided on the issue . |
| 29 | The argument against the system of election by thirds of course the arguments against are roughly these one , an obvious argument , is that it is conf it , it 's confusing to the public the system of election by thirds is confusing . |
| 30 | The court has to consider the child 's welfare as the court 's paramount consideration , and also has to consider the various aspects referred to under section 1(3) , that is they have to consider the wishes of the children , their needs , the likely effects on the children of change , the characteristics of the children , the nature of the harm they have suffered and the capability of the parents or anybody else offering themselves as carers , which would include of course the grandparents in this case . |