Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] ['s] [adj] [noun] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you put a spot of light right in the centre of this cell 's receptive field you get the response shown in the second column : when the spot goes on ( see stimulus trace at the bottom ) you get a burst of impulses , so it is called an ‘ on-centre unit ’ . |
| 2 | Despite the British Council 's regional offices it is essentially London-based and urban-orientated . |
| 3 | But these days , lots of women are happily involved with chaps many years their junior — and in this week 's Special report we examine some of the pros and cons of these kinds of relationships . |
| 4 | When he laid his hand against the old man 's waxen cheek it was already cold . |
| 5 | Natural Gas Vehicles were also covered in some detail but as our public relations efforts seem to be hampered by these vehicles ' technical problems it 's difficult to be more positive than we have been . |
| 6 | I carried out stone from the cave , and after many days ' hard work I had a large cave in the side of the hill . |
| 7 | But of all Koresh 's dubious activities it was gun dealing that would bring him in to conflict with authority . |
| 8 | In that week 's Ross-shire Journal it is reported , amongst other items like the 1,522 soundings taken by the Channel Tunnel Company — ‘ Greater progress in the formation of the Company has been made in France than England ’ — that Sir Kenneth S. MacKenzie , proprietor of Gairloch , was promoting the welfare of his tenants by offering to defray the costs of mail delivery . |
| 9 | I felt preternaturally over-sexed , and despite being removed from The Fat Controller 's proximate influence I still stuck to this rule . |
| 10 | At zero six hundred hours the following morning Captain Trentham gave them a full briefing : they were to be transported by ship to Boulogne , they learned , and after ten days ' further training they would be expected to march on to Etaples , where they would join their regiment under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Danvers Hamilton DSO , who , they were assured , was preparing for a massive assault on the German defences . |
| 11 | A CD of Dire Straits ' greatest hits she 'd found in the apartment matched her mood as she looked out into the dark night , lit only by the dramatic outside lighting of the gardens . |
| 12 | When we look at UK multinational corporations ' direct investment we again see the impact of the break-up of the Commonwealth as an economic bloc : in the early 1960s Commonwealth countries accounted for 60 per cent of the UK 's overseas direct assets , but by 1984 this figure had declined to 32 per cent ( taking account of current and ex-Commonwealth countries ) . |
| 13 | After the first year 's extra increases we will restore the link between increases in the basic pension and prices or earnings , whichever is higher . |
| 14 | Intended for middle managers with at least two years ' relevant experience it is based on distance learning course and assessment materials which can be integrated with the individual 's work-place activities , thereby minimising career disruptions and maximising the benefits to employee and employer alike . |
| 15 | If we get duplicate last year 's Yellow Pages it 's going to be such a problem . |
| 16 | During last year 's presidential election he gave vociferous support for the Clinton-Gore ticket . |