Example sentences of "[num] [prep] [noun] [prep] [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
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1 | the financial statements comply with Sch 6 of the Companies Act 1985 in respect of directors ' emoluments and other transactions involving directors ; |
2 | Did nudes in the tabloid press proliferate in the 1970s in response to readers ' demands , or were readers ' expectations aroused by the supply , as a marketing device ? |
3 | No doubt Labour 's answer would be training , but the Government are already pumping billions of pounds of taxpayers ' money into training , in addition to the £20 billion that is spent annually by the private sector . |
4 | So much so , that the Commission continues its backing of the HDMAC analogue transmission standard for HDTV , regardless of its being overtaken by more advanced digital technology and despite broadcasters and telecommunications trade associations lobbying against it , and a plethora of industry pundits accusing the EC of wasting millions of pounds of taxpayers ' money . |
5 | SMALL wonder many couples prefer to live together and not marry when a divorce could cost thousands of pounds in lawyers ' fees . |