Example sentences of "of [adj] [noun pl] [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 | He was chosen for Word after he showed programme bosses a reel of wacky interviews he had done — including one with me . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | The 20 had been brought out to absorb the quantities of low-speed Vikings they were getting . |
| 6 | 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 ! |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | While TNCs are certainly to be found in a wide variety of economic sectors they share the same basic function of capital accumulation on a global scale , and the same consistent character of having to work out global strategies to ensure their continued growth . |
| 10 | In addition it has snow ( I quote Arnie Wilson ) which at its floor level of 2,494 feet it has no right to expect . |
| 11 | He recovered his rudeness , and said , " I do n't care what sort of bloody birds you 're after . |
| 12 | ‘ Do you know how many firms of bloody architects I 've traipsed round to in the past two months ? |
| 13 | However , because of political circumstances it was held in France , in Lille . |
| 14 | To understand the expression of political attitudes it is necessary to place them in their argumentative context . |
| 15 | I mean were , were there any sort of political issues she felt very strongly about ? |
| 16 | The theological term for this is analogia fidei ; that is to say , when we talk of eternal verities we have to resort to pictures , stories and other analogical expressions . |
| 17 | This needs to be incremented by the number of unused pages you are lacking , so in this example we need to add to our total global pages count , giving us a new required total of 4050 . |
| 18 | To find conditions leading to the formation of stable complexes we investigated whether the addition in the incubation mixture of the first two initiating NTPs relieved the heparin sensitivity , as it had been described for other promoters with similar characteristics ( 8 ) . |
| 19 | If it is not legible and consists of a series of private squiggles you have already jeopardised your chances of passing the examination . |
| 20 | The government service organisation questioned would not comment on the quality of the headhunting service it had received but , of eleven firms it cited , mentioned only one top international consultancy , Spencer Stuart . |
| 21 | She was a very thrifty woman because in spite of eleven children we never wanted for anything and you went through a depression like , you know . |
| 22 | If it passes on lower costs to its customers in the form of lower prices it may be open to the accusation of behaving in a predatory fashion . |
| 23 | Later on we will modify the program — give you a list of specific sounds we want you to make — but at present you are quite free to talk as you wish . |
| 24 | ( 4 ) Invent a research topic ( relate it to one of the subjects you are studying , if you wish ) , and write a list of specific questions you could ask about it , grouped as in section 1.10 . |
| 25 | Some are elected because of their independent standing in the party and because of specific positions they have adopted on certain issues . |
| 26 | Thus , with a group of 32 children you 'll have eight evenly balanced groups of four . |
| 27 | By then it will be clear whether Ian Lang , the Scottish Secretary , intends to proceed with water privatisation , one of eight options he is examining . |
| 28 | And holding up his pad of fixed-penalty tickets he went on , ‘ You 're also under pressure to give out a certain amount of these things ’ ( FN 17/12/87 , p. 25 ) . |
| 29 | Conducting a graduate seminar on the unpromising topic of textual variants he would hold the room spellbound for two hours by his unforced erudition . |
| 30 | As representatives of junior doctors we can not condone the unilateral abandonment of agreed manpower targets , but we believe that the Trent regional task force has been singled out unfairly . |