Example sentences of "[prep] [det] [noun sg] [prep] [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | the economic ties of the old British Empire were tightened during this period and Britain remained at the centre of that group of countries ' trade and finance |
| 2 | " We shall yet talk of this day in ladies ' chambers , " said the Count of Soissons at the Battle of al-Mansurah . |
| 3 | The logical consequence of this view of consumers ' use of advertising is that there is a far greater chance of involving potential customers in the ads for more complex and expensive products . |
| 4 | The object of this sort of servants ' hall talk is invariably some butler who has come to the fore quite suddenly through having been appointed by a prominent house , and who has perhaps managed to pull off two or three large occasions with some success . |
| 5 | Against this vision of debtors ' prisons , ‘ harm to interests ’ theories merely require a person in default to pay monetary compensation for any harm which he has caused to protected interests . |
| 6 | What proportion of asylum seekers come into this country on visitors ' permits and then decide that they are in fear of persecution just as their permits come to an end ? |
| 7 | To join , and for more information about Friends ' activities , contact . |
| 8 | Speaking on July 22 during a visit to Washington , the then Soviet Armed Forces Chief of Staff , Marshal Sergei Akhromeyev , responded to the suggestion saying that the Soviet Union would be willing to scrap its rail-mobile SS-24 missiles provided that the USA did " not do anything in this category of weapons ' . |
| 9 | The British Cabinet system simply does not lend itself to that sort of Novices ' Handicap . |
| 10 | A problem arises here : the company policies and procedures need to be based on some knowledge of employees ' willingness to move but asking the employees whether they are willing to relocate will not provide constructive answers unless those concerned can have answers to their questions based on hard facts — which are usually given in written policy statements . |
| 11 | ( 3 ) Where the company has institutional shareholders , consultation may be required with the IPCs regarding any disapplication of shareholders ' pre-emption rights . |