Example sentences of "a [noun sg] [prep] a [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | He 's a bit of a ladies ' man , ’ he said , adding ‘ Nigella Lawson — she 's very tasty , nicer than in her picture . |
| 2 | By contrast requiring a case to be stated , just like the appeal by way of case stated from a decision of a magistrates ' court or the Crown Court described in chapter 7 , obliges the tribunal to set out its decision and the reasons for it together with a formulation of the questions to be considered by the High Court . |
| 3 | Criminal prosecutions are commenced either in the Magistrates ' Court if the matter is to be tried summarily or , following a committal before a Magistrates ' Court , in the Crown Court if the matter is to be tried upon an indictment . |
| 4 | Last week I gave a talk to a parents ' committee in one of our schools on how to make a constitution — I felt I was contributing to the growth of grass roots democracy in South Africa . |
| 5 | THE body of a new-born baby was found yesterday in a locker at a girls ' grammar school . |
| 6 | Above the cloud a village like a wasps ' nest |
| 7 | A vice-principal of a teachers ' university probably spoke on behalf of many party members in positions of responsibility when he said that some young comrades lacked the ‘ backbone of Marxism-Leninism ’ , especially those studying liberal arts subjects . |
| 8 | There is an appeal against a notice to a magistrates ' court , but there is no express provision for representations prior to service of the notice . |
| 9 | There is an appeal against a notice to a magistrates ' court , but there is no express provision for representations prior to service of the notice . |
| 10 | One of my first ever professional engagements was as a clown with a witches ' hat on over the top ! |
| 11 | ‘ Arthur 's Cousin Amy , ’ responded his sister firmly , ‘ works as a secretary at a girls ' boarding school . |
| 12 | David Cooper , a partner in a solicitors ' firm , was less cheerful : ‘ A Labour victory will cost me £250,000 a year . |
| 13 | He graduated from the University with an LLB in 1950 and is a partner in a solicitors ' practice in Nottingham . |