Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] ' [noun sg] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was now preparing his speech to the Academy , due to meet in eight hours ' time at the behest of the military . |
| 2 | ( 13 ) Mrs Arthur Goldberg , wife of the Secretary of Labour , paints professionally and helps sponsor the Associated Artists ' Gallery in the District of Columbia . |
| 3 | ( 37 ) Mrs Arthur Goldberg … paints professionally and helps sponsor the Associated Artists ' Gallery in the District of Columbia . |
| 4 | Here , Tiny Rowland concludes his version of events leading up to the Fayed brothers ' acquisition of the House of Fraser with a first-hand account of the situation in question against the background of his personal experience in business . |
| 5 | In the following example from the Foreword to A Hero from Zero , Tiny Rowland presents a summary of the events leading up to the Fayed brothers ' acquisition of the House of Fraser . |
| 6 | Their huts were 12 hours ' journey from the nearest main road , and the occasional and always unexpected arrival of the maximo lider was a cause for rejoicing and an indication that somebody , somewhere actually cared for them and took an interest in their otherwise isolated and neglected lives . |
| 7 | We have said that immigration and asylum cases are unique in that the Government and the United Nations fund a free , professional legal advice and representation service in the shape of UKIAS and the Government fund free solicitors ' advice through the green form . |
| 8 | It was a favourite prisoners ' jeer at the guards , though unfair in view of the relative safety of the prisoners ' position . |
| 9 | A few minutes ' drive from the NEC , M42 , M6 and Birmingham International Airport . |
| 10 | The excellent road system of the greater Belfast region means that Jordanstown is merely a few minutes ' drive from the capital , allowing students to take advantage of the social life and the living accommodation available in the city . |
| 11 | The excellent road system of the greater Belfast region means that Jordanstown is merely a few minutes ' drive from the capital , allowing students to take advantage of the social life and the living accommodation available in the city . |
| 12 | In the Howk , an eerie limestone gorge reached by a pleasant few minutes ' walk from the southern corner of the village green , is the threadbare ruin of a bobbin mill . |
| 13 | Only a few minutes ' walk from the Centre the ARC is a must for anyone interested in the subject of archaeology . |
| 14 | One of the world 's finest hotels , the Mandarin Oriental overlooks the harbour , a few minutes ' walk from the famous Star Ferry . |
| 15 | There must be very few bird reserves situated only a few minutes ' walk from the centre of a town which turn out to be as rewarding as Radipole Lake , another RSPB reserve . |
| 16 | He booked in to the Inter-Continental Hotel , only a few minutes ' walk from the fairground . |
| 17 | When the British evicted the Mughals from the Red Fort in 1857 , some of the court eunuchs had come to live nearby , a few minutes ' walk from the Turkman Gate . |
| 18 | The Royal Scottish National Orchestra gives weekly concerts in the Usher Hall ; Scottish Opera comes to Edinburgh regularly and there are performances by the Scottish Ensemble , the Scottish Chamber Orchestra , the Scottish Early Music Consort and other groups , many of these in the Queen 's Hall , just a few minutes ' walk from the central University area . |
| 19 | After a few hours ' walking along the ridge we could clearly see Koitobos , one of the peaks surrounding the crater rim — a long , flat-topped buttress with a steep cone at one end , composed of large , dark brown , vertical columns . |
| 20 | If they take their work home with them , maybe they 'll do a few hours ' work off the mains . |
| 21 | There had been a delay in building it , so that I had only managed a few hours ' practice in the streets of Salford . |
| 22 | Roadburg seems to be suggesting that certain characteristics of the British fans ' involvement in the game ( partisanship , segregation , collective identity and pre-match build-up ) give rise to a greater degree of passionate commitment ( and enhanced potential for disorder ) than in the American equivalent . |
| 23 | Meanwhile , in the Nottingham Post there was clear readers ' support for the classical designs of Demetri Porphyrios , which looked like school buildings for St Trinian 's . |
| 24 | LIVERPOOL 'S David Matthews has replaced Fred Howard on England 's three-man referees ' panel for the Five Nations ' Championship . |
| 25 | James , 19 , working in the hall under a community service order , has had a few months ' work for the council since leaving school . |
| 26 | He was sentenced to a total of 12 months ' imprisonment for the summary and either way offences and the suspended sentence was activated consecutively . |
| 27 | Until it slipped last year , British manufacturers ' share of the volume of world exports had been broadly stable at 7% since 1981 , after falling continuously since the 1950s . |
| 28 | And in Asturias 's Men of Maize , which deals with the expropriation of Indian communal lands for the commercial exploitation of maize , the Guatemalan Indians ' resistance to the destruction of their way of life is waged not only with arms , but also through the myths by which they preserve their concept of the world . |
| 29 | Thus perhaps the fact that a number of legal cases have been brought is indicative of some parents ' resistance to the subservient , rather than partnership , role which some say they are forced to assume by the Act ( regardless of exhortations to LEAs to extend parental involvement ) . |
| 30 | Some parents ' reaction to the diagnosis is nullified by the additional diagnosis of some life-threatening physical condition such as meningitis or a heart defect , which to them is more distressing . |