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 | 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 ) . |
3 | 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 . |
4 | 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 . |
5 | This bulk billing , as it is called , is becoming increasingly common , with 70% of bills for general practitioners ' services settled accordingly . |
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 | Its markets collectively contribute in excess of 20% of United Distillers ' profit . |
8 | However the major obstacle to general acceptance was one of incompatibility between different manufacturers ' machines . |
9 | 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 . |
10 | 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 ) . |
11 | 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 . |
12 | This could illustrate the degree of convergence among different readers ' intuitions about particular texts . |
13 | 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 . |
14 | 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 . |
15 | This is the splendid idea of exchanging one 's own ‘ spare ’ ascents of Munros with other Munroists ' spare ascents . |
16 | 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 . |
17 | Perhaps this is the place to digress a little and talk about the taking of facts from other writers ' books . |