Example sentences of "[det] [noun pl] [unc] [noun] of [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They borrow from the banks for as little as a few hours ' notice of recall by the banks ( money at call ) , and lend to the government , local authorities and firms for typically three months ( bills of exchange ) . |
| 2 | So I jerk a reluctant Rainbow to her feet , cause her to blurt appropriate remarks about the lateness of the hour , and steer her out of this snakes ' nest of baby ben Issachars . |
| 3 | It was arranged that he would take a few days ' supply of stoma bags with him and he was given a list of equipment he would require . |
| 4 | The telegraph now allowed instantaneous communication with the farthest reaches o the empire , while the steamship brought everywhere in the world within a few weeks ' sail of home . |
| 5 | SOME MANAGERS ' MYTHS OF MANAGEMENT |
| 6 | You 've said ‘ Fire ! ’ and seen the price of a dozen cameras blow away in a few seconds ' worth of flash and bang , with nothing left at the end to stick in the family album . |
| 7 | I never buy it of fortnightly so I I 'll go to the shop and I 'll say , Right , probably seven tins of beans , seven tins of peas , er you know a few tins a few beans er tins of spaghetti and things like that you know , bits and bobs , but I 'll still get a joint for me Sundays . |
| 8 | There were unexplained hold-ups , enemy strongpoints catching the leaders in heavy fire perhaps , or a few moments ' loss of direction as they probed forward . |
| 9 | During that time these countries ' share of world energy consumption will rise from just over one-fifth to almost one-third of total consumption . |
| 10 | Next there is these theologians ' view of salvation . |
| 11 | sort of well we ca n't pay this that and the other and the thing that really gets me and , and , you know , I , I 've tried to reason it through so many times but top er top of these mums ' sort of shopping list is these disposable nappies |
| 12 | It is important to delineate these drugs ' mechanisms of action in decreasing urinary albumin excretion in diabetic patients because classic antihypertensive drugs reduce both the rate of progression of diabetic nephropathy and microalbuminuria in normotensive diabetic patients in the short term . |
| 13 | These women 's experiences of poverty demonstrate its different facets . |
| 14 | Whilst Rick 's aim in changing the curriculum was to focus on mathematical thinking , this was at odds not only with many parents ' perceptions of mathematics , but also those of one member of his department and the headteacher . |
| 15 | Despite many years ' experience of child care and family case work there is still a lively debate about the causes and extent of family failure and about what further measures should be taken to reduce it . |
| 16 | In the face of even further diversion of financial resources for training away from special needs , can we build on what expertise we have to find economic and yet effective ways to overcome the present difficulties , to deepen all teachers ' understanding of learning and behaviour problems and of the way in which they might be resolved within the learning situation of the classroom ? |
| 17 | This , and many companion volumes on overseas registers which Air-Britain produces , are much more serious volumes than those spotters ' guides of yore , their contents likely to prove as useful to aircraft dealers , brokers , insurers , buyers ( and tax inspectors ? ) as they do to the binocular-and-bobble-hats brigade , not to mention we scribblers , who occasionally have a compelling need to know how many PA-28s there are in the country ( a lot ) or whether the Miles Student jet trainer is still extant ( it is ) . |
| 18 | The spring , he says , is a particularly perilous time in adder-land : as they emerge from hibernation , adders are too groggy to slip away from potential threats but their fangs are filled with several months ' worth of venom . |
| 19 | There was a low US energy dependence on coal ( only 18–20 per cent ) ; several months ' stockpiles of coal were held by key consumers ; UMW-dominated mines held a low share of the total number of national contracts ( around 52 per cent , compared with 67 per cent in 1974 ) ; there was a growing influence on the markets of western strip mines ( which tended to be non-union organised by the International Union of Operating Engineers ) who would not be sympathetic ; and finally , the petroleum crisis of the early 1970s had prompted the re-opening of many smaller mines ( 6,100 operating units in 1969 to 7,000 in 1977 ) which were non-union . |
| 20 | All had several days ' growth of beard and were dressed in a motley collection of civilian clothing . |
| 21 | And definitely not with several days ' growth of beard on an aggressively masculine jaw , or with so much … so much compelling strength in his face , in his ice-blue eyes . |
| 22 | Several years ' experience of manpower planning work in large organisations ( Rolls-Royce and the NHS ) led to the conviction that microcomputers could provide the best solution to many of the problems encountered . |
| 23 | We 've had a debate on Local Management of Schools opposed by the Labour Party where we have seen that the right to choose their own children 's quality of education and where school governing bodies can direct their cash where they want has been extremely popular . |
| 24 | Most artists ' ranges of oil paint are priced in series . |
| 25 | Most artists ' ranges of oil paint are priced in series . |
| 26 | There is no real objection to any of the provisions in clauses 4.2 or 4.3 which seem sensible and fair from both parties ' points of view , assuming of course that the tenant has been unsuccessful in having clause 4.1 deleted . |
| 27 | 9.10 Entire understanding This Lease embodies the entire understanding of the parties relating to the Premises and to all the matters dealt with by any of the provisions of this Lease The provision has merit from both parties ' points of view . |
| 28 | The result should be to reduce both parties ' costs of stockholding , argues Sears . |
| 29 | Secondly , and far more important , the main factor in most men 's standard of living was not what they could earn but what they could produce , and here conditions were dominated not by economic relationships with other men but by something far more basic , the annual and unpredictable variations in the weather and the effects which this would have on the harvest . |
| 30 | Most pupils ' experience of drama must be confined to ‘ drama lessons ’ and the easiest way to conduct such a short lesson is to devote it to improvised drama and movement , with its focus on individual objectives . |