Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] ' [noun] [prep] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I have to say I prefer the four hour cos I can get eight hours ' taping on mine . |
| 2 | His early choice of subject set the tone for his later work — — Goya 's Queen Maria Luisa , and Velázquez 's portrait of the dwarf Francisco Lezcano ( Fig. 3 ) — in other words , great Spanish artists ' handling of their arrogant , ugly , bizarre or idiotic sitters . |
| 3 | Lord Hartington , the senior steward of the Jockey Club , sounded off about stable lads ' conditions in his speech at last night 's Gimcrack Dinner . |
| 4 | Lord Hartington , the senior steward of the Jockey Club , sounded off about stable lads ' conditions in his speech at last night 's Gimcrack Dinner . |
| 5 | He almost immediately led a breakaway of members into a Scottish Sailors ' and Firemen 's Union at a wage of £pound2 a week and made common cause with Alderman " Tommy " Lewis , who had already led a similar breakaway in Southampton to form the British Seafarers ' Union with which Shinwell 's union merged . |
| 6 | It was only a few minutes ' walk to her office in Aldersgate Street ; but she normally did not arrive there till nine . |
| 7 | Every ceremony includes a few minutes ' silence in which believers can pray . |
| 8 | Or else if you 're driving up to Stranraer it 's a , it 's a good three and half hours ' drive plus your petrol . |
| 9 | The fact that Mangon fully deserved his title of Wizard of Lighting was of minor importance to the Girls who , due to his perfectionism , often only had a few hours ' sleep in their dressing-rooms , and occasionally none at all . |
| 10 | It was only a vote in the Commons at 11 p.m. that brought the evening to an end and then she returned to Downing Street for a few hours ' work on her boxes before turning in . |
| 11 | During the Depression years mothers often called at the better-off houses in the neighbourhood to try and find places for their daughters and one woman recalled employing a succession of unemployed miners ' daughters to whom she paid 5/ a week . |
| 12 | This glut of contracts can also be partly explained by the actions of some banks supporting their national exchanges , and by some governments ' policies through their tax legislation and regulation actions which are aimed at establishing a presence in what is thought to be an essential requirement for each country 's financial centre . |
| 13 | Backpackers must make adjustments — quite easy to do with a few days ' walking under your belt , not so simple when your planning trips in your living room . |
| 14 | We have all experienced situations in which clients under stress through poverty , mental illness , limited ability or personality disorders have reacted to their difficulties or to social workers ' responses to their problems with displaced anger and aggression . |
| 15 | You can forget old wives ' tales about it clearing up ‘ when you get married ’ or ‘ growing out of it ’ . |
| 16 | His voice seemed to fill the few inches ' space between them , bringing them even closer . |
| 17 | We shall discuss the attitudes of the arts students towards science later ; however , it is worth noting that Colin 's attitude to science bore a marked resemblance to some of the English students ' attitudes towards their subject . |
| 18 | Her parents complained about social services ' behaviour during her pregnancy and the birth of her second child . |
| 19 | It was a tall , slender lady that mounted the platform , quite unlike the popular medias ' image of her . |
| 20 | Chairman the , the mechanism is well practised and widely known it starts with the draft two two B in the January the Committee and after a period of about five to six months ' consultation within which the board programme of work of all capitalists are listed and put out to the community for response through their elected organization as to acceptability , five points of detail who were at relatively hirer one man to speak |
| 21 | Formally but icily they replied that they " do not desire to interfere with any views which he may have towards improving his position in life , but they expect that he will give them six months ' notice of his intention to resign the mastership of the School " . |
| 22 | Chair , I 'd like to challenge standing orders on motion three O one , an example being in the part-time workers ' qualification into it was done by a recommendation of and we therefore request that it stays on the agenda . |
| 23 | So far , though , most female and male psychologists ' accounts of their class affiliations remain unwritten . |
| 24 | The time constraints for decisions to be made are tight , as operators are required to give only six weeks ' notice of their intention to withdraw or change a service . |
| 25 | I persuaded them both to come out of the room the same way , as I had no key to the door , and took Heathcliff down into the warm servants ' kitchen with me , while Catherine returned to her guests and the dancing . |
| 26 | For this reason , programmes of teacher education need to recognise and respect individual teachers ' responsibility for their own growth . |
| 27 | Further inland , and only just visible from the southern window was the Old Rectory , set like a Victorian dolls ' house in its large , overgrown garden which , at this distance , looked as neatly green and formal as a municipal park . |
| 28 | His daughter wrote , in a biography even more adulatory than most Victorian daughters ' biographies of their fathers , ‘ He loved conversing with all manner of persons , but I do think he preferred a parson to any other . |
| 29 | Daniel 's work in 1974 showed that though 50 per cent of managers and professionals were given at least three months ' notice by their employers , the corresponding proportion for the unskilled was a mere 9 per cent . |
| 30 | Nearly three months ' worth of them — nothing before that — then , as soon as exams began : every single night I had them , and every single morning I wrote them down . |