Example sentences of "for a [noun] of [noun pl] ['s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And having committed the boy to a day on the rubbish , he could hardly turn me down when I suggested we settle for a couple of hours ' conversation over a few beers , after he 'd sorted out the mess . |
| 2 | Well he it wo n't it wo n't get done for a couple of weeks ' time then you 'll say |
| 3 | The Government suggestions , in principle , are for a system of Children 's Certificates to be granted by Licensing Justices but the Government invites comment as to whether food should merely be available or if children should only be admitted to certificated bars in order to eat a meal . |
| 4 | What do you have to pay for a pair of men 's shoes , for example ? |
| 5 | He attempted to use the union structures to guide developments , calling on Dec. 9 for a Congress of Peoples ' Deputies to be convened to discuss the Minsk agreement . |
| 6 | They called for a reform of judges ' status and of the conseil supérieur de la magistrature to make it " truly independent from political power " . |
| 7 | In the final chapter , Robin Campbell and David Olson offer a framework for a theory of children 's thinking and its development . |
| 8 | For a study of clients ' perspectives with fairly limited time and money , group interviews can be very productive , as in the National Children 's Bureau 's ‘ Who Cares ? ’ study ( Page and Clark , 1977 ) in which young people in care spoke at length about their experiences . |
| 9 | As is widely observed , rationalist philosophy paved the way for a reexamination of women 's place in society and in the family If Locke could subject the divine right of kings to a critical examination , the rights of husbands were likewise vulnerable to a reasoned critique . |
| 10 | Now that virtue could be acknowledged in the toddler as he freely followed his own natural pursuits and interests — not excluding the exploration of his own body-the ground was finally prepared for an acceptance of babies ' desires as needs in themselves : ‘ Babies want attention ; they probably need plenty of it ’ ( Children 's Bureau , 1945 ) . |