Example sentences of "of [noun] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The only way we could get any sleep was by drinking about a tumbler of whisky every night . |
| 2 | ‘ The only way we could get any sleep was by drinking about a tumbler of whisky every night . ’ |
| 3 | A bottle of whisky a day would definitely come on the wish list , said Edwards . |
| 4 | He used to have a bottle of whisky a week but he do n't have any now he ai n't had it for a long time has he ? |
| 5 | But in Braydon Forest , for example , the free tenants and village representatives showed reluctance to attend , and in the Forest of Dean the attachment court , by now called the ‘ speech court ’ , was ineffective in the face of large-scale destruction of the vert by the ironmasters . |
| 6 | In the Forest of Dean the warden levied cheminage , not only on loads of wood , but also on sea coal and iron ore carried ‘ through the forest towards Gloucester ’ . |
| 7 | as if to underline fears about new diseases from Europe , that symbol of unity the Channel tunnel has been fitted with electronic fox traps to prevent that most dreaded of diseases , rabies . |
| 8 | Towards the end of field-work a constable newly transferred to the Neighbourhood Unit from one of the sections expressed his difficulties in adjusting to the new round of duties , stating that it was more difficult to pass the time because nothing seemed to happen ( FN 17/12/87 , p. 16 ) : establishing informal contact with the public was not yet itself seen as doing police work and boredom was unappealing . |
| 9 | Its attractive format appeals to the BBC but , more to the point for Suntory , Japanese television shows three hours of play a day . |
| 10 | At the SCG I was impressed with the way the South African pace bowlers tightened line and length after somewhat loose opening period of play no doubt caused by first-time tension and over-eagerness to do well for the folks back home . |
| 11 | When selection is the main focus of assessment a test that provides information on where a pupil stands relative to the group taking the test is most likely to be used . |
| 12 | Taxes Act 1988 , s66(3) states that if at any time a person acquires a new source of any income in respect of which he is chargeable under Case III or makes an addition to any source of any such income then in the year of assessment in which the income first arises from the source or addition and the two following years of assessment the charge shall be on an actual basis in accordance with TA 1988 , s66(1) . |
| 13 | Where , however , the settlor is not domiciled or not resident or not ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom in any year of assessment the term does not include income arising under a settlement in that year in respect of which the settlor , if he were actually entitled thereto , would not be chargeable to income tax by deduction or otherwise by reason of his now being so domiciled , resident or ordinarily resident . |
| 14 | Once fully operational , they should process 3,000 tons of effluent a day . |
| 15 | ‘ I 'm the first to tell someone if they ca n't afford my fees of £225 an hour , plus VAT . ’ |
| 16 | The palace of Anurion the Green , for example , is surrounded by terraced gardens containing many strange and exotic plants , some carnivorous , some sentient , some both . |
| 17 | If regional officers were to take more than a passing interest in this pattern of change the writing would have appeared to be on the wall , but as the comments of the regional medical and nursing officers cited above revealed , it was some time before their interest was kindled . |
| 18 | Collectively , the population of Britain perform millions of acts every day during their waking hours , yet the net result of all this is not chaos and confusion , but a reasonable approximation of order : motorists drive on the left-hand side of the road , not on the right ; shoppers offer coins and banknotes , cheques and cheque cards in exchange for goods and services , not goats and chickens or nothing at all ; love-making takes place indoors in bedrooms , and not outside on the pavement . |
| 19 | He was also a regular contributor to Radio 4 's Moneybox programme from its inception in 1977 , and joined David Dimbleby 's panel of experts every year commentating on the Budget . |
| 20 | However , since the mid-1970s for a variety of reasons the content of this ‘ citizenship of entitlement ’ has been reduced . |
| 21 | The evaluators conclude that while the evaluation has shown how INSET and staff development can be enriched by a project like the Essex scheme , for a variety of reasons the development of this area has been disappointing . |
| 22 | It 's extremely noisy because the surfacing at one stage just did n't take properly for all sorts of reasons the traffic along there is increasing quite dramatically and I hope that will be part of those schemes . |
| 23 | For a variety of reasons the rule is often breached , but there would be no excuse for missing the deadline with a report which had taken so long to prepare . |
| 24 | To add to AW 's existing range of products a number of high quality and complementary brands of beer with the capacity not only for regional development but also rapid national development through AW 's marketing network . |
| 25 | Montage always ‘ places the spectator 's look in question , ( it ) poses the question of its constitution , and makes the institution of cinema the question of every film ’ . |
| 26 | In the example of ICI the ratio was 9.8 and so we may assume that investors were willing to pay 9.8p for 1p of earnings . |
| 27 | I hope that as chairman of ICI the contribution that I can make is to be looked upon by people on all levels as someone whose experience they can call on at any time . |
| 28 | During the years of World War N and for some time afterwards there had been a heavy demand for commercial and military explosives but by 1960 when Haslam was made personnel director of the Nobel Division of ICI the demand , particularly for military explosives , had dropped dramatically . |
| 29 | According to the Royal Mint around twenty three thousand pounds of coins a day disappear ! |
| 30 | There is normally no restriction on the maximum number of copies a candidate may produce , but he or she will normally make at least one personal copy , in additional to those supplied to the university in fulfilment of degree requirements . |