Example sentences of "of [noun sg] [pron] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The level of support which young people receive from parents and mentors will also have a significant effect upon the process of transition , for it is a stage in which their dependency is visibly apparent . |
| 2 | It was not just that they helped out at the occasional by-election , but that they ‘ pointed to new sources of support whose eventual accommodation , and to new issues whose eventual resolution , would ultimately modify the party itself and help equip it for the challenges of post-war politics ’ . |
| 3 | Social workers — caring workers generally — are " entrusted " with a burden of responsibility which many people would find impossible and most would find repugnant . |
| 4 | Because of this excellence of technique their winning chances increase . |
| 5 | Yes Chair , I think Mr was quoting Michael Portillo was n't he in about the er , when you sell a house you do n't not pay off the mortgage , and of course what most people do is buy another house , sorry who was it ? |
| 6 | Er then to er put er against the background as the District Council last last week were being told our budget will cost us er to er accidents and of course what this exercise would cost us , three hundred and fifty thousand is the amount very close that some of you just want to spend on the doing traffic calming over the next year year . |
| 7 | Erm I have said all erm conservation processes have been out it is know as a sham , because they have their numbers quite determing of course what this intention er that proper consultation so this time round . |
| 8 | Such a tree is called a binary tree , and of course its branching ratio is 2 . |
| 9 | The town is proud of its cultural reputation , it boasts a philharmonic orchestra , a modern dance company , an annual summer music and theatre festival , and of course its medieval tapestries of the Apocalypse . |
| 10 | University Challenge was unique in its content because of its simplicity and of course its omniscient host Bamber Gascoigne who made it unique . |
| 11 | University Challenge was unique in its content because of its simplicity and of course its omniscient host Bamber Gascoigne who made it unique . |
| 12 | The provincial landscape of factions and fractions — localities squalling in impotence , absurdly competing for crumbs of resources , with no incentive to collaborate — is of course its own creation . |
| 13 | Of course their non-pernicious parasitism is far too mild mannered for such a task , but could virulent strains be developed through selective breeding ? |
| 14 | And so they came to a negotiated settlement by which the Soviets agreed to withdraw the missiles and the United States promised that they would not interfere with Castro again , although from that day to this they have maintained of course their economic embargo . |
| 15 | And so they came to a negotiated settlement by which the Soviets agreed to withdraw the missiles and the United States promised that they would not interfere with Castro again , although from that day to this they have maintained of course their economic embargo . |
| 16 | But provenance , as yet , has n't been demanded for ephemera , except of course their immediate origins , the publisher , the manufacturer . |
| 17 | The only antidote to an unbridled proliferation of spurious designators is analysis , and of course we all practice analysis in some form or another , even though not always very radically or systematically . |
| 18 | I suppose I 'm feeling slightly sceptical about the situation , but if you ask me as blankly as that of course my immediate reaction , my old reaction would be ‘ but of course I feel confident about the future of British music ’ , you know , in my more sceptical mood now I still would say ‘ yes ’ , but not quite so enthusiastically as before . |
| 19 | Of course my main concern in the late 1970s was to ensure that aircraft accidents were properly investigated and that sufficient importance was being attached to recommendations for the prevention of more accidents . |
| 20 | I always regarded that as my Birthday present , of course my happy birthday only lasted about anther hour . |
| 21 | ‘ And of course your former remarks about lady doctors were quite right . |
| 22 | The form is all you have in the initial stages , and if you do n't erm fill it out sensibly then you do n't get as far as the interview , when of course your individual personality can start to come through . |
| 23 | I conceded to that and went to university , and of course your whole life changes then . |
| 24 | So that er his former chauffeur joined the force , P C , he was in , he drove of course our first police car , well which he shared with P C , then when our cars got to number two , three and so on , he eventually came up , so that he retired as inspector , traffic inspector . |
| 25 | Yes , concert at Holy Trinity church , which is of course our next concert . |
| 26 | So it was with a confident heart that your reporter negotiated the challenges of the M25 and M4 en route to Sonning for the 10.30am rendezvous with fellow support crew member , Liz Roberts and of course our fearless cyclists . |
| 27 | Then I 'm ashamed of the cliche : plenty of Somervillians know the thick of things , the Principals for starters : Miss Pestell and Lady Park at the F. O. , Mrs Craig with the British Council , and of course our own DameJanet , at the end of that last war … . |
| 28 | Of course our historical mind forbids this comfort . |
| 29 | ‘ Of course his real name is Morgenstern . |
| 30 | Of course his first move is to go to a pub . |