Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] [art] [adj] [noun] ['s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ There 's nothing wrong with being emotional about a little boy 's death . |
| 2 | ‘ I should be grateful for the Financial Secretary 's guidance on these two points . |
| 3 | Claudia shook her head , grateful for the other woman 's offer . |
| 4 | I was grateful for the Foreign Secretary 's friendly reference to me at the Conservative party conference , and his acceptance of my expertise on one subject — even though it was only the cinema . |
| 5 | I am grateful for the hon. Gentleman 's kind personal comment and for his continuing support over many years for the policy of integrated education . |
| 6 | I am grateful for the hon. Gentleman 's opening comments , but not very grateful for his latter comments . |
| 7 | I am grateful for the hon. Gentleman 's first remark . |
| 8 | I am grateful for the hon. Gentleman 's support . |
| 9 | I am grateful for the hon. Gentleman 's support which I take to be absolutely unequivocal support for the Trident programme . |
| 10 | I am grateful for the hon. Gentleman 's words about Her Majesty the Queen . |
| 11 | I am grateful for the hon. Gentleman 's support . |
| 12 | I am grateful for the hon. Gentleman 's support for Mr. Norman Warner , whose appointment will be widely welcomed by those who know him as an independent-minded and good man . |
| 13 | I am grateful for the hon. Gentleman 's remarks about the overall agreement that we have reached . |
| 14 | I take that as the hon. Gentleman 's first spending commitment , except that he is making it on behalf of employers and businesses . |
| 15 | You 'll realise the sense of that after a good night 's sleep . ’ |
| 16 | According to one source , ministers supporting the project , who include Kenneth Baker , the minister for information technology , have been forced to lie low after the Prime Minister 's outburst . |
| 17 | It is easier when you are feeling fresh and alert after a good night 's sleep than at the end of a busy day , easier for short periods than for long periods . |
| 18 | claims that Holiday Inns ' commitment to TQM , introduced to the group in 1989 , made it easier for the 14 Scotts ' Hospitality properties to switch their franchise to Marriott Hotels , who are long-standing TQM enthusiasts . |
| 19 | Vicki is also favourite for the undefended girls ' 1618 years 100m butterfly title . |
| 20 | Cooper was interviewed by Rovers last weekend and emerged as favourite for the vacant manager 's job ahead of Port Vale 's John Rudge and ex-Southampton manager Chris Nicholl . |
| 21 | That Alex Wyllie , the grizzled New Zealand coach , regards this as the All Blacks ' most important tour since the Cup is a tribute not to the Welsh but to the necessity of bringing through the next generation of players . |
| 22 | It became clear as the Prime Minister 's speech progressed that that is precisely the most that he is playing for . |
| 23 | Hopes were high for a pleasant summer 's day fishing , but unfortunately this was not to be : heavy wind and rain — and a stomach-churning eight foot swell — resulted in a lot of green faces and a fewer that expected number of fish being caught . |
| 24 | She seemed nervous at first , then almost resentful of the older woman 's presence . |
| 25 | The debt owed by these nations totals $630 billion — about half of the developing world 's total debt . |
| 26 | Ideological differences did not prevent the Community from taking more than half of the Eastern bloc 's exports to the non-communist world , whilst the Eastern bloc absorbed high-technology goods from Western Europe . |
| 27 | Real concrete problems , such as the fact that Germany is the biggest trading nation in Europe , 50% more populous than France or Britain , that she holds half of the Soviet Union 's debt and has lent more money in government-guaranteed credit to Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union , can not be made to disappear with words . |
| 28 | Saudi Arabia , accounting for almost half of the Middle East 's proven oil reserves and over a quarter of world proven reserves , has the power to insist upon its rôle as OPEC 's swing producer . |
| 29 | International sales , equally divided now between corporate and retail sectors , rose 64% to £15.8m , and currently generate over half of the London-based group 's turnover . |
| 30 | The Arabian peninsula contains one half of the non-Communist world 's oil reserves , Saudi Arabia 's proven oil reserves are fourfold those of USA and UK together . |