Example sentences of "[to-vb] [prep] [adj] [noun] ' [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The two-mile race has been chosen to round off both horses ' preparations for the Arkle Challenge Trophy at the Festival on 16 March . |
| 2 | Piotr Kolodziejczyk , on the grounds that he was eligible to retire after 35 years ' service . |
| 3 | Erm , the storage binder , we , we , er , anticipate that you of course , will wind up with shelves full of storage binders housing various diaries , and you 'll want to know in ten years ' time , which storage binder has your nineteen ninety-four diary , erm , that 's what that label is for . |
| 4 | He was now preparing his speech to the Academy , due to meet in eight hours ' time at the behest of the military . |
| 5 | There was no Christian architecture before A.D. 200 ; believers gathered together to meet in each others ' homes and used the courtyard fountain for baptism . |
| 6 | It was clear to The Times that bankruptcy was far less of a protection to creditors than a licence to dishonest traders to speculate with other persons ' property . |
| 7 | We have started a bereavement group in our area — two afternoons a month and one evening session — which we are going to evaluate in six months ' time . |
| 8 | Group welfare officer Sheila Redmond is on hand to help with any employees ' problems — personal or medical . |
| 9 | It was eighty-five miles to Orange , a distance we hoped to cover in three days ' marching . |
| 10 | Nervous because she was due to play in two chukkas ' time , Perdita refused even to acknowledge Daisy 's presence . |
| 11 | Area Health Authority to apply on four hours ' notice to all parties ( such notice to be sufficiently given by telephone ) to vary or discharge this injunction . |
| 12 | The truth is anyone 's guess , but Weller certainly offered to play on Raw Stylus ' single ‘ Pushin' Against The Flow ’ , and their name cropped up in one of the few recent interviews given by the former Cappuccino Kid . |
| 13 | However , so much of what is now being produced lacks these very qualities that it may be more useful to look at successful artists ' work to find an answer to this question . |
| 14 | There is one simple , physiological reason why male birds try so hard to mate with other males ' mates , and why some females let them . |
| 15 | When historians are working on major pieces of research , or wish to deal with other historians ' views on particular topics , they may contribute articles to historical journals as interim reports on their work in progress . |
| 16 | Similarly , in the post-World War II period more interventionist governments wished to deal with authoritative employers ' representatives , sometimes with the aim of promoting greater centralisation in collective bargaining . |
| 17 | BT has set up a new free service to deal with all customers ' enquiries if they are moving house . |
| 18 | Beside him sat a man of such immense proportions that Eddie Stratton wondered how he could ever fit into the seat that had been booked for him on the flight to Heathrow , scheduled to leave in forty minutes ' time . |
| 19 | JAGUAR car workers are to put in nine hours ' overtime each week to complete the biggest single car order in the company 's history . |
| 20 | It finally came home then to Delaney what they were about to do in several hours ' time . |
| 21 | He had been Head of Modern Languages since 1920 , and was due to retire in five months ' time . |
| 22 | She had been intending to go in five minutes ' time , when she had drunk her cup of weak tea . |
| 23 | He is still a child , but old enough to understand about old times ' sake . |
| 24 | He is still a child , but old enough to understand about old times ' sake . |
| 25 | Thorn is a floating voter , but a Labour victory would be better for business , as replacements would be needed for the boxes which Tories wished to keep for old times ' sake . |
| 26 | I WAS amazed to read about Euro MPs ' perks . |
| 27 | These steps are likely to result in many employees ' worries being reduced and their attitudes towards relocation abroad becoming more favourable . |
| 28 | His Francesca was a rising star in the Department of Trade and Industry , and they planned to celebrate her thirtieth birthday with a skiing holiday , due to start in two weeks ' time . |
| 29 | The West has to dictate to other nations ' leadership , telling them what to do with their own wealth and natural resources . |
| 30 | the Arctic night , with no sunrise from 10 December to 3 January in these latitudes , tempted Admiral Hamilton to keep the strike force of eight destroyers and the cruiser HMS Arethusa in support of a prolonged visit , until a German bomb fell close to the cruiser , forcing the decision to withdraw after two days ' occupation . |