Example sentences of "[noun prp] [prep] [art] [adj] [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | But he also showed a striking interest in international developments , particularly the progress of the Protestant cause in France and Germany during the Thirty Years ' War . |
| 2 | He served with both Horse and Foot in Germany during the Seven Years ' War , an experience to which he often subsequently referred . |
| 3 | We passed by , and on to Dawlish with a superb birds ' eye view of Powderham Castle , the tourists already arriving to stroll the grounds . |
| 4 | The Football League 's attempts to bring their 14-month search for a chief executive to an early conclusion by choosing between Gordon Taylor of the Professional Footballers ' Association and Arthur Sandford , chief executive of Nottinghamshire county council , look destined to fail . |
| 5 | THE Football League 's attempts to bring their 14-month search for a chief executive to an early conclusion by choosing between Gordon Taylor of the Professional Footballers ' Association and Arthur Sandford , chief executive of Nottinghamshire county council , look destined to fail . |
| 6 | Central 's fraud officers were called in by Falkirk after an independent auditors ' report on the club 's finances . |
| 7 | Romania had not in fact recorded a vote on the crucial resolution on 14 January in the United Nations ' General Assembly on the withdrawal of foreign forces from Afghanistan . |
| 8 | Vice-President Augustus Aikhomu on July 17 ruled out the possibility of war with Cameroon over the two neighbours ' long-running border dispute . |
| 9 | It was only a vote in the Commons at 11 p.m. that brought the evening to an end and then she returned to Downing Street for a few hours ' work on her boxes before turning in . |
| 10 | [ That this House welcomes the public announcement by Her Majesty 's Government of the identity of the new head of MI5 ; but calls on Her Majesty 's Government to make a full statement about the role of Stella Rimington , in particular in connection with the activities of Mr. David Hart during the 1984 miners ' strike . ] |
| 11 | Republican candidate George Gottlieb and James A. Warren of the Socialist Workers ' Party polled 4 per cent and less than 1 per cent , respectively . |
| 12 | Berkshire planned to amalgamate the 300-pupil Southlands Girls ' School in Reading with a neighbouring boys ' school , selling the site for about £7 million , putting up £3 million of public money , and raising another £3 million from commercial sponsors . |
| 13 | According to Dr Judith Haynes of the educational psychologists ' group Child Consultants , the crucial thing is for parents to gain the child 's co-operation in establishing a revision regime in the weeks leading up to examinations . |
| 14 | In a speech delivered on Nov. 16 Zhu indicated that China was fully prepared to link its dispute with the UK over Hong Kong with the two countries ' future economic relations . |
| 15 | This is how the new Thorp two seat trainer will really look when it goes on sale in the UK in a few weeks ' time . |
| 16 | It was agreed with the Prince that the interview would take place at Broadlands where he would be staying with the Brabournes in a few weeks ' time . |
| 17 | Purcell , a student at Longlands College , Middlesbrough , finished second to clubmate Darryl Churchill in the senior boys ' race and is not affected by the amendment . |
| 18 | He was suspended for five matches by UEFA after his verbal attack on Swedish referee Rune Larrson during the European Cup-Winners ' Cup game against Spartak Moscow last October — four games of which will be carried over to the next Liverpool campaign in Europe following their elimination last October by Spartak Moscow . |
| 19 | It was Gwynne who in 1696 proposed the introduction of a loyal association , in response to revelations about the assassination plot , and who in 1698 led the inquiry into clandestine trade with France during the nine years ' war . |
| 20 | This rally was addressed by Gerry Fitt , Betty Sinclair , Roddy Connolly , Sean Nolan of the Irish Workers ' Party ( the name of the Communist Party in the south ) , and three of the Young Turks from the Derry Labour and republican left . |
| 21 | Helen Dobson , British Ladies ' Champion and Stroke-play Champion , and Elaine Farquharson , runner-up in the British Amateur , have been chosen to represent Great Britain in the International Ladies ' Doubles Amateur Championship , at Sao Paulo , Brazil , in October . |
| 22 | ‘ Clive Griffiths , the Welsh coach , may persuade me to play against France in a few weeks ' time but I have made up my mind to call it a day , ’ he said last night . |
| 23 | Another time when I was walking with Tony we paused for an hour at Malham to break a long day 's walk from Langcliffe to Arncliffe by Malham and Yew Cogar Scar by the old monks ' road . |
| 24 | There is also a copy here of the Black Madonna of St Foy , brought from Belgium during the Thirty Years ' War . |
| 25 | Living in the house , Farrel soon discovered , was like being a very junior NCO in a senior officers ' mess . |
| 26 | could you put me in touch ? ’ 'Sorry he 'll be back from America in a few days ' bingo . |
| 27 | That might help undo memories of living in or around Lucca in a displaced persons ' camp when they left Trieste ; a little cosseted security makes up for the times when there were seventeen families in one room . |
| 28 | Further doubts have been raised about the future of the THORP reprocessing plant at Sellafield by the Japanese authorities ' decision to abandon plutonium transports by sea [ see above ] and to scale down their nuclear-energy programme . |
| 29 | A monthly nature almanac compiled by Michael Clark of the Mammal Society , Chris Mead of the British Trust for Ornithology , Trevor James of the British Naturalists ' Association , and Richard A Jones of the British Entomological and Natural History Society . |
| 30 | A monthly nature almanac compiled by Michael Clark of the Mammal Society , Chris Mead of the British Trust for Ornithology , Trevor James of the British Naturalists ' Association , and Richard A Jones of the British Entomological and Natural History Society . |