Example sentences of "of [noun] [v-ing] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Moving on to the question of defenders stopping the try by not standing on the goal-line , Law 27(e) is clear about what the offending team must do : ‘ The opposing team must run without delay ( and continue to do so while the kick is being taken and while the ball is being played by the kicker 's team ) to or behind the line parallel to the goal-lines and 10 metres from the mark , or to their own goal-line if nearer to the mark . |
| 2 | The hydrogen atom loses its electron , becomes positively charged and is attracted to the negatively charged electrode , called the cathode ; the oxygen gains an electron and migrates to the positive electrode , the anode , this migration of ions forming the current . |
| 3 | The game could also provide links to the new topic by various levels of play providing a variety of challenges . |
| 4 | The most radical of these , Initiative 533 in Washington , extended to legislators at both federal and state level , but the legality of states limiting the terms of their federal representatives had been widely questioned . |
| 5 | Many commensals or parasites of ant colonies have specialised glands that produce a variety of secretions appeasing the ants and preventing attack ; these secretions may be identical or nearly identical to recognition pheromones produced by the ants . |
| 6 | Over the cream pebble-dash and olive grey windows of the great house , some turrets may yet be seen beneath what I take to be the original small roof-slates ; and a plaque high on the wall — ; ‘ 1635 RE ’ with what looks like ‘ ID ’ ; and a couple of lions guarding the door . |
| 7 | Both the scale and rate of change affecting the operation of the company have been dramatic over the last nine months . |
| 8 | United by a sense of shared adversity , party leaders in Peking and East Berlin have now forgotten their past quarrels to confront what both see as their common enemy — the forces of change sweeping the rest of the Communist world . |
| 9 | He advised the committee on imperial defence , was sent out to Petrograd as deputy to Viscount Milner [ q.v. ] at the Allied conference in 1917 , and in 1929 he went to Versailles for the committee of experts reviewing the Dawes plan for German reparations . |
| 10 | This is because freckled skin indicates a pigmentary imbalance , and the area of skin surrounding the freckles has less ability to protect itself . |
| 11 | In the past , raising productivity often went hand in hand with increased production ; now the emphasis will be on encouraging practices which will reduce costs , save energy , improve living and working conditions , protect and improve the environment and raise the quality and value of products leaving the farm . |
| 12 | I invite you up here and all you think is whether the dyke is full of nitrates poisoning the villagers . ’ |
| 13 | He argues that : ‘ the financial relationships between central and local government can also be characterised as a complex set of interactions involving a range of government institutions and placing a premium on networking skills … |
| 14 | He was aware of Marcus watching the work of transformation . |
| 15 | In the early 1980s , Dale Spender edited a collection of essays assessing the impact of feminism on the academic disciplines . |
| 16 | Amid the celebrations of Sunderland becoming the United Kingdom 's newest city , there was much talk of new investment and jobs following in the wake of the announcement . |
| 17 | Elsewhere , in Aquitaine , the hoards show a very low level of mixing of coins from various mints , suggesting only local circulation around a single centre , and there is virtually no sign of coins entering the region from the north or north-east . |
| 18 | The Millmoor club were due to give Ford a free transfer but have now indicated that they may have a change of heart following the keeper 's fine run at Scarborough . |
| 19 | It was already nightfall when Whitlock crossed the Heuss Bridge over the Rhine and turned the Golf Corbio into Rampenstrasse , his eyes screwed up behind his tinted glasses as he tried to distinguish the numbers , many of them faded and indistinct , on the rows of warehouses lining the river bank . |
| 20 | Mr Davies did not contest an application by the aggrieved client , Mr Parsons , that he should be struck off the roll of solicitors following the reduction on taxation of a grossly inflated and inaccurate litigation bill from £197,000 to £67,000 . |
| 21 | Like the crowd at the airport and in the main street of Danu waving the malai flag of green and white . |
| 22 | There have been a number of tragedies involving the travelling public . |
| 23 | In accordance with the Protocol and Agreement , UK companies with establishments in more than one member state could be faced with implementing two sets of policies incorporating the effects of adopted Social Policy legislation ( such as the establishment of works councils ) . |
| 24 | The Personnel Department is involved in the formulation and implementation of policies governing the organisation 's dealings with its existing and potential employees Here , too , microcomputers can make a valuable contribution They place in the hands of managers a powerful analytical tool which is available to them at any time . |
| 25 | Nearing the end of the line of vans the driver was aware to his surprise of a feeling of dread pervading the atmosphere . |
| 26 | one thing is for sure , we have succeeded in dramatically reducing the volume of noise using the A ten and |
| 27 | Gabriel let the sing-song rise and fall of Garvey 's voice lull him into a stillness , while his eyes travelled ( for want of interesting faces ) over the even rows of brick cladding the manor house , and the iron-outlined figures of the saints in the stained-glass chapel window . |
| 28 | I had n't had a lot of luck finding the man I wanted , but at least I 'd been getting up to date on my social exercises , like who was drinking with who , and in what bars . |
| 29 | There were an unprecedented number of vacancies following the Revolution , and many of the new appointments went to Low Churchmen who tended to be Whig in sympathy . |
| 30 | CHESTERS ROMAN FORT AND MUSEUM Set in the ancient wooded valleys of Northumberland overlooking the River North Tyne , Chesters is one of the best preserved buildings on Hadrian 's Wall . |