Example sentences of "[adj] [adj] [noun pl] [prep] [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | The developments in thinking about what happens in animal conflicts have some interesting parallels with economists ' theorising about human bargaining . |
| 2 | Here are some fascinating facts about animals ' eyes . |
| 3 | Barclays Bank is one of the cheapest widely-available sources of travellers ' cheques , charging 1 p.c. to issue them with a minimum fee of £2 . |
| 4 | This provoked some heated confrontations in coroners ' courts when cycling cases were brought before them . |
| 5 | In recent years the alpine trend has been for less adventurous climbing : bolted instant classics from climbers ' such as Michel Piola — safe rock routes with a savage backdrop . |
| 6 | For example , the average annual fees in Headmasters ' Conference Schools in 1990 were 6900 for boarders , and 4000 for day pupils . |
| 7 | As it is such an important programming tool , with such important consequences for musicians ' careers , it is worth understanding how the playlist is chosen . |
| 8 | The Tribunal had held that the offer , involving as it did such dramatic alterations to employees ' contracts , was not reasonable . |
| 9 | Some six million pounds of taxpayers ' money , it is thought , was syphoned to the Provisional IRA through compensation claims for bombed buildings prior to 1976 . |
| 10 | There are many complex reasons for historians ' disagreement . |
| 11 | In the pub , the Chatterton Arms , sat ageing Teddy Boys in drape coats , with solid sculpted quiffs like ships ' prows . |
| 12 | Sacha Givarsi finds those long-forgotten presenters of kids ' TV still forgotten |
| 13 | Some innovative banks and overseas aid departments of OECD governments do sometimes combine finance and aid to provide low-cost financial packages for LDCs ' projects . |
| 14 | The pace of television favours simplifications , generalised statements , witticisms , and short sharp judgements on artists ' performances . |
| 15 | Ricardo argued that population growth would bring lower grade agricultural land into production , thereby pushing up average food prices and diverting increasing social resources into landlords ' rents . |
| 16 | Oakley compared housewives ' feelings about the various domestic tasks with workers ' feelings about their jobs as revealed in Goldthorpe et al. 's ( 1968a ) study . |
| 17 | Our analysis of the available statistical sources on employers ' use of the extent of temporary working was complemented by interviews with personnel managers and , as appropriate , trade union representatives from industries , enterprises and establishments where various types of temporary worker were to be found . |
| 18 | Serves 4. 1½ tbs virgin olive oil 8 thin rashers good quality smoked bacon 8 thin slices of lambs ' liver — about 400–450g ( 14oz–1lb ) salt , freshly ground black pepper 2 onions , peeled and thinly sliced Heat ½ tbs of oil in a large , heavy frypan . |
| 19 | Table 3.1 Main components of pensioners ' income ( % ) |
| 20 | 27 Local walks for Ramblers ' Association Forbidden Britain Day . |
| 21 | They 'll of course attempt to claim that any future cuts in schools ' budgets are down to lack of government funding . |
| 22 | Why should governments , even the Thatcher government , which is strongly committed to allowing market forces to work , spend several billion pounds of taxpayers ' money promoting R&D ? |
| 23 | Perhaps they thought I was a wild man myself , in my strange home-made clothes of animals ' skins , and with my long hair and beard . |
| 24 | At the same time , there were two recurrent factors within providers ' control : the clarity and appropriateness of the messages being conveyed , and the appropriateness of the methods used to convey them . |
| 25 | Bluot 's baked lavish cakes for saints ' days , Easter and Sun-days . |
| 26 | A mile and a half to the south of the town , on the west bank of the River Kent at Helsington , are two rubble-stone mills with workers ' cottages . |
| 27 | It was not until 1982 that mandatory scales for architects ' services were replaced by recommended fees — with the RIBA responsible for establishing the scale . |
| 28 | As a florist you 're dealing with most important days in peoples ' lives , very often new babies , weddings , funerals , erm but no , I would n't say if weddings disappeared we 'd all be you know , in a terrible mess as a professionals , but it 's a very important part and an enjoyable part . |