Example sentences of "[noun sg] [prep] [det] [noun pl] ' [noun sg] " 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 | My name is Mr , I am an ordinary shareholder of some years ' standing . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | A journalist of many years ' experience , his ability and professionalism are well displayed in this excellent book . |
| 9 | Backs hold key to All Blacks ' demise |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | Women 's domestic virtues comprised an important part of most feminists ' argument for the vote . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | The real weakness of any players ' union lay in the difficulty of maintaining solidarity amongst its members . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | We employ friendly , professional staff who can offer the benefit of many years ' experience in the housing market . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | 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 ) . |
| 21 | Suggested entrance requirements are a degree or equivalent in an appropriate discipline or HNC/HND with several years ' laboratory experience . |
| 22 | As these colleges became overcrowded , the large monasteries set up their own academic halls , including Sempringham Hall and Durham Hall in St. Peter 's Street , Peterborough Hall in All Saints ' Street and Vaudey Hall ( owned by Vallis Dei Abbey near Grimsthorpe ) in St. Mary 's Street . |
| 23 | It prevents proceedings being transferred for this reason unless it can be shown that no other method , including transfer to another magistrates ' court , is appropriate and that delay would seriously prejudice the child 's interests . |
| 24 | The 33p stamp depicts three shepherds from a window at All Saints ' Church , Porthcawl , Mid Glamorgan , and the 28p and 39p stamps , showing scenes of the three kings bearing gifts , are from the Church of Our Lady and St Peter in Leatherhead , Surrey . |
| 25 | And the reward for dismissal is a golden handshake of several years ' pay . |
| 26 | What of the future and of the role that the profession can play in supporting the reforming nature of these bodies ' work ? |
| 27 | However , and no doubt as a consequence of several years ' experience of the fruits of Truth in Lending Law , this proportion is still very much higher than the 5 per cent in this country who count APR as most important . |
| 28 | The election 's last-minute switch to Labour probably reflected a genuine desire on some voters ' part to get the Tories out . |
| 29 | ‘ The store would increase traffic along Carmel Road , destroy the important rural Tees conservation area and take business away from the town centre , ’ he told the meeting at All Saints ' Church Hall in Ravensdale Road . |
| 30 | sort of well we ca n't pay this that and the other and the thing that really gets me and , and , you know , I , I 've tried to reason it through so many times but top er top of these mums ' sort of shopping list is these disposable nappies |