Example sentences of "of [noun] [adv] [vb base] " in BNC.

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1 The different purposes of assessment require different kinds of assessment ; the changing content and methods of assessment also require different methods of reporting achievement .
2 Daffodils , hyacinths , bluebells and many species of lily also contain toxins .
3 The views are magnificent : of extensive sheets of water backed by imposing heights , Cul Beag and Cul Mor filling the eastern sky and the sprawling mass of Ben More Coigach across a deep trench to the south , every prospect enhanced by the spectacular array of pinnacles in the foreground , subjects for a score of camera studies .
4 There is a lovely panorama of the bay as the road climbs beyond , the curve of the golden sands , the open expanse of sea and the massive bulk of Ben More Coigach in the background combining in a picture of surpassing beauty .
5 ( It is worth noting that titles of discourses often supply a broad explanatory context ; we might , for example , have called this extract ‘ The Piano Movers ’ , and immediately made it much more meaningful by doing so . )
6 Lots of hairdressers now have accessory counters so why not have a rummage ?
7 for a variety of reasons only work certain days .
8 In the second half we 'll be describing how our er new generation of products really seek to address each of those challenges .
9 She took a sip of champagne then put the glass down .
10 For a more curly effect , tong smaller sections of hair then run your fingers through the curls to separate them out
11 Issues of reliability also arise here , since the adjusted national figures are based upon a grossing up of estimates from the General Household .
12 Modification of tRNAs normally occur in the nucleus on pre-tRNAs that are trimmed before passage out to the cytoplasm ( 11 ) .
13 Annual reviews of authorities similarly cover a large number of issues ( 15 plus ) rather than a few , ‘ bottom line ’ , indicators of performance .
14 McClellan 's system has been used successfully as the foundation for provision at his former authority of Tottenham Public Libraries , and a handful of authorities still use those ideas today in modified form .
15 Free-living and developing stages of nematodes usually have an aerobic metabolism whereas adult nematodes can metabolise carbohydrate by both glycolysis ( anaerobic ) and oxidative decarboxylation ( aerobic ) .
16 Less good news is that , when demand increases , as it does each year , standards of admission inevitably rise .
17 We will deal only with self-excited instabilities , but predictions of chaos also exist for the more complex case where the injected signal , or the pumping rate , are modulated .
18 Many large firms of solicitors now print their own explanatory leaflets dealing with the stages in conveyancing , and it is both useful and impressive to be able to hand over a printed leaflet or pamphlet at the time of the first meeting , so as to indicate to a client each of the detailed steps you will be taking on his or her behalf .
19 In addition to the general precedent books , including the Encyclopaedia of Forms and Precedents and Kelly 's Draftsman , most larger firms of solicitors now have their own standard office precedent set of standard terms , which may be adapted to meet the needs of a particular client .
20 To summarise , the observations reported in this study and in that of Brunsson clearly indicate that ENS plays an important role in the fluid secretion seen in intestinal inflammation .
21 I just mentioned that so that when you , if you do this type of photography always remember that your props , whatever they might be , must be absolutely in pristine condition .
22 In an earlier example it was shown that a large proportion of requests only require some attributes to be present or absent .
23 So the rhetoricians of noise actually destroy the power they strive to celebrate ; they are the very start of the process by which subversion is turned into contribution , which is absorbed as a renewal for the system .
24 Emphasising that the early histories of anorexics rarely give evidence of gross neglect , and that terms like ‘ rejection ’ or ‘ lack of proper love ’ are unhelpful , she concludes that ‘ the details one learns are usually quite subtle ; the important aspect is whether the response to the child 's needs was appropriate or was superimposed , according to what the mother felt he needed , often mistakenly . ’
25 I saw nothing strange in his behaviour , but it is evident from the literature that the families of anorexics often include a member who either suffers from a psychosomatic complaint or shows an obsessive interest in food and its health-giving properties .
26 A spokesman for Sovereign , who already had 40,000 orders for the album , said : ‘ It would be a real shame if fans of Lisa never get to hear these recordings . ’
27 Lumps of pathos intermittently introduce a note of sentiment into all of this .
28 Does the Ministry of Defence yet have an estimate of the number of personnel families who will not be able to make provision for their own housing ?
29 Bands of hamadryas evidently comprise several patrilineal lineages of this kind ( Abbeglen 1976 ) .
30 Several other species of Desulfovibrio also reduce Fe(III) oxide , and the Fe(III)-reducing enzyme has now been purified from D. vulgaris ( D.R.L. , E. J. P. Phillips , J. C. Woodward and E.E .
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