Example sentences of "[vb pp] [subord] [prep] [art] [noun] ' " in BNC.
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1 | The above information on turnover , profit and net assets may be omitted if in the directors ' opinion its disclosure would be prejudicial to the interests of the company . |
2 | The above information on turnover and profit may be omitted if in the directors ' opinion its disclosure would be prejudicial to the interests of the company . |
3 | Their tissues showed changes due to cancerous destruction , and contained substantial amounts of radioactive material , evidently absorbed because of the girls ' practice of licking the tips of their paint brushes to achieve a finer point . |
4 | It was announced in Bucharest on Sept. 30 that a US$300,000,000 World Bank loan to Romania had been postponed because of the miners ' riots . |
5 | The models are , uncharacteristically , giving their services free of charge to directors George Michael and Thierry Mugler , although filming had to be postponed because of the models ' hectic schedules . |
6 | The trade unions fear that wage demands may have to be lowered because of the refugees ' greater flexibility and readiness to work for less money . |