Example sentences of "[noun sg] [prep] [det] [noun] ' [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | These statutes were ironically among the main foci of opposition during those countries ' independence movements . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Such enthusiasm may have had as much to do with the excited nationalism of wartime , as any substantial appreciation of these films ' merits , and it should not be supposed that British filmmakers had universally gone from being dull and unimaginative to become masters of the cinematic art . |
| 7 | My name is Mr , I am an ordinary shareholder of some years ' standing . |
| 8 | If the scores are tied , then the referee panel will award the victory on the basis of their appraisal of both contestants ' performances up to the point where injury occurred . |
| 9 | WHEN William Stukeley arrived in Stamford in 1729 to take up the living of All Saints ' Church , he was already a well-known physician and public figure , and today he is still remembered as one of the father figures of British archaeology . |
| 10 | A journalist of many years ' experience , his ability and professionalism are well displayed in this excellent book . |
| 11 | If we add to that the distinct empires which units and special schools often constitute and whose border crossings have indeterminate customs regulations , then there is scope for duplication and confusion in most LEAs ' provision . |
| 12 | Backs hold key to All Blacks ' demise |
| 13 | Ironically , if — as is not unlikely — Jason Leonard and Nick Popplewell go as the loose-heads , it is Wright who could cost Probyn his seat on that Lions ' plane . |
| 14 | The Court of Appeal said that the attempt to keep the group afloat by recourse to both companies ' assets was a reasonable commercial judgment in the circumstances and was not unfairly prejudicial . |
| 15 | The two-week work experience forms an important part of All Saints ' careers programme , which spans three years . |
| 16 | But there is a sense in which the genes of different species , even if they do n't meet at close quarters inside cells , nevertheless constitute an important part of each others ' environment . |
| 17 | The visibility issue was not part of those councils ' briefs . |
| 18 | Apart from this attractive coloration , part of this species ' desirability has been its rarity , while another factor is its reputation as an extremely difficult fish to work with . |
| 19 | Women 's domestic virtues comprised an important part of most feminists ' argument for the vote . |
| 20 | Advertising costs now form a not inconsiderable part of the budget of most solicitors ' firms . |
| 21 | However , an inspection of both projects ' cash flows might cause most readers to query this preference since the total cash inflows of Project B exceed those of Project A by £20,000 . |
| 22 | As a consequence , the complexity of some teachers ' classroom organization appeared to greatly increase the proportion of the time during which children were distracted , awaiting attention or working only sporadically . |
| 23 | The real weakness of any players ' union lay in the difficulty of maintaining solidarity amongst its members . |
| 24 | Welfare benefits currently form a higher proportion of many individuals ' income that was formerly the case , because of the rise in unemployment to levels unheard of since the 1930s , and because of the increase in the number of old people who are dependent upon state pensions . |
| 25 | I thought he had probably made an arrangement with a brothel-keeper , and sometimes I pictured him clinging to the branch of a tree peering in the darkness through the window of some schoolgirls ' dormitory . |
| 26 | We employ friendly , professional staff who can offer the benefit of many years ' experience in the housing market . |
| 27 | With the wisdom of hindsight and the benefit of several years ' experience , I now see that analysis , particularly involving econometric models , shows that it brings a reduction in employment . |
| 28 | He endorsed the aims of contributing to the raising of all pupils ' achievement through and beyond the national curriculum , of improving pupils ' motivation and increasing their participation in education , of preparing pupils better for the transition to further education , training or employment — and , all important in the preparation and review of management plans , of helping schools to consider how well their curriculum , teaching and organization enabled pupils to develop their all-round potential ( DES 1990b ) . |
| 29 | As regards finding more ‘ absolute ’ tempo area indications for automatic mechanical instruments : there are mechanical noises on the recordings I made of the 1793 and undated Niemecz mechanical organs associated with the turning of these instruments ' flywheels . |
| 30 | Suggested entrance requirements are a degree or equivalent in an appropriate discipline or HNC/HND with several years ' laboratory experience . |