Example sentences of "[adv prt] [prep] [art] [adj] [noun pl] [unc] " in BNC.

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31 Despite an existing voluntary Code of Practice , reproduced in part below , drawn up by the National Farmers ' Union to minimise any nuisance and existing legal controls , complaints appear to be on the increase .
32 A record number of Guinness pensioners turned out for the annual pensioners ' party at Park Royal this month — almost 1,000 descended on the brewery grounds to remenisce about their lives in the brewery .
33 A small table might be set out for the three bears ' breakfast with three sizes of chair , bowl and so on , together with three sizes of bear for the children to play with .
34 Tell him to build a tower out of a hundred elephants ' tusks . "
35 Outside-half Didier Camberabero , not an immaculate hair out of place , converted 11 of those tries by way of reminding France , who left him out of the Five Nations ' side , that he is still a formidable competitor .
36 In Wall Street journals now speak of an irreversible decline of the middleman — the suave dealmaker who carves a chunk out of the real workers ' profits by flitting with bright notions from door to door .
37 I must admit that we ourselves started out with a strong women 's following , but I think that 's because of society and the way men are brought up not to be so immediately emotional .
38 Production of the Japanese industry 's two principal profit earners — the F-15J fighter and the P-3C anti-submarine aircraft , both built under licence from the United States — will peter out in a few years ' time .
39 I met a teacher recently , one of our best , the sort of charismatic individual with a ready smile , a mind full of anarchic ideas , a love of literature and an effortless but much practised classroom skill which bounces back from the interested eyes 0& his students .
40 We will be reporting back in a few weeks ' time about this case and whether we have achieved a lasting and muzzle-free peace treaty between the battling Yorkies !
41 They went away thanking her for her help , and promised to come back in a few weeks ' time when Bruno 's booster injection was due .
42 so she 's got to go back in a few weeks ' time
43 Well , we had a talk and she invited me to come back in a few days ' time .
44 A special analysis of the overall extent of the temporary workforce carried out on the British/European Communities ' Labour Force Survey bears on the changing structure of the labour market and its likely repercussions on the outlook for Britain 's underclass .
45 Mr Cairns , a former Ulster teacher now lecturing in Japan who is home on a study project , said : ‘ They went for a meal to McDonalds and when the girls said they would take a taxi back to the Young Women 's Christian Association the boys told them not to take a black taxi because they were too expensive .
46 Hughes , aged29 , has a remarkable record going back to the first women 's World Championships in 1980 including a world gold in 1986 , world bronze in 1987 and two European titles .
47 Erm , I 'm sorry to come back to the central overheads er again , but erm it , considering that the other income largely related to ninety one , I 'm a little unclear why the central costs went down , I ca n't believe there 's been any salary cuts at
48 I mean effectively , I always wanted to go back to the middle ages er , with , with the history books of English society .
49 The bill had arrived just before our fifth wedding anniversary , celebrated with a rare night out at the Working Men 's Club with my in-laws and Pam and her first husband , Gordon .
50 At Birlik ( Unity ) , a radical nationalist movement , they are forced to camp out at the decrepit Writers ' Union building , where rotting rubbish is piled high in the corridor .
51 Two surveys conducted for the committee were of particular relevance to post-school provision : one , of young people , carried out by the National Children 's Bureau ( of which more later ) and a survey by Her Majesty 's Inspectorate .
52 He went on to a few years ' stint as assistant , ‘ doing stuff from watches to bedrooms ’ , interspersed with occasional bouts of travel abroad , a period which proved ‘ a lot of learning and finding out about me . ’
53 He went on to a few years ' stint as assistant , ‘ doing stuff from watches to bedrooms ’ , interspersed with occasional bouts of travel abroad , a period which proved ‘ a lot of learning and finding out about me . ’
54 Erm then he moves on to the middle peasants erm they 're similar , I mean once again they , they 've got enough to eat , they are , they are n't under as much stress , I mean th th they can su survive and so the idea of them risking all to support a revolution would be very er you know very risky at the time at the beginning er the opening period erm so once again th th I 'd say their conclusion is afraid not , you know , I wo n't join a peasant association , i it wo n't last .
55 The doctor looked down on to the younger children 's heads and his teeth clamped down even harder on his cigar .
56 Some of them will be further reunited when the Barbarians round off the All Blacks ' tour at Twickenham on 25 November .
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