Example sentences of "of a [noun sg] of [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | IN A REPORT on August 3 1992 we gave details of a survey of directors ' pay conducted by the Labour Research Department . |
| 2 | He may long to skip an afternoon 's school and play on the swings instead , but the thought of disapproving parents weighs more heavily than the thought of a couple of hours ' fun . |
| 3 | Two days ago they had arrived at Palma airport , Steve elated at the prospect of a couple of weeks ' work in his own special paradise place on earth and Ruth stuffed with foreboding . |
| 4 | National newspapers had been expected to publish the declaration , code , and announcement of a system of readers ' representatives to take up complaints from the public in today 's newspapers . |
| 5 | One of two surviving copies of a list of saints ' resting places in England was produced in New Minster Winchester in Cnut 's time . |
| 6 | One head of English in a comprehensive school described the compilation of an anthology of students ' writing which had included writing in languages other than English . |