Example sentences of "of [noun sg] [adv prt] [prep] [art] " in BNC.

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1 He had then put the bottle of whisky out on the table , in the hope that after a couple of shots , Pat Milligan 's rage would abate , and they could talk instead about the Red Sox 's chances in next week 's match against the New York Giants .
2 David took two quarter bottles of champagne out of the mini-bar , and collected two tooth mugs .
3 Initially it is likely to get the Sbus versions of Freedom out into the Sparc-compatible market , and says it has already been approached by several of those suppliers .
4 This can be seen as a system for design in which the mapping of function on to the geometric domains is raised to the next level in which the requirement to manage and control the process is mapped on to the sub-processes or departments .
5 In other cases where British judges have been unable to reconcile Community and national law they have thrown the burden of responsibility back upon the government and suggested that the applicants sue the government for breach of a Community obligation under Case C-6190 and C-9190 Francovich and Bonifaci v Italy [ 1992 ] IRLR 84 .
6 The microwave chimed and she hauled a still half-frozen block of chilli out on a big plate ; she started breaking it up with a large wooden spoon .
7 Whether or not the decision was motivated by tenderness towards motorists is hard to tell , but there was certainly some logic in keeping offences of negligence out of the ‘ unlawful act ’ doctrine when a separate head of manslaughter by gross negligence already existed .
8 Being organised can take a great deal of worry out of a single life .
9 Secondly , it is of course up to the individual credit granter to decide whether or not to enter into a transaction requested by an individual customer .
10 This is , by definition , neither a penalty clause , nor a limitation of liability up to a certain amount , because it is supposed to be a genuine pre-estimate of the damage .
11 Half the Dale believes him to be some sort of wizard out of the western mountains , and folk such as Bragad will use the rumours .
12 The revenue gained from this reform should be used so that contributions rise by single percentage points over bands of income up to the upper earnings limit .
13 Look out for products from companies such as Marshalls who have an attractive range of paving from the rugged , riven-faced textures of Heritage through to the seven shades of the brick-sized Keyblock system .
14 At Cheltenham , they recoup early losses with a late hat-trick of winners ; at Brighton , they come badly unstuck ; and at Redcar they pull off a major coup , smuggling suitcase-loads of money on to a 7–1 shot past the eagle eye of the bookies .
15 He and Compeyson had got a lot of money out of a rich lady some years before , and Arthur kept dreaming of this lady .
16 He said that although Raper and his ‘ henchman ’ , Allen , had unlawfully exported large sums of money out of the UK 's jurisdiction , by the terms of the agreement the bank liquidators would take no voluntary part in any subsequent proceedings relating to the contempt charges .
17 Among the things they criticized were the arrogant behaviour of Party leaders , their lenient treatment when misdemeanours came to light , the fact that ‘ the awaited purge in the Party had not taken place ’ , the wringing of money out of the people in constant collections , and the ‘ large , elegant cars ’ in which Party functionaries travelled to and from work .
18 insurance practitioners make a lot of money out of the system and therefore actively promote it
19 The locals , realising an opportunity when they saw one , ploughed increasing amounts of money back into the aspiring town and today the results are there for all to see .
20 So just that , further clarification if I may , we are passing the increase er cost of milk on in the charge that we 're making ?
21 She waited until he had passed through the door that led to the stairs ; then she covered up the trays of now cooling toffee , put a saucer of milk down for the cat , stroked the animal 's purring head , saying the while , ‘ Now you get to work , Flotsie , and put your score up tonight , ’ then she went out , and locked the door .
22 In Freudian terms , I had taken upon myself the typically female neurosis of hysteria along with the typically male one of obsessiveness .
23 In 1830 , 70 English boroughs had 100 or less voters ; Old Sarum and Dunwich were uninhabited constituencies ; and in 1793 it was estimated that 400 Members of Parliament out of a total of around 530 were nominated or dependent on noblemen in such a way that they were likely to lack the chance to display any real independence of mind in their parliamentary behaviour .
24 He dropped a bank bag full of silver on to the shelf and Jinny stared , momentarily distracted .
25 After a time ( or if disturbed ) this living globe breaks up and disappears like a rain of silver back into the depths of the sea .
26 And certainly we have kept the amou the amount of administration down to a bear minimum if I can show you .
27 He even off-loaded tens of thousands of pounds worth of stock on to a client committed to a mental asylum ( for which he was sacked ) .
28 The effect was the unloading of a mountain of stock on to a market which was becoming overheated .
29 It 's a good idea to keep a couple of sacks of gravel over from the job , so you can fill ruts and top up bald patches as the drive wears and settles down .
30 The new factory was built on the far side of the property , leaving Barlaston surveying a fine sweep of parkland down to a river widened to look like a lake .
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