Example sentences of "of [noun sg] [prep] [adj] [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although there were famous instances of resistance to individual officers ' claims , some people who protested suffered reprisals . |
| 2 | Meiriona Davies ( Mrs Bielawski , formerly Mrs Noon ) , is an experienced careers of ficer of twenty years ' standing : ‘ Still doing it , but government policy means we shall probably soon cease to exist as a public service , so I shall no doubt be looking for something else unless by great good fortune the Tories lose power ! ’ |
| 3 | I discuss induction of labour at 42 weeks ' gestation in an otherwise uncomplicated pregnancy and offer it if the cervix is favourable and the woman keen to be delivered . |
| 4 | These statutes were ironically among the main foci of opposition during those countries ' independence movements . |
| 5 | The figure shows the prospective risk of stillbirth at 23–42 weeks ' gestation for all births in Japan and the cumulative percentage of stillbirths . |
| 6 | There seemed little awareness of how the mainstream activities of the housing department are of relevance to social services ' role in enabling independent living . |
| 7 | However the major obstacle to general acceptance was one of incompatibility between different manufacturers ' machines . |
| 8 | But councillors are urging officials to get on with spending because the authority could go out of business in two years ' time if local government is reorganised . |
| 9 | For a variety of reasons Stalin rejected a ‘ Finnish ’ solution in Eastern Europe in preference to a security formula based on ideological conformity and the maintenance of control over these countries ' internal as well as external policies . |
| 10 | How state governments approach the budget deficits now facing them will determine whether the coming year sees a further round of downgrading of public authorities ' credit ratings . |
| 11 | This could illustrate the degree of convergence among different readers ' intuitions about particular texts . |
| 12 | rate of increase in productive workers ' consumption declines , whilst G remains constant , then there will emerge the surplus of unsold consumption goods that she postulated . |
| 13 | The President of the USSR , as head of state , would be " the guarantor of observance of Soviet citizens ' rights and freedoms and of the USSR Constitution and laws " ; the protector of " the sovereignty of the USSR and union republics and the country 's security and territorial integrity " ; and the supreme representative of the USSR at home and in international relations . |
| 14 | Puritans also viewed breaches of traditional , Christian sexual morality in a serious light ; in 1650 , the Rump Parliament passed an Adultery Act , which sought to punish those convicted of fornication with three months ' imprisonment , and those found guilty of adultery with death . |
| 15 | The whips agree to give a certain amount of time for private members ' bills and private members ' motions , but they then encourage all their own backbenchers to ballot for these opportunities . |