Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] [prep] [art] [noun] ['s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Netherlands and UK Ministers both opposed Franco-German proposals for the WEU 's eventual incorporation into the EC [ see p. 38022 ] . |
| 2 | In the first place , as must already be evident , it shows some striking parallels with the Formalists ' views on literature and literary studies — views which were developed for the greater part quite independently of it , for although later Formalist theory may have been influenced to some degree by Saussure , the beginnings of the movement predate the publication of his Cours . |
| 3 | Responding to the latest test , carried out at Mururoa Atoll on 7 May , PNG Foreign Minister Michael Somare said France was ignoring the expressed wishes of the region 's people for a nuclear-free Pacific . |
| 4 | Repealers tended to view sex not merely as male-defined but as male , while women were promoted as the agents regulating immorality — powerful but asexual guardians of the nation 's morals . |
| 5 | He used the toes of his expensive brogues to grind each dead match into the teak-wood so that the charred tips smeared black carbonised streaks across the wood 's bone-whiteness . |
| 6 | erm I think two people have had tremendous problems and again must have been going up and down St Aldate 's , because they were very busy officials , was Edward Hyde , who later became Earl of Clarendon and wrote his story of the war , again of course from the Royalist point of view , and his great friend , Lord Falkland , who was Secretary of State for the King , and became so upset and worried by the rash policies of the Queen 's party and the general atmosphere of intrigue , and by the war itself , that he does seem to have more or less committed suicide at the battle of Newbury , by riding ahead of his troops into the enemy . |
| 7 | Nonetheless I am not the least surprised that the deputy judge did not accept their expressed opinions about the deceased 's capacity and rested his judgment on the other evidence . |
| 8 | She frequently exhibited embroideries and jewellery and contributed technical essays for the society 's exhibition catalogues of 1889 and 1890 . |
| 9 | No , I was going to say what about the one about five sticky buns in the baker 's shop , do you know that one ? |
| 10 | Five sticky buns in the baker 's shop is that right ? |
| 11 | The vast majority of " common criminals " , as opposed to the political prisoners in the Women 's Prison , are prostitutes serving a six-month sentence for working without a licence . |
| 12 | The political prisoners in the Women 's Prison on the outskirts of San Salvador have shown enormous resilience despite their very difficult situation . |
| 13 | Situated on a busy road , just 10–15 minutes walk uphill from the centre of town , the hotel 's excellent facilities include a top-floor swimming pool with dazzling panoramic views of the resort 's breathtaking bay , a roof-top restaurant called ‘ La Tenda ’ where light lunches are available from mid-June to September and a solarium equipped with relaxing sun-beds . |
| 14 | The classroom observations ( see 1a ) were written up in the form of case studies , to include descriptive accounts of the pupil 's microcomputer use , teachers ' class organisation and intervention occurrences . |
| 15 | Given the educational importance of deductive explanations , it is important to consider some possible reasons for the children 's difficulty . |
| 16 | After that he greeted her like an old friend each morning ; she did n't mind , it was dull talking to Magnus who seldom listened , and he gave her protection from the intense political views of the Afghan 's owner . |
| 17 | Of particular importance is the fact that all these procedures impose considerable constraints on the pragmatic and conversational aspects of the child 's language production , and as yet little is known about how this may interact with measures of grammar and meaning . |
| 18 | The Wren insurance mutual of some 40 major firms is offering a package tied up with an optional extension to cover consequential losses at the owner/occupier/tenant 's expense . |
| 19 | This had enabled the consortium to hire expert consultants to work on technical aspects of the CEGB 's case . |
| 20 | Each of these faces absorbs us within their sphere of reflection where , although the formality of their titles and their professional roles in the artist 's life is relaxed , they continue to respond to the person who was in our vantage point at the time , the photographer . |
| 21 | I admire her because she is an actress who can also sing and I think she has a wonderful personality , ’ said Mr Hipkiss as he stood with 1,500 screaming fans outside the city 's Ritzy nightclub . |
| 22 | As we slid at speed down the escarpment we took care to avoid nettles and barbed wire , then we 'd squeeze between the splintery struts of the Essoldo 's picket fence . |
| 23 | In a letter published in the Bogotá daily El Tiempo on Nov. 22 , some 50 prominent academics , artists and journalists , including the famous writer Gabriel García Márquez , called on the CNGSB to search for political solutions to the country 's problems . |
| 24 | His advisers in S Branch provided an alternative source of economic advice to the permanent civil servants , and they were strong supporters of the Section 's approach . |
| 25 | Two by-elections at the Wrekin and one at Dover showed the threat that independents could pose on the anti-spending tack , and Lord Salisbury tried to guide the agitation into respectable channels through a People 's Union for Economy . |
| 26 | The Board has appointed the following committees to deal with specific aspects of the Group 's affairs . |
| 27 | When it comes down to specifics , there is not even any real consensus between the political parties about the state 's duty to secure the civil , political and social elements of citizenship identified by Marshall . |
| 28 | All of these findings remained broadly similar irrespective of whether we analysed total warmth towards parties and party leaders , total ratings for the parties ' performance on issues , or total inclinations towards voting for all three leading parties ( Table 8.8 ) . |
| 29 | In the Mughal court great importance was always given to small details of protocol and privilege : the colour of a turban , the number of jewels in a noble 's dagger , the place he was assigned in the Red Fort : all these things had significance as subtle indicators to an omrah 's place in the ranking of the empire . |
| 30 | Mark Bright joined the Palace from Leicester City in November 1986 in a £75,000 deal and it was the goals from this cultured striker , along with those from partner Ian Wright , which took the Palace back to the 1st Division in 1989 , while also helping to make the twosome Palace 's top scorers in the League 's higher divisions , as well as one of the most prolific striking partnerships in the country at that time . |