Example sentences of "of [noun pl] [vb past] [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The inspector of taxes wished to hold a meeting with my clients who were reluctant to attend the Tax Office for this purpose . |
| 2 | A team of experts had examined the nuclear plant at Kozloduy , north of the capital , Sofia , and warned that four of the six reactors there were so unsafe that " continued operation would be imprudent " . |
| 3 | There , paradoxically , the complex of reasons had included the need to focus on the interests of minorities and avoid racism : presumably Una Marson 's poems would have been safe with them . |
| 4 | It will be spent on a number of projects intended to make the town centre the hub for commerce and culture . |
| 5 | On Dec. 10 the Chamber of Deputies voted to lift the parliamentary immunity of the Socialist Party 's deputy secretary-general and former Foreign Minister Gianni De Michelis to allow Venice magistrates to investigate corruption charges against him . |
| 6 | Nevertheless , it can not be doubted that indiscriminate bombing of cities helped to prepare the ( a ) moral climate in which the atomic bomb could be used against Hiroshima and Nagasaki . |
| 7 | A swarm of midges decided to make the climb with me , enjoying the fresh blood of an Englishman . |
| 8 | A number of cases arose following the collapse of savings and loans companies ( " thrifts " — see below ) . |
| 9 | Those with a clear commitment to serve the whole community opted , at least theoretically , for the latter and in the early eighties a token lesbian was worth her weight in gold as a range of groups struggled to maintain a semblance of political balance . |
| 10 | Anthropological inquiry into the meaning of cultures came to question the established categories which had provided the models and criteria to assess different cultures . |
| 11 | Members are aware of the above called-in planning application and of the schedule of meetings arranged to consider the matter . |
| 12 | Cambio 90 ( Change 90 , Fujimori l. , a group of independents formed to fight the 1990 elections ) . |
| 13 | A white-haired little old lady pushing a pramful of quintuplets started crossing the road up ahead of us . |
| 14 | From the middle of the eighteenth century onwards a growing chorus of voices had championed the creation of a professional police . |
| 15 | Subsequent allegations of mishandling of funds had led the government to intervene through the socialist people 's prosecutor . |
| 16 | Birds of prey , such as this tawny owl ( opposite , bottom ) swooping down on a mouse , are at serious risk in many parts of the world because of pesticides employed to eliminate the pests on which they rely for food . |
| 17 | The survey also found that while 58 per cent of drivers suggested fitting an " autocatalyst " to help reduce air pollution , only 2 per cent of those questioned had done so . |
| 18 | If there was a Libyan involved , the police proceedings were accompanied by self-help action , although the influx of foreigners had created a number of potential offenders and victims who did not fit into the system . |
| 19 | I had sent her a copy of my memoir , but her noncommittal letter of thanks had given no indication of whether she had read it . |
| 20 | The vast majority of readers chose to take the option of voting for two favourite animals , but those few who voted for just one ( which was then counted twice in the tallying up ) tended to favour the elephant , specifically the African elephant , followed by tiger , otter and pig . |
| 21 | Peter Heatherston , the Raith captain , quipped that the player-manager 's brace of goals had left the squad dreading the week ahead in training . |
| 22 | A series of influences tended to reduce the labour cost-consciousness of management , particularly in manufacturing industries . |
| 23 | She forgot that she was tired and cold , that there was neither food nor fuel in the house , and that her only respectable pair of shoes had sprung a leak . |
| 24 | West Germany was still loathed abroad , economic reconstruction had only begun , large numbers of refugees had swollen the numbers of the unemployed , many politicians were inexperienced in office , the government lacked full sovereignty , and the division from the East had been a traumatic experience . |
| 25 | The survey said that fewer than 40% of companies had collected the VAT numbers from fewer than half of their customers . |
| 26 | A survey by the Confederation of British Industry showed that only 2% of companies had used a factor . |
| 27 | As many search consultants were to become after him , Boyden had been the instrument by which a group of directors had removed an unwanted leader . |
| 28 | In 1988 the Consumers ' Association found that only 25 per cent of parents had attended a parent-teacher association meeting in the past twelve months and only 9 per cent had attended a school governors ' annual meeting . |
| 29 | carried out an experiment in which four- , eight- , and twelve-year-olds were asked to indicate which member of a pair of blocks had made the other block move . |
| 30 | This confusion of responsibilities had forced the National Transport Committee , Unity House , London to circulate a telegram on 7 May , with the approval of the General Council , to the following effect : |