Example sentences of "of [noun] [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 | In 100 women undergoing termination of pregnancy , coelomic fluid was successfully aspirated in 96% of cases at 6–10 weeks ' gestation , 42% at 11 , and 10% at 12 weeks . |
| 3 | Who will be in charge of Germany in ten years ' time ? |
| 4 | 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 ! ’ |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | These statutes were ironically among the main foci of opposition during those countries ' independence movements . |
| 7 | The figure shows the prospective risk of stillbirth at 23–42 weeks ' gestation for all births in Japan and the cumulative percentage of stillbirths . |
| 8 | Prospective collection of data on general practitioners ' referrals to specialist outpatient clinics between June 1990 and March 1992 and detailed comparison of two time periods : October 1990 to March 1991 ( phase 1 ) and October 1991 to March 1992 ( phase 2 ) . |
| 9 | Marine geophysics The final phase of the continental shelf programme funded by the Department of Energy included the integration of data from other organisations ' marine gravity surveys with the BGS dataset . |
| 10 | Certain Western journalists claimed on the basis of Soviet sources that ‘ Moscow would much prefer a negotiated settlement which would involve the ‘ Finlandisation ’ of Afghanistan along neutral lines ' to a large increase in Soviet troops deployed in Afghanistan . |
| 11 | This bulk billing , as it is called , is becoming increasingly common , with 70% of bills for general practitioners ' services settled accordingly . |
| 12 | There seemed little awareness of how the mainstream activities of the housing department are of relevance to social services ' role in enabling independent living . |
| 13 | Its markets collectively contribute in excess of 20% of United Distillers ' profit . |
| 14 | However the major obstacle to general acceptance was one of incompatibility between different manufacturers ' machines . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | However , as a matter of principle it annoys Hon. Members to think that Welsh Members should adopt such an attitude , because millions of pounds of English taxpayers ' money are directed towards Wales . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | The study sample did not differ significantly from the totality of new referrals in terms of age distribution , sex ratio , or referring agency , apart from having a lower proportion of referrals from old peoples ' homes ( 8/100 v 10/378 ; χ 2 =4.87 ; p<0.05 ) . |
| 19 | I have no figures on the throughput of passengers in those stations ' heyday , but I hazard a guess that considerably more passengers now use the combined stations . |
| 20 | Mark : I ca n't say that to the same extent , but where I live at the moment I know a lot of people within five minutes ' walk and there are ten or fifteen gay people I know who live locally ; there are people I can visit without any great effort whatsoever , whom I 'm likely to meet in the shops . |
| 21 | A ‘ baby boom ’ now could provide a large number of teachers in 20 years ' time ; but if in 15 years ' time , the birth rate were to be low , there would be insufficient children for these teachers to teach ( unless pupil/teacher ratios were to be changed ) . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | After several months of a total dearth of exhibitions in grander dealers ' galleries , there are signs of something approaching the usual seasonal increase . |
| 24 | This could illustrate the degree of convergence among different readers ' intuitions about particular texts . |
| 25 | Your expertise will be rewarded not only by a competitive salary , but also by an extensive range of benefits including 5 weeks ' holiday , pension and profit share schemes , a subsidised restaurant and first-class sports and social facilities . |
| 26 | Moving heavy deliveries up six flights of stairs , running through the streets with cartons of clothes at 30 seconds ' notice , for maybe ten francs ( £1 ) a time . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | This is the splendid idea of exchanging one 's own ‘ spare ’ ascents of Munros with other Munroists ' spare ascents . |