Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] [art] [adj] [noun] ' " in BNC.
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| 31 | At last , came the joyful day when the holes were carefully bored into the three Scouts ' dorsal flesh in the Apothacarion , and through their subcutaneous carapaces which were now fully fledged … |
| 32 | Second in the Scottish Girls ' Under-21 Stroke-play Championship , she was also runner-up in the Daily Telegraph Junior Golfer of the Year tournament which she won in 1991 . |
| 33 | Selection criteria were specified , including the requirements that the solicitor 's office be reasonably accessible to the appropriate magistrates ' court and that the solicitor have sufficient criminal advocacy experience during the previous 18 months . |
| 34 | After complaining they had focused too much on the warring Wales ' angle , the official was challenged : ‘ Surely you can not say that this is a happy marriage ? ’ |
| 35 | Several of the early declarations were crucial to the Liberal Democrats ' chances of improving on the alliance total of 22 MPs in 1987 . |
| 36 | At the same time the clergyman-poet Johann Rist ( 1607–67 ) provided a focus for song-composition , comparable with Simon Dach , at Hamburg , a city which , like Königsberg , was untouched by the Thirty Years ' War . |
| 37 | The barman brought over their hot toddies and Roy was glad of the few seconds ' reprieve . |
| 38 | On the train journey back south they were cheered once again as they passed through every station , and this time Charlie felt they were more worthy of the hatted ladies ' respect . |
| 39 | The punishment for this crime was to be docked his best wave , so his tally would be reduced to three against the other surfers ' four . |
| 40 | The Law Centres Federation , not surprisingly , were entirely hostile to the proposed Citizens ' Law Centres and their response was directed mainly to that topic . |
| 41 | One of them takes the form of an almost completely restored mining village , complete with a stream-driven miners ' cage , ironworks , a bakery selling delicious break baked on the spot , as well as other ships and an ‘ antique ’ house suitably equipped — i.e. with a black-leaded range and |
| 42 | But nobody is sure of the white extremists ' power . |
| 43 | Many of the social workers ' functions require them to act as controlling agents , or in the interests of children against irresponsible or cruel parents , or to safeguard the community against a dangerous or disruptive mentally ill person . |
| 44 | But as closing time approached , staff became unhappy with the two defendants ' use of foul language . |
| 45 | But tutors were so impressed with the two girls ' work in textiles that they made them unconditional offers . |
| 46 | Before forming his own political group in 1941 , — the Johnson/Forest Tendency — he had been heavily involved with the Socialist Workers ' Party ( SWP ) where he made a significant contribution , particularly on black issues , to the party newspapers ‘ Socialist Appeal ’ and ‘ Labor Action ’ . |
| 47 | The tests work by detecting enzymes present in the resistant insects ' nervous systems . |
| 48 | In the UK we traditionally give grain based feeds but remember that these would not naturally be present in the feral horses ' diet . |
| 49 | Under these two men the concern became pre-eminent in the British goldsmiths ' trade . |
| 50 | After breaking the ice last month he was desperately unlucky in an amateur riders ' race having to be switched in the final furlong after getting off on the rails . |
| 51 | From 1980 onwards I went on to become involved in the Black Workers ' Group , unions — NALGO and ACTTS — and more recently , the Lesbian and Gay Workers ' Group in our workplace . |
| 52 | A keen sportsman who especially enjoys skiing and used to play hockey and rugby , Mr Essex is involved in the Northern Friends ' Schools triennial performance which draws together about 300 singers from Quaker schools in York , Pontefract and Ayton as well as professional soloists . |
| 53 | This walk takes you around moorland through a forest , by a reservoir and through a nature reserve all on the National Trusts ' 13,00 acre Wallington Estate in Northumberland . |
| 54 | creating a social conformism which is useful to the ruling groups ' line of development . |
| 55 | " I too shall be attending the ceremonies prior to a few days ' relaxation at the hill station of Dalat . " |
| 56 | The African National Congress is opposed to the big firms ' concentrated economic power . |
| 57 | Jonna was not slow to remind them that he and Maisie hoped to see them at their wedding , due in a few weeks ' time at Easter . |
| 58 | Among the less experienced , youngsters like Serguei Molchanov , a prop , and the Georgian full-back Nougzar Dsagnidze were outstanding in the 1988 Students ' World Cup . |
| 59 | Tax representatives are jointly responsible for the overseas businesses ' tax liabilities , although it is the overseas business , rather than the tax representative , which is seen to be registered for UK VAT . |
| 60 | The work has been quite hard , actually little short of the 24 hours ' teaching a week which I originally feared we might have to teach , but it 's a pity not to offer the course as we prepared it in Peking , complete with extra lectures , as there seems to be a great demand for anything we teach , which is understandable considering that it 's a chance of a lifetime for some of the teachers ; in fact , some have never spoken to a foreigner in their lives before ! |