Example sentences of "of [adj] [noun] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These were the sorts of technical problems I began discussing with my colleague Mike Stewart in the early days of the chick work , when it became clear we would want to try to make this type of measurement . |
| 2 | In addition to general inter-student activity to promote communication , we need activities which will sensitize students to the way information is handled in discourse outside the classroom , but without using the kind of technical language we used in our theoretical approach in Section One . |
| 3 | and in all the broad expanse of tranquil light they showed to me , I saw no shadow of another parting from her . |
| 4 | I took her hand in mine , and we went out of the ruined place ; and , as the morning mists had risen long ago when I first left the forge , so , the evening mists were rising now , and in all the broad expanse of tranquil light they showed me , I saw no shadow of another parting from her . |
| 5 | He was chosen for Word after he showed programme bosses a reel of wacky interviews he had done — including one with me . |
| 6 | Julie Dixon , who was eighteen at the time of the murder , has been awarded an undisclosed sum by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board for the loss of parental support she suffered . |
| 7 | If you want to go sailing , play volleyball or have a round of mini golf it wo n't cost you a penny and the kids can be left in the Pirates Club while you spend the afternoon doing things you want to do … but you may have a job persuading them to leave a few hours later . |
| 8 | Rachel 's face will fade into the kind of indeterminate image it is now , in the dark . |
| 9 | Because of uncertainty about the true palliative benefit of combined regimens we conducted a randomised study of the effects of chemotherapy and supportive care on survival and quality of life of patients with colorectal cancer . |
| 10 | In a series of striking phrases he described a theory of emotional development which highlights the role of the ‘ ordinary devoted mother ’ in providing a facilitating environment as the basis for growth and development and for later emotional stability . |
| 11 | The 20 had been brought out to absorb the quantities of low-speed Vikings they were getting . |
| 12 | Entering St Jude 's Passage — her most direct approach to St Jude 's Square and the old market place which would lead her to Miss Dallam 's side of Frizingley — Cara was at once hemmed in by tall houses as sinister and insubstantial as shadows , tottering almost beneath a weight of sheer dilapidation and the load of displaced humanity they carried . |
| 13 | She provided exactly the kind of professional expertise we required , particularly as I had no training in linguistics . |
| 14 | In establishing major new configurations of subjects , courses and areas of professional preparation it was caught between pressures to expand and to retract boundaries . |
| 15 | I never forget the first morsel of professional advice I received : ‘ Play your own game , son , but keep the ball moving . ’ |
| 16 | Most impressive was the number of retired people we met backpacking . |
| 17 | Maybe life was too short to pass up the chance to experience the kind of volcanic passion she 'd felt with Roman last night … |
| 18 | As I weigh together the advantages and disadvantages of either of the present methods of deaf education I have to also take into account the high possibility of failure in the ‘ Natural Aurilism ’ technique and the ‘ unattractiveness ’ of ‘ total communication ’ . |
| 19 | In the case of deaf people it relates to BSL . |
| 20 | I 'm not a fucking Nazi I just collect militaria I 'm not a fucking racist I just hate blacks and gun magazines instead of magazines for guns wanking over the glossy photos of chromed Lugers I 'll bet ; half of them think Elvis is still alive , buncha fucking stupid little cunts ! |
| 21 | But if she had expected a reaction of guilty surprise she was disappointed . |
| 22 | In the case of extensive uplift it is possible that Carboniferous source sediments could be raised to sufficiently high structural levels for oxidation of the section to occur . |
| 23 | Mingled with the brimstone smell of burned powder he fancied that he could smell the perfume of roses from the Residency garden , pruned this year by musket fire . |
| 24 | She looked over at the pile of burned clothing she had shed like a snake 's skin , and shuddered . |
| 25 | Even though this is the current preferred method of monetary control it is not without its difficulties . |
| 26 | The order came at the end of the summer term and , just as the holidays were beginning , the teacher who was going to replace my father arrived to see what kind of strange specimens he was going to land among and what sort of house he and his family were going to live in . |
| 27 | But , whatever the case , in order to assess the effectiveness of regional policy it was necessary to examine it in relation to the context in which it was operating . |
| 28 | In the cold light of day , my inhibitions would prevent these performances and without hypnotic effects of refreshing liquids I could not put together the necessary words , my own and those of Robert Service , in an intelligible manner . |
| 29 | The developers hope the scheme will return Cowley to the kind of economic success it saw during its motoring heyday . |
| 30 | After all , in every other aspect of economic behaviour we now espouse a liberal philosophy . |