Example sentences of "of [noun sg] [prep] [noun] [unc] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Peter and Nick were sitting on the sofa sharing a bottle of whisky with Sara 's backgammon board between them . |
| 2 | Smiling , I rose to join them , and when they both pressed their lips to my cheeks I caught the smell of whisky on Edward 's breath . |
| 3 | And I do n't bother to find myself a reflective surface wherein to follow them-although no doubt the gleam in Rainbow 's eye , or the slick of moisture on Anya 's parted lips , would do at a pinch . |
| 4 | There is no single pattern of assessment of people 's needs . |
| 5 | Methysergide , R-zacopride , and SC53116 significantly inhibited the increased transit induced by 5HT ; indeed , the geometric centres of isotope with ia 5HT and these agents given ip were less than the value observed with ia saline alone ( Table I ) . |
| 6 | Agreement on establishment of free trade area — Lack of progress on Mahathir 's economic caucus |
| 7 | The emphasis on closer trade ties with the US was also interpreted as a signal of impatience over the lack of progress on Turkey 's application for European Community membership . |
| 8 | Users of Software AG 's Natural , Adabas and Network products will be offered the chance to take on UnixWare clients or possibly servers following the promise of support for Univel 's operating system as early as the end of this year . |
| 9 | Soviet spokesmen expected the Third World states to form a strong constituency of support for Brezhnev 's plan and they chose their arguments accordingly . |
| 10 | The principal source of support for Mugabe 's proposal was reportedly the ZANU Women 's League , whose leader was Mugabe 's wife Sally Mugabe . |
| 11 | President Rodrigo Borja of Ecuador said the decision to extradite Mr Porras was a sign of support for Colombia 's crackdown . |
| 12 | And in fact , I get an awful lot of support from friends erm , not family because my family are n't , were n't aware of it , erm but I mean , really it came from fre , really close friends that I could sit down and talk to and that could understand me and accept me , just like what the girl said as well . |
| 13 | Despite some evidence of change in teachers ' attitudes and behaviour , they themselves were reluctant to admit that the project had influenced them . |
| 14 | There was no lack of change in Aberdeen 's team , though , with McKimmie replacing Winnie and Shearer being left on the bench to accommodate the return of Booth . |
| 15 | The Social and Economic Implications of Change in Britain 's Age Profile |
| 16 | One of the most critical problems for organizations in designing well and competitively is their response or lack of response to change and , more specifically , to rates of change in markets ' technical and economic conditions . |
| 17 | It goes on to explain how audiovisual media , and video in particular , can be used to help bring about a process of change in people 's lives . |
| 18 | Then it was back down to ground level to celebrate over a bottle of champagne with Zoe 's mum , Pat , and husband Joe . |
| 19 | ‘ This is the most amazing place , ’ Susanna said , accepting her glass of champagne from Victor 's outstretched hand . |
| 20 | Company chairman Frank Bell was on hand to present a gold watch and a basket of flowers while Liz received a bottle of champagne from Grampian 's Graham Good . |
| 21 | Those who have cottoned on to the streak of genius in Brittain 's seemingly eccentric modus operandi have struck a rich vein of gold as the stable 's horses are often priced a good deal longer than they should be . |
| 22 | They smiled at each other , and then he reached out and smoothed a strand of hair behind Caroline 's ear . |
| 23 | Ealing 's Meet Mr Lucifer ( 1953 ) defined the new medium 's effect on audiences as largely negative and , by distinguishing the communal address of cinema from television 's attention to the individual , established a line of attack that was to be much used later . |
| 24 | The Court heard that one of the directors had acted while an undischarged bankrupt , aided and abetted by the others , and that they had caused the company to trade without reasonable prospect of payment of creditors ' claims , to retain Crown monies to finance insolvent trading and to abuse banking procedures . |
| 25 | ‘ Frost at Midnight ’ , perhaps the finest of the Conversation Poems , is a meditation on Coleridge 's own childhood , and a passionate expression of hope for Hartley 's future . |
| 26 | However she sees a great deal of hope in Miranda 's situation ; ‘ You can acknowledge that women do let other women down and still be a feminist . |
| 27 | There was a note of hope in Suzie 's voice . |
| 28 | The choice of land disposal marks a change of heart for Strathclyde 's sewerage director , Prof Tom Anderson . |
| 29 | Whitlock said and immediately noticed the look of horror on Sabrina 's face . |
| 30 | And then he saw the same look of horror on Jimmy 's face as he pulled him roughly back . |