Example sentences of "[adj] [verb] [prep] [art] [noun] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | The technique is very reminiscent of that used by the amphibians ' far distant and antique cousin , the lungfish . |
| 2 | Since the QT Meeting on the 7th has indicated that she is feeling a little better and for the time being is willing to continue as the Teachers ' Representative , however , it is possible that in the future she may require assistance to carry out her duties . |
| 3 | This depends on the judges ' views of the merits of the case before them or ( I would add ) the direction their political inclinations lead them — what I call below their ‘ view of the public interest ’ . |
| 4 | This depends on the manufacturers ' software . |
| 5 | Any accountants with deep-rooted sea-dog tendencies might be interested to hear about the Accountants ' Sailing Challenge , to be held in Poole Harbour on 28 May . |
| 6 | The firmness of the Polychromos Pastels is due to their slightly higher than average binder content ; this accounts for the crayons ' notable strength and low dust factor , reducing accidental breakage and keeping the hands relatively clean during use . |
| 7 | The massive door gave way , and the Russians were upon them , stumbling through the debris , some falling to the defenders ' final volley . |
| 8 | When a discretionary life sentence is passed , for an offence other than murder because of the danger to the public from the convicted person , there is no undue difficulty in ascertaining the determinate sentence which would otherwise be appropriate according to the judges ' tariff . |
| 9 | Pop and I had never had much to do with a soldiers ' club-except for that brief time in Maymyo , which was more of a hospital than a club , but now we had to feed and house soldiers on leave , poor men who were tired and bored and away from their families . |
| 10 | In fact , the tensions between the Church Commissioners and General Synod have as much to do with the Commissioners ' function as mediators between Church and State . |
| 11 | The terms in which it expressed this decision are to be found in a letter dated 23 October 1991 addressed to the plaintiffs ' solicitors and written by Mr. A. D. Farries , a principal in the Crown Prosecutor Fraud Investigation Group . |
| 12 | Officially users were not supposed to go outside the centres ' grounds unaccompanied by staff without senior staff 's permission . |
| 13 | From 1993 , however , the departments will receive their money directly , after the fund has been top sliced to pay for the hospitals ' infrastructure costs . |
| 14 | He felt that something was waiting out there , that to venture beyond the lights ' pale embrace for whatever reason — necessity , whim or duty — was to take one 's life in one 's hands . |
| 15 | It all goes on the conservationists ' bill . |
| 16 | Heath 's revived corporatism in the early 1970s crumpled with the miners ' strikes and the OPEC price explosion , while the Labour government of the late 1970s was able only to breathe intermittent life into a system of corporate direction which powerful producer-groups and multinational companies in the so-called ‘ meso-economy ’ were both undermining . |
| 17 | Technical quality and the use of the right exposure coupled with careful composition were all considered in the beginners ' and intermediate sections of the colour slides . |
| 18 | Fussy stripes and piping , shoulder flashes and chest panels , buttons , drawstrings and cuffs all came under the manufacturers ' scrutiny and were tampered with . |
| 19 | The Judicial Committee held that the accused purported to deal with the companies ' property regardless of their rights . |
| 20 | The investments are reported at the lower of cost and net current value , the latter based on the enterprises ' most recent accounts . |
| 21 | As it began to get dark , we all settled around the guides ' fire , sharing the barbecued deer for supper . |
| 22 | After lunch we have a quiet period before we begin any afternoon activities , this could involve any one of the following : 1 Walk 2 Visit a local park or the coast 3 Board games 4 Hairdresser 5 Nails manicured 6 Sing song 7 Musical entertainment 8 Dance 9 Reminiscence sessions and many more depending on the clients ' needs and capabilities . |
| 23 | Harkin , serving his second term as senator after five terms in the House of Representatives , was an unabashed liberal ; a populist of working-class stock and thus able to appeal to the Democrats ' traditional constituency , his abrasiveness could alienate middle-class voters . |
| 24 | The 82,000 cars in the capital emit levels of exhaust fumes which , in congested areas , are 70 per cent above those permitted by the Netherlands ' national environment plan . |
| 25 | Then the chains on some passes were too short to pass over the wearers ' heads : they were getting longer chains in . |
| 26 | In these early days the Germans very much followed the Dutch leads ; indeed the regulations introduced in 1980 for restraining traffic in residential roads were a straight translation of those adopted in the Netherlands ' Woonerven . |
| 27 | It does not take into account that in a group of nursery children each will be happy to play with the others ' toys until stopped by peer group pressure . |
| 28 | The committee that produced this report was set up to consider how public schools ( defined as those belonging to the Headmasters ' Conference or the Governing Bodies Association , together with ‘ comparable schools for girls ’ ) could develop and extend their association with the general education system . |
| 29 | Public schools were defined as those belonging to the Headmasters ' Conference , Governing Bodies Association or Governing Bodies of Girls ' Schools Association . |
| 30 | It should only be allowed in clearly defined circumstances , such as those proposed by the Flowers ' Commission , which we generally support . |