Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] [prep] [art] [noun pl] ['s] " 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 The vast majority of " common criminals " , as opposed to the political prisoners in the Women 's Prison , are prostitutes serving a six-month sentence for working without a licence .
3 The political prisoners in the Women 's Prison on the outskirts of San Salvador have shown enormous resilience despite their very difficult situation .
4 Given the educational importance of deductive explanations , it is important to consider some possible reasons for the children 's difficulty .
5 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 ) .
6 He remembers most warmly the lively discussions in the Men 's Bible Class , the chief spokesman being Mr John George McCann who , with his family , for many years gave skilled and professional help with the harvest decorations .
7 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 .
8 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 .
9 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 .
10 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 .
11 What Alice said was , There are many different formulations in the Women 's Movement .
12 There was also the presence of land-girls on neighbouring farms to remind Wendy of her own few months in the Women 's Land Army at St Andrews , where many Polish troops were stationed .
13 Bobbio , like Schumpeter and Dahl , wishes to retain the competitive model of different parties for the peoples ' vote .
14 There were highly satisfactory British performances in the men 's and women 's Lechner sailboards , the men 's and women 's singlehanded dinghies , the men 's 470 , and the Soling keelboat .
15 The Russian Federation would begin negotiations with interested parties on the troops ' status and on guarding the borders of Estonia , Latvia and Lithuania .
16 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 .
17 By way of illustration , Table 7.2 shows how it applies to some brands in the men 's toiletry field .
18 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 .
19 This explains why heads of governments , the police and the Establishment in general are such popular targets for the protesters ' attacks .
20 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 .
21 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 .
22 In this way , Axis governments anticipated a Pacific war that had been studied by only a few individuals in the Allies ' interest .
23 Top seeds for the men 's title , however , are Yorkshire 's Ilkley — fronted by Gary Henderson , with support from Simon Ickringill — who meet Berkshire in the semis , whilst No. 2 seeds and ‘ local boys ’ IFG Hallamshire Sheffield tackle event stalwarts Queen 's .
24 Community wildlife officer Dave Muir and Ann Lolley of the Tidy Britain Group join local people to plant British wildflowers at the Children 's Forest in Pennywell , Sunderland , on Wednesday .
25 There was little planning by field social workers for the children 's futures .
26 There was one about lesbian leanings in a girls ' school : Put on your navy knicks , Pick up your hockey sticks …
27 They must keep accurate records , but the requirements of confidentiality may necessitate keeping some disclosures from the patients ' doctors .
28 However , it could dictate public perceptions of the parties ' agenda .
29 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 .
30 Mary Ann Kennedy , 18 , from Manchester , played at Greenbank and Memorial hospitals on Tuesday , entertaining patients in the children 's , psychiatric and elderly care wards .
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