Example sentences of "[prep] a [adj] [adj] [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
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1 | A crowd of more than 10,000 ethnic Albanians gathered outside the provincial LC headquarters in the capital , Pristina , on Jan. 24 , and a representative of a new independent students ' group read out a list of demands . |
2 | At a casual glance , Connections appears to possess all the erotic aesthetics of the Adam and Eve , and , therefore , all the erotic aesthetics of a mid-Seventies young offenders ' institute situated on the outskirts of Cardiff . |
3 | There was wild thyme growing up here too , and as she lay back for a few blissful moments ' rest its delicate perfume assailed Robbie 's nostrils — another sensory memory to be stored away , she thought wistfully . |
4 | Even in the case of the large church with a regular new members ' class , this may need to be supplemented by a sponsorship scheme in which the converts are matched with church members of the same sex and similar age and background , to help them find their feet and be introduced to the family . |
5 | There is a dining room ( with a beautiful Italian monks ' table dating from the early 18th century which interestingly has been lowered a few inches — the monks ate standing up ) , three bedrooms individually decorated , a comfortable study-cum-television room with a log-burning stove — and for bookworms , over 3,000 books . |
6 | She gave us parties and disapproved of me teaching : Jennifer darling , surely you can get a job in a nice private girls ' school But when I was 14 and had awful tonsillitis she brought me lemon and honey and sat on the edge of the pillow holding my damp hand . |
7 | Their decision follows crowd trouble by supporters in a previous European Champions ' League match at Marseille last December , for which their punishment by UEFA was to play their home game against Rangers on 3 March in an empty stadium . |
8 | The idea of a duty solicitor scheme to operate in a busy metropolitan magistrates ' court may seem to many to be a natural consequence of all the other paraphernalia of a socially conscious profession . |
9 | Staff and postgraduates participate in an annual Scottish universities ' conference in ecclesiastical history . |
10 | In a general election on April 20 the largest of the four main parties , the conservative pro-European Communities Independence Party ( IP ) , recovered the votes which had gone to a breakaway liberal Citizens ' Party ( CP ) in the April 1987 elections [ see pp. 35138-39 ] , giving it twice the representation of the next-largest party . |
11 | Thus the immediate practical relief offered was two days of day care at a progressive old peoples ' home , where Stanley was encouraged in his piano playing to make a lively contribution . |
12 | Some teachers , I know , were concerned by the soundtrack quality of this video , when it was shown at a recent Qualified Teachers ' day . |
13 | A Peterlee pensioner has been chosen to represent the Durham constituency at a forthcoming European pensioners ' parliament . |