Example sentences of "of [noun] [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | a layer of mango lay above the guava . ) |
| 2 | It is ridiculous that two-thirds of the cost of a bottle of whisky goes to the Treasury and the taxation rate is double that of imported wines . ’ |
| 3 | I ca n't help but think , chairman , in my career I was never given a bottle of whisky to help with the |
| 4 | Dewlike drops of moisture formed on the dry grass , and rose upward through the air as if powered by the jolts in our chest . |
| 5 | The eyes are the blue of a shallow sea , watering slightly at the corners , a trickle of moisture sinking into the parched skin . |
| 6 | On wet ground , play the ball back a bit in your stance to ensure catching the ball first , thus minimising the amount of moisture squeezed between the clubface and the ball at impact . |
| 7 | After he had walked a little distance , he noticed that the concrete slabs underfoot were glistening damply in the torch light from the constant dripping of moisture seeping through the joints in the roof from the earth above . |
| 8 | The trouble was that the salt had permeated the walls and penetrated through to the other side , where beads of moisture coming through the plaster accounted for the detachment of the wallpaper , which by this time was hanging loose in a depressing and derelict manner . |
| 9 | If a lot of moisture collects inside the bag , wipe it off , looking carefully for adult insects as you do so . |
| 10 | In addition to their apparent central role in the pathogenesis of the arterial thrombus , increasing interest has focussed on platelets and the coronary microcirculation with the finding of platelet aggregates in the coronary microcirculation in some cases of sudden cardiac death ( Haerem , 1972 ; El-Maraghi & Genton , 1980 ) . |
| 11 | This lack of attention is surprising given the widespread use of graphs revealed in the study , sponsored by the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants , of the corporate annual reports of 240 large UK companies that we have recently completed . |
| 12 | Henry of Colden returned from the Crusade to help Philip , and Richard I , Otto 's main supporter , died on 6 April 1199 . |
| 13 | The Elector Counts of Ostland live on the north eastern border of the Empire beyond which lie the wild and dangerous Troll Country and the Northern Wastes . |
| 14 | Although Thompson , the hooker , was sin-binned for 10 minutes for a foul in a tackle on Platt , Wakefield were never troubled and two minutes after he departed Wilson dribbled past a swarm of defenders to score by the posts . |
| 15 | The touchdown came with only one second left when Michael Haynes jumped among a crowd of defenders to catch for the victory . |
| 16 | It is clear that these organizations have different points of unity depending on the concerns of their members . |
| 17 | The awareness of unity existing in the diversity of objects ( intuition or ‘ para para ’ ) — the middle level . |
| 18 | Similar evidence of unity emerged from the numerous ( about 600 ) Latin American bishops . |
| 19 | The distribution of taxes depends on the assumptions about the incidence , discussed below , and on the allocation series . |
| 20 | The standard of play dropped in the counties . |
| 21 | Yes , there were 300 or so other overs bowled on the four days of play permitted by the weather , with nine innings passing 50 , and even the extras in England 's innings passing the half-century . |
| 22 | In fact , the process of assessment requires of the practitioner the ability to apply a range of knowledge and theory , to formulate information in the light of knowledge and theory , to summarize , prioritize , analyse , make predictions , and to exercise the professional judgements necessary to balance competing imperatives and to assess risk . |
| 23 | It also includes people who were resident in the United Kingdom on or after 10 December 1974 and in not less than 17 of the 20 years of assessment ending with the year of assessment in which the relevant time falls ( see IHTA 1984 , s267 ) . |
| 24 | What planning should he undertake with respect to inheritance tax — bearing in mind that under the deemed domicile provisions in IHTA 1984 , s267(1) the taxpayer is deemed to be domiciled in the United Kingdom if he was so domiciled three years immediately preceding his death or he was resident in the United Kingdom in not less than 17 of the 20 years of assessment ending with the year of assessment in which the death occurs ? |
| 25 | Andrew Burt explains that another common reason is that the instruments of assessment specified in the module descriptor are not being used or have been varied . |
| 26 | These considerations led to the decisions about the modes of assessment used in the project which are described in Chapter 4 ( pp.41–102 ) together with the results of the testing . |
| 27 | The chapter begins with a brief description of the modes of assessment used in the testing programme . |
| 28 | It was here that the Princess was presented with a bonnet of straw-plait made by the ladies of Swanage who stayed up all night to finish it before the royal party left next day from the Quay to join the Royal Yacht in the Bay . |
| 29 | But the effectiveness of rewards varies with the desired behaviour . |
| 30 | No doubt Henry VIII 's desire for military glory in Europe played a part ; the payment of rewards recorded in the Household Books cease with his accession . |