Example sentences of "an [noun sg] [prep] the [noun] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | This naturally gives an advantage to the institutions ' closest advisers : American investment banks . |
| 2 | Mother , in other words , is thought to be always the same mother , parental influences are regarded as invariable throughout childhood , and an assessment of the parents ' psychological characteristics at one point is thought sufficient to typecast them for good . |
| 3 | This work upset some textile practitioners : at one venue , an entry in the visitors ' book invited viewers to the nearby art college to see ‘ real textiles ’ — a sign that the exhibition has gone beyond the ‘ logic ’ of textiles . |
| 4 | Easy Over also holds an engagement in the Ladies ' Open , along with True Dowry , already a course winner this season . |
| 5 | Unfortunately , Madonna took this to be an indication of the lads ' state , and took her leave . |
| 6 | Initially , they emphasised export strategies as an alternative to the leaders ' investment-based approach . |
| 7 | She heard an echo of the pirates ' chorus from The Sea Hawk in the rain . |
| 8 | The registry was to act as an agent for the parties ' endorsement of bills , as well as for the delivery of the paper based bill of lading with which the goods would be claimed from the carrier . |
| 9 | In the case of a relatively small acquisition it may be sufficient just to have an appreciation of the clients ' strategic thinking . |
| 10 | The book contained a catechism and an exposition of the Apostles ' Creed , together with prayers and litanies . |
| 11 | Is not the act of contracting an exercise of the parties ' moral rights , with the effect that the outcome of the contracting , the company , is legitimated by reference to those rights ? |
| 12 | The Cadbury Committee suggests auditors should test going concern assumptions , and give an opinion on the directors ' report . |
| 13 | Otherwise , it rounds up the usual suspects : The Jaynettes ‘ Sally Go Round The Roses ’ , various dance songs and an impersonation of The Newbeats ' ‘ Bread And Butter ’ in ‘ Peaches ‘ N ’ Cream ’ . |
| 14 | He never put in an appearance at the parents ' meeting . |
| 15 | Suh Kyung-won was an activist in the farmers ' movement and became president of the Catholic Farmers Association in 1982 . |
| 16 | The SDP leader , Chiam See Tong , announced that he would seek an alliance with the Workers ' Party whose general secretary , Joshua Jeyaretnum , declared himself ready to co-operate . |
| 17 | The two fresh contenders of greatest interest , if only because they were not even in the side when Scotland trounced Ireland at Murrayfield , are Peter Clohessy on the tight-head — a player who incurred the wrath of Australia 's Bob Dwyer but who was held to have made quite an impact on the Lions ' top brass versus Wales — and the young stand-off , Eric Ellwood . |
| 18 | This section is therefore designed to show how the companies scan their environments to identify these fundamental and broad-ranging changes that might have an impact on the companies ' future outlook . |
| 19 | Although that does not necessarily mean that they are good or bad managers , it may have an impact on the employees ' decision about whether they wish to be part of any bid . |
| 20 | AN ODDITY from The Beatles ' Apple label which was put out because Ringo Starr was so impressed by the work of the composer . |
| 21 | An analysis of the Lords ' Proxy Book , a study of the tellers in divisions in the Commons , or a consideration of the way the Commons dealt with cases of disputed elections , all reinforce the conclusion that most Parliamentary business — with the exception of purely private legislation , local economic issues , or social and moral questions — was conducted along party lines . |
| 22 | It can be programmed to provide easier or harder material during the course of an assessment according to an analysis of the pupils ' performance . |
| 23 | There should always be a willingness to help and an understanding of the guests ' anxieties and problems . |
| 24 | Representing a wide spectrum of radical reformers — some members of the Communist Party , some members of the Popular Front — as well as ecologists , dissident members of the armed forces and religious groups , they carried banners demanding democracy and a free press , a multi-party system and an end to the Communists ' monopoly of power . |
| 25 | In December , the EC ‘ welcomed ’ a report from the European Commission calling for an acceleration of the easterners ' integration . |
| 26 | Fearful anticipation had proved somewhat worse than the event , and most Viennese were coming round to the opinion that , whatever the failings of Napoleon 's men , they were at least an improvement upon the Hapsburgs ' Russian allies , whom everyone loathed . |
| 27 | The clue to the ambitions of the ASEA is to be found in the plea that the training of youths was to be ‘ a continuance of their education ’ , and an aspect of the committees ' work that ‘ should ever be borne in mind ’ . |
| 28 | bailiff ‘ sent in ’ by Ralph Nickleby to make an inventory of the Mantalinis ' possessions . |
| 29 | By the end of the war , despite tremendous efforts at expansion , the personnel of the French airforces totalled no more than 13,000 ( to get an idea of the aces ' prospects of survival , one may compare with this total the figures of 3,500 men killed in combat ; 2,000 killed on training alone ; and another 3,000 injured in flying accidents ) . |
| 30 | When he defeated her he founded an oracle in the dolphins ' honour at Delphi ( dolphin town ) , building a shrine where he hoped humans might be guided by a sense of otherworldliness . |