Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] [art] [noun pl] [unc] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A piece of magic from Collins settled the issue when he won a tackle and looped over a high pass for Chris Higgs to race clear for the Police 's fourth try . |
| 2 | Mr Matthews reckons that about half of the banks ' retained earnings comes from securities gains . |
| 3 | It threshed this way and that , as the giant tried , uselessly , to pull free of the Trees ' cruel grip . |
| 4 | There are other features of prison life , however , which could only occur in this especially artificial environment , but before moving on to them it may be useful to concentrate on some of the prisoners ' own views of Maidstone . |
| 5 | The seventeenth century witnessed a tremendous expansion of the lord 's demesne at the expense of some of the tenants ' arable and possibly at the loss of their commons as well . |
| 6 | In fact , it is hoped to have some of the children 's embroidery work at the next ‘ Craft , Embroidery & Fashion Show ’ to be staged by Madeira Threads , once again at Harrogate , on the 12th and 13th November , where visitors will be able to buy some of the girls ' finished articles on display . |
| 7 | He reversed some of the laws on language and education which discriminated against Tamils , and took to visiting some of the Tamils ' Hindu temples , even attempting the odd public statement in Tamil . |
| 8 | The cuts , equivalent to a 2p reduction in the basic rate of income tax , are expected to replenish some of the consumers ' depleted ammunition . |
| 9 | It did , if you look at that report er th th that the curry curry gold or whatever , curry report erm i i i it shows that B C C I actually provided loads of financial benefits to some of the auditors er these benefits included loans to two Price Waterhouse partnerships in the Caribbean er in addition it said there were serious questions concerning the acceptance of payment and possibly housing from B C C I and its affiliates by Price Waterhouse partners er the in Grand Caymans er and possible acceptance of sexual favours . |
| 10 | On leaving the plaintiffs , the defendant set up another company which sold heaters of a similar type to some of the plaintiffs ' previous customers . |
| 11 | Rule 22 of the Solicitors ' Incorporated Practice Rules 1988 has been amended to read : — |
| 12 | Butcher is more interested in the dancers ' pure energy , in the basic building blocks of line , space and time . |
| 13 | We were particularly interested in the practices ' subjective assessments of the impact of this change on practice management and patient care . |
| 14 | Effective communication , of course , is dependent on the communicators ' several abilities within the verbal language component , notably those of thinking , speaking , listening , reading and writing ( Fig. 7.3 ) . |
| 15 | The programme is structured in such a way that on-going evaluation is simple and results can be reflected on from time to time by the Family Development Nurse and Community Mother so that the monthly visit to the family which is the main focus of the programme for achieving goals can be adapted to each family 's level and the issues that are discussed are relevant , nonjudgemental , and supportive of the parents ' own ideas and recognises the parents ' desire to do what is best for their children . |
| 16 | This norm contrasts with that of the groups ' careful speech which is very much closer to traditional Dyirbal ( see Dixon 1971 for a description ) . |
| 17 | Perhaps more important for our purposes is the economists ' view of law which is something quite different from that of the lawyers ' traditional idea of a command backed up by a sanction . |
| 18 | Rhos-on-Sea where the new breakwater forms its own natural harbour , has a continental atmosphere , and many amenities , such as a Children 's paddling pool and par putting . |
| 19 | The main sources for the movement as it developed between 1880 and the early 1900s , were University Settlement Houses , Public School Missions , the ‘ Independents ’ , and the motley collection of local parish clubs and others , many of which were affiliated to larger parent organizations , such as the Girls ' Friendly Society , BB , YMCA , the Wesley Guild of Youth , and the Army Cadets . |
| 20 | The completed report cards were then passed on to the SCC for discussion , after which the details would be forwarded to either the association of SCCs ( covering a wider area than a single school ) , the ASEA , or to some other agency , such as the Girls ' Friendly Society , the Metropolitan Society for Befriending Young Servants or the Recreational Evening Schools Association . |
| 21 | The notion of friendship between classes also motivated organisations such as the Girls ' Friendly Society and the Metropolitan Society for Befriending Young Servants . |
| 22 | This trend was welcomed by articulate working class women 's groups such as the Women 's Cooperative Guild , because of poor working class housing conditions and because they believed that working class wives needed a respite from the cares of managing a household . |
| 23 | By the end of World War 1 , working class women 's groups , such as the Women 's Labour League , were making three basic demands in terms of housing design : an indoor bathroom , a scullery/kitchen for cooking , and a front parlour . |
| 24 | The scheme only operated because of the assistance given voluntarily by groups such as the Women 's Voluntary Service , 17,000 of whose members were mobilised on 1 September . |
| 25 | They were examined by a single pathologist ( SD ) who was unaware of the patients ' clinical details . |
| 26 | I always felt that it was typical of the Quakers ' practical Christianity to allow their building to be so used . |
| 27 | The situation was also complicated by the fact that , since 1945 , much of the islands ' native population had been replaced by Soviet citizens who were opposed to any concessions towards Japanese claims of sovereignty . |
| 28 | If the transaction is not likely to proceed , much of the advisers ' expensive time may be lost and unnecessary costs incurred . |
| 29 | According to an NFU spokesman , the legislation reflects local bye-laws and incorporates much of the unions ' own code of practice , which until now have together governed straw and stubble burning . |
| 30 | Much of the Tories ' present difficulty is , in my view , caused by their having spent 16 months being politically correct themselves . |