Example sentences of "[prep] [art] [adj] [noun pl] ' [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the salad is delicate , then a flavoured vinegar or aromatic oil may be sufficient , as for the Smoked Quails ' Eggs and Mozzarella Salad ( recipe p23 ) pictured on previous page and dressed only with virgin olive oil . |
| 2 | During the fifth Premiers ' talks there were strong rumours that arrangements had been discussed for a summit meeting between President Roh and his veteran North Korean counterpart , Kim Il Sung , early in 1992 . |
| 3 | One solution was to provide an organization for the 13–17 age-group , such as the Working Boys ' Brigades formed in the 1860s , and the Glasgow Foundry Boys ' Religious Society . |
| 4 | A second stage emerges when the achievement of representative government , universal and equal suffrage , and free elections seems to diminish the importance of political action outside the formal institutional sphere , although in periods of crisis social movements , such as the unemployed workers ' movements or the fascist movements in some European countries , may develop . |
| 5 | The needs of children , especially those without parents , concerned the hearts and minds of Christian people , and one such person was Dr. Stephenson , who founded a home for such children , in 1876 , and that organisation became known as the National Childrens ' Homes . |
| 6 | But this joint venture between the two parents ' genes worked only for the main genes within the nucleus of a living cell . |
| 7 | The contrast between the two artists ' studios — one neat and methodical , the other more haphazard — pointed up the differences in their natures : Vaughan , cautious and stubborn ; Minton , flamboyant and easily derailed . |
| 8 | With rain keeping both teams off the pitch for long periods , the ‘ corridor of uncertainty ’ took on a new meaning as Keith Fletcher commuted between the two teams ' dressing-rooms , unsure of where his priorities as coach lay . |
| 9 | Yet since the late 1950s extensive progress on the negotiation of general clauses on working conditions has taken place between the central employers ' organisations and large trade union confederations , along with government participation , on an economy-wide basis . |
| 10 | There was indeed a wild ambition about the Round Tablers ' schemes and dreams which belied the unvarying reasonableness of their prose . |
| 11 | The purpose of this attack is to weaken the economy of these [ oil-producing and Islamic ] countries and strengthen the foundations of the industrial countries ' economies . |
| 12 | Earlier in the debate , the hon. Member for Eastbourne ( Mr. Bellotti ) told us of the Liberal Democrats ' proposals for a local income tax . |
| 13 | It remains a mystery to me why we should have had to wait as long as this for a recital disc , and why it should not have appeared on one of the major companies ' labels ( all credit to Delos ) . |
| 14 | More traditional home grown ways of alleviating unemployment meanwhile have been outlined in each of the major parties ' manifestoes . |
| 15 | He confirmed that he had no intention of imposing presidential rule ( he had earlier given such an assurance in talks with Gorbunovs ) , but he continued to lay the blame for the crisis on the " unconstitutional acts " of the Baltic republics ' parliaments . |
| 16 | HARD-PRESSED inner city comprehensive schools are likely to lose thousands of pounds a year under government plans to devolve financial management to heads , one of the largest teachers ' unions warns today . |
| 17 | In Wall Street journals now speak of an irreversible decline of the middleman — the suave dealmaker who carves a chunk out of the real workers ' profits by flitting with bright notions from door to door . |
| 18 | I happen to have transcripts of the abovementioned spirits ' comments to Howard believe it or not . |
| 19 | Sr Pierre-Elise Gafah is the first woman to head the Secretariat of CEPACS , the Communication Commission of the Catholic Bishops ' Conferences of Africa and Madagascar . |
| 20 | Sr Pierre-Elise Gafah is the first woman to head the Secretariat of CEPACS , the Communication Commission of the Catholic Bishops ' Conferences of Africa and Madagascar . |
| 21 | She had known him since he was a very small five-year-old , perched like a mosquito on one of the placid beginners ' ponies , so she told the class to carry on walking their ponies while she came to him . |
| 22 | This was reflected in the decision of HarperCollins , Hodder , Penguin , Pan Macmillan and Random House to rejoin the fair after staying away last year , and the fact that GALC , the umbrella organisation of the European booksellers ' associations , held its annual spring meeting during the event . |
| 23 | Of course , Branson explained , the whole scheme would be in profit very quickly : the real bonus was that under the regulations governing hospital radio , which is also transmitted by cable , Music Box would not actually be legally obliged to pay any of the standard performers ' royalties . |
| 24 | The bell of St Mary Le Bow began to toll the curfew , the sign that all trading should cease , as four urchins pulled a huge yule log up to the door of one of the great merchants ' houses . |
| 25 | This means that you can apply for a special plastic card that will enable you to withdraw money from any of the participating societies ' dispensers . |
| 26 | A South Korean government delegation led by Prime Minister Kang Young Hoon visited North Korea on Oct. 16-19 for a second session of the joint Premiers ' talks which had begun in September . |
| 27 | Thomas 's defence of the mendicant friars ' claims , Manus quae contra Omnipotentem ( ed . |
| 28 | Pale orange was the colour of the young birds ' bills . |
| 29 | THE Tyrone County Committee of the Young Farmers ' Clubs of Ulster held their annual soil-assessment competition at the farm of Noel Hemphill , a member of Drumquin YFC . |
| 30 | [ since ] the aim of achieving a strong competitive position in international markets , or at least the concern not to be at a disadvantage in comparison with competitors in other countries was one of the chief arguments advanced by some of the first employers ' associations against proposals for social reforms through protective labour and social legislation . |