Example sentences of "[prep] a [noun sg] [prep] [noun] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | After a couple of minutes ' polite talk and the offer of a cup of tea , Mrs Tanner went away to talk to mother . |
| 2 | Or maybe she was happy at the fact that , in a few minutes , after a couple of minutes ' contact with Clara Beeding 's right mitt , she would be skipping around with the best of them . |
| 3 | Still , I 'm glad I stole Friday and Saturday to see the boys , and after a couple of hours ' sleep , I awoke refreshed and looking forward to the arrival of David Grindrod for lunch . |
| 4 | Our two testers found Ketsugo cleared their spots after a couple of months ' use . |
| 5 | I phoned the Packard Bell hotline and after a couple of days ' wait they were very helpful . |
| 6 | Most library suppliers produce ‘ library editions ’ of fiction by buying up sets of book sheets from the publishers , adding double strength reinforcing and laminating the dust jackets on to their own boards — the end result having far greater durability than a publisher 's casing , and avoiding the need for binding after a couple of years ' use . |
| 7 | A TV show featuring sexy home videos was halted after a flood of viewers ' complaints in Sydney , Australia . |
| 8 | Graeme has returned to New Zealand after a season with Academicals ' Edinburgh namesakes . |
| 9 | Larry Fish ( left Chairman of Citizens Financial Group , chats with Peter Blampied , Chairman of the Boston Five , after a meeting at Citizens ' headquarters in Providence . |
| 10 | Carol tells of a life going downhill after she became pregnant at 14 , of a descent into doctors ' prescriptions ( ‘ Largactil , Valium , you name it … |
| 11 | IN A REPORT on August 3 1992 we gave details of a survey of directors ' pay conducted by the Labour Research Department . |
| 12 | But he is feared by militants to be considering adopting Lime Street-inspired suggestions of a cap on members ' losses of 100 per cent of their underwriting capacity . |
| 13 | But he is feared by militants to be considering adopting Lime Street-inspired suggestions of a cap on members ' losses of 100 per cent of their underwriting capacity . |
| 14 | He may long to skip an afternoon 's school and play on the swings instead , but the thought of disapproving parents weighs more heavily than the thought of a couple of hours ' fun . |
| 15 | Two days ago they had arrived at Palma airport , Steve elated at the prospect of a couple of weeks ' work in his own special paradise place on earth and Ruth stuffed with foreboding . |
| 16 | The hon. Gentleman spoke with anxiety of the possibility of a rise in miners ' wages as a consequence of this Bill . |
| 17 | National newspapers had been expected to publish the declaration , code , and announcement of a system of readers ' representatives to take up complaints from the public in today 's newspapers . |
| 18 | In the following extract ( 13 ) , there is another example of a mismatch between speakers ' topics , brought about by a misunderstanding of the intended meaning of a particular word . |
| 19 | If speaker D had gone on at some length about ‘ cobbles ’ or rough roads in general , or if the analysis only had part of this fragment , up to C 's it was rather rough , then we might have had no evidence of a divergence in speakers ' topics within the conversation . |
| 20 | At the time , with the glasses on , she had imagined she could faintly discern the shape of a skull under Cheeks ' plump face . |
| 21 | One of two surviving copies of a list of saints ' resting places in England was produced in New Minster Winchester in Cnut 's time . |
| 22 | One head of English in a comprehensive school described the compilation of an anthology of students ' writing which had included writing in languages other than English . |
| 23 | A fragment repeated itself inappropriately like a mantra in Charles ' mind . |
| 24 | It is usually the case that those things which best suit the Michels model are social movement organizations which have goals which can be ‘ compromised ’ because they are things — like an increase in workers ' standards of living or an improvement in working conditions — which are divisible . |
| 25 | In the present case the debtor did not apply for a taxation of Marshalls ' bills within one month . |
| 26 | The tough dual Oaks heroine , brave runner-up to Subotica in the Arc last time , is heading for a showdown with Breeders ' Cup Classic hero A P Indy in Tokyo . |
| 27 | And having committed the boy to a day on the rubbish , he could hardly turn me down when I suggested we settle for a couple of hours ' conversation over a few beers , after he 'd sorted out the mess . |
| 28 | Well he it wo n't it wo n't get done for a couple of weeks ' time then you 'll say |
| 29 | Shareholders in Unisys have been through so much misery , the fear that the IBM mainframe blight will soon infect the company is so great that no reasonable offer for the company is likely to be refused — and while the Unisys debt burden is now manageable , it is still onerous for a company of Unisys ' size , but AT&T 's credit remains almost as good as gold . |
| 30 | He attempted to use the union structures to guide developments , calling on Dec. 9 for a Congress of Peoples ' Deputies to be convened to discuss the Minsk agreement . |