Example sentences of "[noun sg] [prep] [art] [noun sg] [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | Free multiparty elections held on June 8 , 1990 [ see p. 37542 ] , brought a clear majority for the twin citizens ' movements which had led the protests of late 1989 , Civic Forum in the Czech Lands and Public Against Violence in Slovakia . |
| 2 | The high result for the Estate Agents ' text may be a reflection the commonality between Estate Agents ' literature and other genres contained in the LOB Corpus . |
| 3 | However , it may transpire that the result for the Estate Agents ' text is somewhat unrepresentative . |
| 4 | The engineering works to extend and reinforce the system absorbed the bulk of the Area Boards ' capital budgets , but could now be more efficiently planned . |
| 5 | Ko Nu was elected President of the University Students ' Union ; the students looked up to him as their mentor . |
| 6 | I suppose he had forgotten that when Bill Jordan , president of the engineering workers ' union , asked him during the 1987 election campaign to announce then that he would hold a referendum on unilateralism after the election , he declined and replied that people would come round to it once they understood . |
| 7 | WATCHING the collapse of the opinion polls ' projections of a hung Parliament early last Friday morning , I was reminded of the 1970 General Election . |
| 8 | Both centres were able to identify specific areas for action as a result of the Subject Assessors ' visits and comments . |
| 9 | Up to 1,500 Indians may have died over the last two years as a result of the gold miners ' presence on their land . |
| 10 | TRAINED observers in the press gallery have been rather surprised that the behaviour of MPs has changed so little as a result of the television cameras ' arrival . |
| 11 | The Davy lamp was the direct result of the mine owners ' concern to recover coal , not from deeper shafts but from existing workings that were inaccessible because of a process known as ‘ creep ’ . |
| 12 | regular rhythm of the train wheels ' feet — |
| 13 | The accounts provided in this chapter of the development officers ' work will have shown already the breadth of activities in which they were involved : assessing , visiting and supporting clients and their families ; recruiting , training and supervising support workers ; negotiating with other service-providers . |
| 14 | The final chapter of the vase makers ' story is shrouded in mystery . |
| 15 | He was a leading light in the Cinematograph Exhibitors ' Association and expanded his business by acquiring and developing a chain of cinemas — which he named Vogue — in places like Govan , Rutherglen and Shettleston . |
| 16 | In the early stages after sentencing , supervision would be strict , and because of this would have an effect upon the probation officers ' traditional , caring function , emphasising instead a more custodial role . |
| 17 | When Charles Hennessy 's Adwatch column won a ‘ highly commended ’ gong in the Periodical Publishers ' Association annual awards in May , there were three options : sack him for not winning outright , pay him more , or promote him . |
| 18 | Ian Thompson , economic adviser to the Engineering Employers ' Federation , which has 5,200 member firms , warned : ‘ The basic message is that the UK economy is heading for recession , with reduction in investment , domestic demand and jobs . ’ |
| 19 | It 's another side to The Coal Porters ' sound and Griffin 's songwriting that shows they have more than one ace hidden up their sleeves . |
| 20 | The deaths were only publicised as a result of action by the Andalus ecologists ' group . |
| 21 | Er for example Claire 's on the er board as you know non Executive Director on er I 've just er become honorary treasurer of the I 'm , not quite sure whether that 's a plus or a minus at this point in time er and also volunteered to be Chairman of an Airport Supporters ' Group so please do n't tell anybody where I live |
| 22 | Charles Myers , chairman of the electricity consumers ' committee for Merseyside and North Wales , dismissed the 1pc tariff cut as insufficient to help the ordinary customer . |
| 23 | Charles Myers , chairman of the electricity consumers ' committee for Merseyside and North Wales , dismissed the 1pc tariff cut as insufficient to help the ordinary customer . |
| 24 | In 1981 he was chairman of the Computer Retailers ' Association , and he stood as a local government candidate for Rother Valley in the 1987 General Election . |
| 25 | John Bartell , chairman of the Prison Officers ' Association , has warned that any remand prisoner suffering a condition that requires constant nursing care , or carrying the HIV virus , would not be sent to the Wolds because of the possible cost . |
| 26 | After a period of unemployment in 1919 he found work at the government-run Slough Transport Depot where he became chairman of the shop stewards ' committee , organizing strikes and demonstrations against its eventual closure in April 1920 . |
| 27 | The chairman of the Ivory Manufacturers ' Association in Zimbabwe , however , advised against withdrawal from CITES ; this could affect tourism and aid , he said , while ivory trade markets would remain blocked . |
| 28 | ‘ If your child dislikes taking medicines , trying making it ‘ fun ’ — for instance , make it part of a teddy bears ' tea party . |
| 29 | World War I , which the BSP opposed , and the Bolshevik revolution in Russia reinforced his commitment to militant activity as part of the shop stewards ' movement in the engineering trades . |
| 30 | The workshop was free for visitors , part of the festival organisers ' aim of encouraging more people to take an interest in dance . |