Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] [prep] [art] [noun] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the first place , as must already be evident , it shows some striking parallels with the Formalists ' views on literature and literary studies — views which were developed for the greater part quite independently of it , for although later Formalist theory may have been influenced to some degree by Saussure , the beginnings of the movement predate the publication of his Cours . |
| 2 | All of these findings remained broadly similar irrespective of whether we analysed total warmth towards parties and party leaders , total ratings for the parties ' performance on issues , or total inclinations towards voting for all three leading parties ( Table 8.8 ) . |
| 3 | But though , at the revolution , Romanians were shocked by stories about the pictures of the luxurious excesses of the Ceauşescus ' lifestyle — which until then had remained private — they had to whisper about their children , especially Nicu , if they wanted gossip of a Neronian quality . |
| 4 | There was at least something to be said , after all , for a poor-relief system which was adaptable to suit personal need as it arose ; for all the parsimony of parish overseers , careful guardians of the ratepayers ' monies as they were , they were dealing with paupers whom they knew as people . |
| 5 | That fact made nonsense of the description ‘ quota hoppers ’ applied by the British authorities to the applicants ' vessels and accentuated the breach of their rights under those provisions of the Act of Accession 1985 . |
| 6 | There still remains the primary need for all agreements , however limited in scope , which affect the partners to be set down clearly and exhaustively in writing to avoid subsequent dispute : such writing may range from the proper minutes of a partners ' meeting to a separate manual describing a firm 's management process as a guide , in the largest firms , to enable every partner and every employee to identify the person responsible for any particular aspect of the firm 's administration . |
| 7 | In the control office the top copies of the waiters ' checks from the kitchen or bar , together with the second copies from the cashiers , are checked against charged bills , duplicates of the paid bills and summary sheets to ensure that the pricing is correct and that everything has been charged . |
| 8 | Devine was particularly taken by the ornamental designs on the Scuttlers ' belts , produced with metal pins : ‘ These designs include figures of serpents , a heart pierced with an arrow ( this appears to be a favourite design ) , Prince of Wales ’ feathers , clogs , animals , stars , etc. , and often either the name of the wearer of the belt or that of some woman . ’ |
| 9 | Bobbio , like Schumpeter and Dahl , wishes to retain the competitive model of different parties for the peoples ' vote . |
| 10 | The Russian Federation would begin negotiations with interested parties on the troops ' status and on guarding the borders of Estonia , Latvia and Lithuania . |
| 11 | I thought of Compton Mackenzie 's brave words at a Nomads ' Club dinner where I was his guest about the mystical experience of people loving their countrymen through loving their country and , by re-creating themselves , re-creating their nation . |
| 12 | The Harpies ' cave is little more than a smelly hollow in the side of the hill , and contains nothing of interest , save for old bones from the Harpies ' victims . |
| 13 | None of the old historians of this County take notice of this Chantry , not even Mr Lambarde , who lived some years in the Bishops ' Palace here . |
| 14 | This explains why heads of governments , the police and the Establishment in general are such popular targets for the protesters ' attacks . |
| 15 | These results could be related to the histological findings , the dynamic nature of H pylori infection , the types of the antigens tested , NSAID intake , or some weaknesses in the manufacturers ' instructions . |
| 16 | The European elections saw Labour capture forty-five seats to the Conservatives ' thirty-two , the first major defeat for Mrs Thatcher in ten years of premiership . |
| 17 | In this way , Axis governments anticipated a Pacific war that had been studied by only a few individuals in the Allies ' interest . |
| 18 | That Kellynch Hall must be let , ‘ a beloved home made over to others ’ , is deeply felt ; but , within a few weeks of the Crofts ' arrival as tenants , Anne ‘ could not but in conscience feel that they were gone who deserved not to stay , and that Kellynch-hall had passed into better hands than its owners . ’ |
| 19 | Only a few weeks after the Crawfords ' split had made newspaper headlines , Gabrielle was named as ‘ the other woman ’ in a divorce action being brought by Baldwin 's wife . |
| 20 | There was one about lesbian leanings in a girls ' school : Put on your navy knicks , Pick up your hockey sticks … |
| 21 | They must keep accurate records , but the requirements of confidentiality may necessitate keeping some disclosures from the patients ' doctors . |
| 22 | However , it could dictate public perceptions of the parties ' agenda . |
| 23 | The therapist realized that some changes in the couples ' situation would have to occur within a few days if another crisis were to be avoided . |
| 24 | Here were the factories , the council estates and — just a few yards beyond the Redburns ' back garden — the railway . |
| 25 | Rules dated made by the Council of the Law Society with the concurrence of the Master of the Rolls under Schedule 14 paragraph 7 of the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 to regulate the contributions of registered foreign lawyers to the Solicitors ' Compensation Fund . |
| 26 | But Nutty 's team just ran when they were doing other things , like to school or to the refrigerator factory , and Nails ran up to Carter 's field every night and down every morning and swam a few lengths of the Smiths ' pool to get the smell of compost off him when the others complained . |
| 27 | The puppets then begin enacting some scenes from the adventurers ' recent exploits in the Castle , growing progressively more sarcastic and venomous in their dialogue . |
| 28 | During the afternoon , while he sat idly chatting to a few men in the masons ' lean-to , James Menzies arrived , his brown horse soaked black . |
| 29 | Charles the Bald 's ancestors , the eighth-century founders of the Carolingians ' family fortunes , had taken control of the church and its resources on a massive scale , and systematically : they had incorporated the church into the state . |
| 30 | The city is one of the most popular destinations on the visitors ' map … but accomodation bookings have fallen roughly a quarter over the past two years . |