Example sentences of "of [noun] [prep] [pron] [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The first card you turn over is the matching ace , so it seems that you have had the first strike of luck for you can clearly get the first pair . |
| 2 | No of course of you ca n't because I 've got nothing in it . |
| 3 | Even if one 's occupation is freely chosen , it usually carries with it a set of rules about what should be done , when , how and to what standards . |
| 4 | Finally , the guidance note contains an intriguing exchange of views on what should happen for NIC purposes where an employer reaches an informal or ‘ voluntary ’ agreement with the Revenue to settle income tax on employees ' benefits in kind and expenses . |
| 5 | In addition , the Six noted ‘ that there is a divergence of views on what should be done in the event of a failure to reach complete agreement ’ , but that ‘ this divergence does not prevent the Community 's work being resumed in accordance with the normal procedure ’ . |
| 6 | He had made the point : he was going to strengthen the musical possibilities of his opera by creating a sound picture of paradise from which would bleed the eventualities of the real and actual world . |
| 7 | This lack of exposure in itself must have the effect of limiting motivation : staff nurses are rarely found battering at the tutors ' doors for advice on how to develop their teaching skills , and some way of motivating them and making them see the importance of teaching must be found . |
| 8 | I am not sure how the law-breaking campaign is working or whether other companies would have joined B & Q , but the chief executive of my council felt that he was not in a position to commit the poll tax payers of Hull to what could have amounted to several million pounds , and a deal was finally struck that Hull city council would refrain from taking out an injunction and the cross-undertaking was therefore withdrawn . |
| 9 | In the course of examining how film-makers portrayed Northern Ireland , Spotlight treated four local politicians to bushels of popcorn in what used to be known as the one-and-nines , as they witnessed a screening of The Crying Game . |
| 10 | Father would leave , but he stays on and stays on out of fear of what will happen to you . |
| 11 | Choreographers today choose to interpret a vast range of subjects through what can be termed the purely physical movements of the body , sometimes coloured by moods ranging from the tragic to the comic and even the ridiculous . |
| 12 | As far as the first case is concerned , I take it that part of the process of rational reflection on a set of moral principles and courses of action for myself would involve consulting others ( the experts , if you like ) . |
| 13 | It was in the interests of the men , of capital and the state that the institution of the family and the division of labour within it should continue . |
| 14 | A good picture is worth any number of words for it can communicate a point quickly and succinctly , and in any language . |
| 15 | I dislike using them in conversation , for they can add a measure of artificiality to what should otherwise be casual . |
| 16 | The Jews of Jesus ' day believed there were millions of demons about who could possess people , causing illnesses of mind and body and tempting them to sin . |
| 17 | The problem is not just slow assessments by local authorities : counselling agencies appear reluctant to refer clients because of uncertainty over who will pay . |
| 18 | The Springbok all-rounder of the 1960s and 1970s has been appointed coach of Transvaal in what can be seen as a determined bid by the lions of the north to regain their position as the top dogs of South African domestic cricket . |
| 19 | Well it sounds like a lot of things but , but actually getting a game of tennis in it can be quite difficult because you know the weather 's turned against us now so |
| 20 | Anyone who had this kind of machine behind them must be important , so it had the effect of presenting him to the public as this bigger than life pop star which , if you look at his record sales at the time , he was n't , but he was becoming a media myth , some of this due to his own talent and some of it due to the MainMan hype machine . |
| 21 | It is true that many of the experiments in this area were grossly inadequate in method : they failed to ensure that the individuals they studied were similar , apart from the single factor being scrutinized ; they relied unduly on mothers ' memories for information about early events ; their various findings could not be compared because of disagreement about what should be counted as ‘ early weaning ’ or ‘ harsh training ’ , and so on . |
| 22 | Phenomenalism , as a theory of the meaning of non-observation statements , held originally that such statements are equivalent in meaning to a ( probably very long ) list of statements about what would be observed under different circumstances , all linked by conjunction . |
| 23 | Such objects do not lie beyond our grasp , as the sceptic might suggest ; for we can hope that every member of the set of statements about what would be observed should be conclusively verified , and in such a case there would remain no further possibility that the material object statement should be false . |
| 24 | So if the meaning of a non-observation statement is given by a set of statements about what would be observed if … , it is unlikely that they will be strongly verifiable . |
| 25 | then you er everyone sang Happy Birthday and somebody arrived down the aisle with a couple of balloons for her should have done that for me too , on my |
| 26 | The first record of elephants in what used to be called Assyria is dated 1700 BC . |
| 27 | Undoubtedly , then , the informal interview can produce fascinating results , and the interviewer can gain real depth of insight into what may be very complex social situations . |
| 28 | These look almost out of place on what must be considered , at least by association , a heavy rock guitar , the popular penchant , of course , being for the chunkier fret . |
| 29 | The huge padlock seemed oddly out of place for anyone could have broken in if they had wished . |
| 30 | Rico d'Agostino started up the same kind of place in what used to be Hogan 's Bar only a few blocks away . |