Example sentences of "[noun sg] [prep] [adj] [noun] ' [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Development Board for Rural Wales ' education industry development officer , Keith Harding , has been at the forefront of developing the project in rural Wales . |
| 2 | And she had laid in Greek brandy and pink champagne for old times ' sake . |
| 3 | On the left , new and special projects programming executive Brian George receives his award for 25 years ' service from logistics director Mike Cozens . |
| 4 | I went to university for five years ' study . |
| 5 | Stephen Kunz , Technical Manager , receives his watch for 25 years ' service . |
| 6 | Duncan Dawson ( left ) is photographed with Engineering Manager , Ian Haveron , after being presented with his watch for 25 years ' service . |
| 7 | She had returned to Somerville to complete her degree course after two years ' school teaching ( ‘ Taught all the sciences Botany , Zoo , Chemistry . |
| 8 | A pilot study at St George 's Hospital in London has suggested that quadruple treatment with rifampicin , ethambutol , isoniazid , and pyrazinamide or clofazamine may be of value , with 10 of 20 patients remaining in remission after nine months ' treatment . |
| 9 | Jed-Forest signed a £30,000 deal for three years ' backing from the TSB , Melrose will receive a minimum of £10,000 this season from Concept Group , sponsorship which , through bonuses , could rise to £15,000 if they win the national championship and the Border League , and Stewart 's Melville have a season 's £15,000 support from Dial Office Systems . |
| 10 | An earnout may enable the purchaser to bridge the gap between both parties ' price expectations , with the assurance that a higher price will only be paid if projections are achieved . |
| 11 | These statutes were ironically among the main foci of opposition during those countries ' independence movements . |
| 12 | Chèvre is the best known of all the goats ' milk cheeses , possibly because the name is actually a generic term for all goats ' milk cheese . |
| 13 | At the International Association of Culinary Professionals ' conference in the US , Henrietta Green was given a Julia Child Cookbook Award for A Glorious Harvest ( Sedgwood Press ) . |
| 14 | Our report was based on the Association of American Publishers ' Newsletter , which in a recent issue reported as follows : |
| 15 | Royal Bank of Scotland has decided from 1 October 1991 , and in line with market practice and the Association of British Insurers ' SORP , to defer acquisition expenses relating to new and renewed motor and household policies over the period during which the premiums are earned , generally 12 months . |
| 16 | The fanfare of catwalk shows , exhibitions , and the production of designs that may never be worn , take up a great deal of most designers ' time and money . |
| 17 | There also arrived a strong deputation from the DHSS : the Minister of State , now of much greater fame , Dr David Owen ; the Permanent Under-Secretary , Sir Patrick Nairne , and Barbara 's most trusted right-hand man , a beardless youth , then recently the president of some students ' association , named Jack Straw , with whom I had occasion to cross swords later . |
| 18 | She heard mention of six months ' imprisonment , and was terrified that she 'd be locked up for doing nothing . |
| 19 | The foreman had naturally hit the roof over the loss of thirty minutes ' production , which would pull down his departmental output and efficiency target and had roundly reprimanded the shop steward for taking such unauthorised action without first bringing the alleged safety hazard to his attention , in line with normal company standard practice . |
| 20 | This report was the result of four months ' research , including material relating to Britain , Belgium , South Africa , Canada and the US , and noted that the IDA 's and the IIRS 's ‘ complacent attitude ’ towards asbestos was not shared by many eminent bodies throughout the world and that there was movement towards the phasing out of asbestos . |
| 21 | ‘ Fields of Vision — Dreams of View ’ — Dawson 's first exhibition dedicated to personal creative work and the result of two years ' work in collage — is showing at Smiths ' Gallery 3 in Covent Garden from 17–22 February . |
| 22 | The walk-in centre is the result of two years ' struggle by an international group of scientists to realise an ideal . |
| 23 | Called PRC 565 , it is a new generation product and the result of two years ' development involving American and British scientists . |
| 24 | Not all the Le Monde journalists support the change , which is the result of two years ' market research and several dummy editions . |
| 25 | Then I went in to face an English Corporal of ten years ' service , who had a bad reputation . |
| 26 | UP leaders Gabriel Jaime Santamaria and Benito Súarez Garcia had been murdered in November 1989 and February 1990 , and the murder of agricultural workers ' trade union leader Sebastian Mosquera had led to a strike of 26,000 banana workers in September 1989 . |
| 27 | In the same week in which the Wall Street Journal editorial appeared , it was announced in Britain that an extensive study of lone parents ' reliance on social security would be carried out after comments from Ministers that the state is having to foot the bill for the so-called dependency culture ( Guardian , 18 January 1989 , p. 3 ) . |
| 28 | Magnum/Mayall/Nelson 's ( 1985 ) study of American employers ' use of temporary workers used the same " on-off " break in conducting its analysis . |
| 29 | As an example Russell and Macmillan ( 1952 ) quote the fact that with a westerly gale of twelve hours ' duration in the Atlantic the size of the waves reaching Cornwall would be limited by the time and not by the fetch , i.e. the distance between Cornwall and America . |
| 30 | My name is Mr , I am an ordinary shareholder of some years ' standing . |