Example sentences of "[noun sg] [adj] [prep] [art] [noun pl] ['s] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Flaherty took a drop more of the giants ' mulled wine than was good for him and very nearly disgraced his fellows by reciting an extremely improper poem , describing the exploits of a fair maiden who had fallen foul of a wicked and lustfully intentioned knight , but who had then escaped by invoking a demon who withered the knight 's passion . |
| 32 | Ryanne one of the yanks ' names the other night , Ryanne . |
| 33 | Like the woman famed in the bairns ' rhyme , ‘ who lived in a shoe , and had so many children she did not know what to do , ’ Martha in her Boat-house kept so many lodgers — the cooking of meals , making of beds , and washing of linen for such a host made her often remark , ‘ I have so much wark , I dinna know what to do first ; ’ and then she had a husband to work for . |
| 34 | They measured night-time noise , from 22.30 to 06.36 , in the area next to the nurses ' station in three different types of wards and found that night-time noise over 8 hours in the psychiatric ward was 49 dB(A) ; in the general medical ward was 68 dB(A) ; and in the acute admitting general ward was 66 dB(A) — the general wards being well above the Bentley et al ‘ annoying ’ level . |
| 35 | Since the STJ always confined itself to veiled hints of this kind rather than anything more explicit , and since there is little or no literature available on the women 's suffrage movement in Edinburgh , it is impossible to say whether there was indeed any personal connection between the Master Printers and the " West End suffragettes . " |
| 36 | Not so good luck for the Veterans A side in Division One of the Veterans ' Section , who went down 7–2 to Romford A. Derek Wood and Dave Binns took a point apiece for Clacton . |
| 37 | Therefore , so far as the original shareholders were concerned , clause 3 of the shareholders ' agreement did not amount to an unlawful fetter on the company 's statutory power to increase its share capital ; it was simply a personal agreement outside the articles between the shareholders who executed it about how they would exercise their voting rights in relation to the creation or issue of shares , and did not purport to bind future shareholders . |
| 38 | Letters or articles advocating a switch to political pluralism ‘ would be an act against socialism , ’ according to Mr Tran Cong Man , Deputy Secretary General of the Journalists ' Association . |
| 39 | The material used was cheap , readily available — very often with attractive photographs or other illustrated matter — and took up space unfilled by the papers ' own journalists . |
| 40 | This is a frail old gallery in the yard next to the weavers ' yard , standing behind the main street . |
| 41 | Confronted with the new philosophy that winning is the name of the game , student rugby , with its romantic vision of fun and entertainment , seemed increasingly out of touch with the pragmatic reality prevailing in the unions ' corridors of power . |
| 42 | Number 2914 is used by the Royal Household and number 2915 by the Travellers ' Fare staff and the Regional Inspectorate . |
| 43 | Jinkwa had used cremation ceremony speech number 401 from the officers ' manual to stimulate just that effect . |
| 44 | A tenancy in common is usual in a business situation such as a solicitors ' partnership . |
| 45 | The details must then be updated to provide further information such as the clients ' name and address and the name of a general contact within the organisation . |
| 46 | Paragraph 7 of the Solicitors ' Publicity Code 1990 has been amended to read as follows : — |
| 47 | The risk involved in the defendants ' operations was so great that a high degree of care was expected of them . |
| 48 | Paragraph 6 of the Solicitors ' Publicity Code 1990 has been amended to read as follows : |
| 49 | And the Postman 's spectacle was covered in greenflies from the vigorous activity up the tree : " No , but I says to him " — " Really , all right " — " Well " — " and " — " Oh , you 've done it " — " Must go down to the " — " Taps , got to get some " went the song to the rhythm of empty beer bottles dropping into the side pocket receptacles of tree-holder number 29 on the dustmen 's route — and the tip-holding pockets for the dustmen were not full or anything cos the ladies had all forgotten their purses , and the paper , folding , crumpled , torn money had long since fluttered down from their knicker-elastic banks . |
| 50 | As a mark of respect , Edouard Balladur , the new prime minister , postponed a report critical of the Socialists ' term in office . |
| 51 | LADIES ' soccer : Kate Esden 's goal four minutes from the end brought two points Colchester United Falcons way against Luton Town reserves in a match disrupted by a blizzard.The 1–0 win ensures them of at least a runners-up spot in their first season in Division Two of the Women 's FA Eastern League.The League 's plate competition takes centre stage this Sunday as the Falcons travel to Stalham Seahawks , Norfolk , and the Eagles entertain Hemel Town at Alderman Blaxill School , Shrub End ( ko 2pm ) . |
| 52 | Part two of the archives ' look at the history of packaging at Sainsbury 's . |
| 53 | I chatted the one grandmother , who hard hardly seen her grandson who has made friends with another eight year old in the children 's club . |
| 54 | Those MPs who succumbed to the pressures of Party democracy brought their golf clubs with them and spent long days on the sandy links of Southport and elsewhere , returning to their hotels in the evening to take part in an entertainment such as the Agents ' dinner and dance . |
| 55 | The expert refused to do what the lessors wanted him to do , namely to rewrite his certificate in a way which he thought would make the certificate conclusive against the lessees ' interests . |
| 56 | Thus the difference between a contract of guarantee and one of indemnity was vital until section 2 of the Minors ' Contracts Act 1987 changed the law . |
| 57 | It was also stated that a ‘ scam ’ had been running for quite some time prior to the defendants ' involvement . |
| 58 | Section 3 of the Minors ' Contracts Act 1987 empowers the court , where it would be ‘ just and equitable ’ ( i.e. fair ) to do so , to require the minor to return property which he has acquired under a contract which is unenforceable against him . |
| 59 | Under section 1 of the Magistrates ' Court Act 1980 , a warrant for arrest may be issued by a magistrate on sworn information by the police . |
| 60 | On the prosecution 's application for judicial review , on the questions whether , in proceedings under section 7(5) , a hearing before two or more justices was required by virtue of section 121 of the Magistrates ' Courts Act 1980 , whether formal evidence was required to be adduced , and whether there was power to adjourn the proceedings : — |