Example sentences of "[adj] of [art] [noun pl] ' [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Matthews reckons that about half of the banks ' retained earnings comes from securities gains . |
| 2 | It threshed this way and that , as the giant tried , uselessly , to pull free of the Trees ' cruel grip . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | The cuts , equivalent to a 2p reduction in the basic rate of income tax , are expected to replenish some of the consumers ' depleted ammunition . |
| 7 | On leaving the plaintiffs , the defendant set up another company which sold heaters of a similar type to some of the plaintiffs ' previous customers . |
| 8 | Rule 22 of the Solicitors ' Incorporated Practice Rules 1988 has been amended to read : — |
| 9 | This norm contrasts with that of the groups ' careful speech which is very much closer to traditional Dyirbal ( see Dixon 1971 for a description ) . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | They were examined by a single pathologist ( SD ) who was unaware of the patients ' clinical details . |
| 12 | I always felt that it was typical of the Quakers ' practical Christianity to allow their building to be so used . |
| 13 | The situation was also complicated by the fact that , since 1945 , much of the islands ' native population had been replaced by Soviet citizens who were opposed to any concessions towards Japanese claims of sovereignty . |
| 14 | If the transaction is not likely to proceed , much of the advisers ' expensive time may be lost and unnecessary costs incurred . |
| 15 | Much of the Tories ' present difficulty is , in my view , caused by their having spent 16 months being politically correct themselves . |
| 16 | Rule 17 of the Solicitors ' Overseas Practice Rules requires that solicitors be covered by insurance or other indemnity as appropriate given the local conditions , and various other factors . |
| 17 | Nevertheless , this wide-ranging set of inquiries does illustrate that the level of concern has risen to incorporate many of the lawyers ' traditional users and allies . |
| 18 | As a result , many of the workers ' previous pension rights have already disintegrated . |
| 19 | Rule 4 of the Solicitors ' Incorporated Practice Rules 1988 has been amended to read as follows : |
| 20 | Flaherty took a drop more of the giants ' mulled wine than was good for him and very nearly disgraced his fellows by reciting an extremely improper poem , describing the exploits of a fair maiden who had fallen foul of a wicked and lustfully intentioned knight , but who had then escaped by invoking a demon who withered the knight 's passion . |
| 21 | He attended the Health and Safety Module 1 of the Technicians ' Initial technical Course . |
| 22 | Phrases such as ‘ the ‘ boyo' body-language kept breaking through ’ are reminiscent of the tabloids ' anti-Welsh campaign against Kinnock , and it is deplorable that a once-eminent socialist writer should use them . |
| 23 | One of the Teams ' main aims is to reduce unemployment in the area and in this regard the Teams work closely with other government bodies . |
| 24 | ( 2 ) A reference to a Rule is a reference to one of the Solicitors ' Incorporated Practice Rules 1988 . |
| 25 | However , the conference decided that the government should take action against those guilty of the deaths of Sikhs in the aftermath of Indira Gandhi 's assassination in 1984 [ see pp. 33220-21 ] , which had been one of the Sikhs ' main demands . |
| 26 | The youngest daughter Mary , a gifted academic in later life , was still at one of the Girls ' Public School Trust schools at Wimbledon , and the only son , Lancelot , was at Merchant Taylors ' School . |
| 27 | The decision removed one of the rebels ' principal grievances and was expected to strengthen Frelimo 's position at the negotiating table . |
| 28 | Unfortunately , safety was not one of the Dreadnoughts ' strong points , and there were some horrible accidents were one car , failing to stop in time , piled into the back of the other injuring and even killing passengers on the steps . |
| 29 | Delegates also expressed concern over the success of the anti-fur trade campaign , which had effectively shut down many of the markets for one of the Inuits ' principal exports . |
| 30 | One of the chemists ' major aims is to discover why these particular compounds work . |