Example sentences of "of [adj] [vb -s] [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If none of that sounds particularly funny , it 's because it 's not supposed to be . |
| 2 | The measure of that lies as much in the minor elements as in the headline-grabbing reforms of taxation and expenditure policy . |
| 3 | In terms of cold statistics for Ireland to win two out of the three matches against the other Home Countries and only have two players out of a party of 30 seems very harsh . |
| 4 | The cast of 300 includes only one professional , who plays Christ . |
| 5 | The UCITS ( undertaking for collective investment in transferable securities ) Directive of 1985 sets out minimum requirements for unit trusts , in terms of information policies of owners , investment policies of trusts , and marketing aspects . |
| 6 | Here , allowances are available in respect of the vendor 's net pool of expenditure , so unless the value of this falls below zero as a result of the disposal , the vendor will not have a balancing charge , though his ongoing allowances will be reduced . |
| 7 | The talking that accompanies play with such materials as water , sand , clay , junk materials , and bricks , with dramatic role-play in the Wendy house and the model shop , and with imaginative play with miniature animals , people , and vehicles — all of this builds up spoken vocabulary . |
| 8 | My Lords , as only one thousand of the twenty four thousand schools er have opted out during five years of this does not that suggest that the schools themselves and the governors and the parents to whom the Minister refers , are not convinced of the advantages and in those circumstances was she given absolute guarantee that no opt- out will be allowed without a ballot ? |
| 9 | Apparently none of this means too much to the East Germans at the moment , but we 're sure it 's just another barrier that they 'll soon surmount . |
| 10 | None of this comes as much surprise to sausage supremo Bill O'Hagan . |
| 11 | Rose of Lima 's own understanding of this has clear biographical origins which are worth noting . |
| 12 | None of this looks remotely familiar . |
| 13 | The ambit of this appears very wide . |
| 14 | The trouble is that , today , much of this appears appallingly naive and disgustingly obsequious . |
| 15 | A majority of 21 looks pretty slim against the three-figure majorities of recent years , but it should be sufficient for a full Parliament . |
| 16 | The age of 21 seems exceptionally high , since a person has the right to vote at 18 and the age of consent for other sexual conduct is 16 . |
| 17 | Whether it was the wishes of the archdiocese ; or whether it was the inarticulate growls of air-marshals ; or whether it was the judgement that someone of 73 carries too many years to move to big new work ; or whether someone among Eden 's advisers thought scholarship important for some bishops — Eden rejected Fisher 's preference that Ramsey should go to London . |
| 18 | Which of these feels intuitively right ? |
| 19 | Some sites eventually fell out of use , as Arthur Causton 's map of 1843 shows only three main sites in the vicinity of the City . |
| 20 | Putting out the rubbish — a family of four produces about 4 bags of rubbish a week … that 's twenty a month . |
| 21 | Eating out for two at half price and discounts for parties of four sounds too good to be true . |
| 22 | To the observer this decision of 1955 looks as hard or harder ; to agree to accept a post which he expected to hate , and for which he regarded himself as unsuitable , and in which he would have to neglect that scholarship which was essential to his happiness and to his sense of vocation and to the reason why he ever became a bishop at all , if the leaders of the Church declared that this was where he was needed . |