Example sentences of "of [noun sg] [vb -s] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A little drop of whisky does you good . |
| 2 | The style of play suits him . |
| 3 | Figure 2 shows that as well as providing values of isotope shifts we can use RFS to measure the amount , or abundance , of a particular isotope in a sample . |
| 4 | However , this Proposal was originally issued in 1972 , and was re-issued in 1983 following discussions with the European Parliament and the Economic and Social Committee ; its lack of progress reflects its controversial nature , and its future advance is unlikely to be rapid . |
| 5 | The rate of change makes it shudder on the branches of the trees where it stands to attention in its sterile , tightly packed commercial rows . |
| 6 | Nobody 's listening but I insist : ‘ This fairness of skin obliges them to shield themselves so that if they do catch the sun they avoid the obvious danger of peeling . |
| 7 | By shaving they have an aerodynamic advantage because the absence of hair helps them to go faster . |
| 8 | It should be obvious first of all , but surprisingly to many people is n't , that each field of expertise needs its own vocabulary . |
| 9 | Acquiring this kind of expertise brings its own rewards and it is gratifying to discover that it is often easier to explain a subject to others when you have had some difficulty mastering it yourself . |
| 10 | The denial of tenderness cuts them off from communication with wives and children . |
| 11 | It sounds just like the kind of story Waits himself would make up . |
| 12 | Only when restricted by the sharp lines of formality does it seem at rest . |
| 13 | It should always be with the opposite sex only ; yet novel reading girls exhaust their female magnetism without obtaining any compensating male magnetism , which of necessity deranges their entire sexual system . |
| 14 | There are of course the court of protection costs which are to be calculated and are not a source of disagreement . |
| 15 | To fix the drills in the handle , a bit of Araldite holds them fast . |
| 16 | A final change of level takes us under the archway into the next small grassed and planted area , an altogether quieter space . |
| 17 | The presence of hydrogen means they are less stable in the atmosphere , leading to a greatly reduced atmospheric residence time . |
| 18 | In the writing of inspection reports it will be essential to express findings in a positive manner and in a language and style that address the concerns of the many non-specialists who make up the audience for the reports . |
| 19 | Holding a position of responsibility gives one standing in the community . |
| 20 | After the war the military organised a big cleanup in the forest — and the ministry of defence says there 's no reason to believe that any buried weapons still remain . |
| 21 | WHEN it comes to press manipulation , the Ministry of Defence has nothing on Apple Corporation , maker of the famous Apple microcomputer . |
| 22 | What kind of computer does he want ? |
| 23 | The structure of agriculture makes it difficult to treat the peasant drive for noble land as the harbinger of rural capitalism . |
| 24 | ‘ Determination in favour of [ the first and second respondents ] of their defence of settlement entitles them to judgment on [ the petitioner 's ] claims … |
| 25 | The book 's structure is not always clear and the lack of index makes it difficult to pin-point where a section on , for example , challenging behaviour or services for black and ethnic minority people was located . |
| 26 | A woman whose home was wrecked by vandals in an attack which caused thousands of pounds of damage says she 's able to forgive them . |
| 27 | Mr Hurd said in Oxford : ‘ A period of soul-searching does nobody any harm unless it is prolonged to the point where it becomes weakening and ridiculous . ’ |
| 28 | This view of physics sees it as a body of knowledge , or a system , which can explain all other bodies of knowledge . |
| 29 | Dr G 's emphasis on the creative potential of physics leads him to see it as an ‘ arts subject ’ ; Dr L , on the other hand , sees the differences between the sciences and the arts as ‘ enormous ’ . |
| 30 | The SERC 's antiquated view of physics makes it extremely difficult for physicists working in some of these lively fields to obtain consistent support for their research . |