Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] [prep] [art] [noun] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 ) . |
| 3 | But though , at the revolution , Romanians were shocked by stories about the pictures of the luxurious excesses of the Ceauşescus ' lifestyle — which until then had remained private — they had to whisper about their children , especially Nicu , if they wanted gossip of a Neronian quality . |
| 4 | There was at least something to be said , after all , for a poor-relief system which was adaptable to suit personal need as it arose ; for all the parsimony of parish overseers , careful guardians of the ratepayers ' monies as they were , they were dealing with paupers whom they knew as people . |
| 5 | That fact made nonsense of the description ‘ quota hoppers ’ applied by the British authorities to the applicants ' vessels and accentuated the breach of their rights under those provisions of the Act of Accession 1985 . |
| 6 | There still remains the primary need for all agreements , however limited in scope , which affect the partners to be set down clearly and exhaustively in writing to avoid subsequent dispute : such writing may range from the proper minutes of a partners ' meeting to a separate manual describing a firm 's management process as a guide , in the largest firms , to enable every partner and every employee to identify the person responsible for any particular aspect of the firm 's administration . |
| 7 | In the control office the top copies of the waiters ' checks from the kitchen or bar , together with the second copies from the cashiers , are checked against charged bills , duplicates of the paid bills and summary sheets to ensure that the pricing is correct and that everything has been charged . |
| 8 | Devine was particularly taken by the ornamental designs on the Scuttlers ' belts , produced with metal pins : ‘ These designs include figures of serpents , a heart pierced with an arrow ( this appears to be a favourite design ) , Prince of Wales ’ feathers , clogs , animals , stars , etc. , and often either the name of the wearer of the belt or that of some woman . ’ |
| 9 | Bobbio , like Schumpeter and Dahl , wishes to retain the competitive model of different parties for the peoples ' vote . |
| 10 | The Russian Federation would begin negotiations with interested parties on the troops ' status and on guarding the borders of Estonia , Latvia and Lithuania . |
| 11 | I thought of Compton Mackenzie 's brave words at a Nomads ' Club dinner where I was his guest about the mystical experience of people loving their countrymen through loving their country and , by re-creating themselves , re-creating their nation . |
| 12 | The Harpies ' cave is little more than a smelly hollow in the side of the hill , and contains nothing of interest , save for old bones from the Harpies ' victims . |
| 13 | This explains why heads of governments , the police and the Establishment in general are such popular targets for the protesters ' attacks . |
| 14 | There was one about lesbian leanings in a girls ' school : Put on your navy knicks , Pick up your hockey sticks … |
| 15 | However , it could dictate public perceptions of the parties ' agenda . |
| 16 | Rules dated made by the Council of the Law Society with the concurrence of the Master of the Rolls under Schedule 14 paragraph 7 of the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 to regulate the contributions of registered foreign lawyers to the Solicitors ' Compensation Fund . |
| 17 | Charles the Bald 's ancestors , the eighth-century founders of the Carolingians ' family fortunes , had taken control of the church and its resources on a massive scale , and systematically : they had incorporated the church into the state . |
| 18 | The city is one of the most popular destinations on the visitors ' map … but accomodation bookings have fallen roughly a quarter over the past two years . |
| 19 | The exhibits are drawn from private collections with some previously unseen items , and public holdings including the Goldsmiths ' Company who have lent ten pieces . |
| 20 | Critical distance between author and characters , by contrast , creates a climate of greater objectivity and encourages the reader to analyse the political and social consequences of the characters ' actions . |
| 21 | Although Artemis have removed them from these frames they will be offering them to some of the purchasers as interesting records of the plates ' history in their own right . |
| 22 | They told her nothing , paperbacks and hardbacks mixed indiscriminately , a wide variety of titles and subjects and a few back editions of The Writers ' and Artists ' Yearbook . |
| 23 | The stern , slightly pained expressions on the saints ' white and pink faces seemed to reflect fifty years or more of having a brass trumpet sounding in their ears . |
| 24 | But colleagues at the Grantham and Kesteven Hospital recall unpleasant happenings at the nurses ' home which they shared with Allitt . |
| 25 | They are prepared to rate the parties ' campaigns in the style of drama critics reviewing theatrical performances , at the same time forming separate judgments about the parties ' and leaders ' ability to govern . |
| 26 | The commons also brought charges of corruption and extortion against Neville and a number of other courtiers and merchants , while Alice Perrers was accused of misappropriating the king 's goods and of bribery ; but it is quite clear that Latimer and Lyons were the principal objects of the commons ' hostility . |
| 27 | The annual meetings of the churches ' central bodies are a forum for religious political debate and have been known to express tensions between the values of the majority Northern and minority Southern protestants . |
| 28 | The BEA engineers , in consultation with the boiler-makers , initially concentrated on alternative options for improving boiler reliability , and they had serious doubts about the manufacturers ' capacity to make reliable unit boilers with the higher postwar steam conditions , though gradually these were adopted after 1952 . |
| 29 | No further expense over and above that was incurred in , or in connection with , the provision of surplus places to the taxpayers ' children . |
| 30 | Mr Gibson who has already received permission for a tea shop can now submit separate applications for the visitors ' centre and the conversion of a former smithy into a holiday cottage the two elements supported by councillors . |