Example sentences of "' [noun] [verb] [prep] [art] [num ord] " in BNC.

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1 The statutory recognition of auditors ' resignation occurred for the first time in the Companies Act 1976 , prior to which resignation would have constituted a de facto breach of contract .
2 The proposal is for employers ' contributions to begin on the first pound of earnings .
3 The London firms ' revenues plummeted by a third from 1989 's level .
4 When they reached the shearers ' quarters belonging to the last farm on the road they found Matt drinking tea while he awaited their arrival .
5 In their analyses of the understanding " displays " of next turns , Cameron and Taylor argue , the conversation analysts fail to follow their own prescriptions , which require them to look to the participants ' analysis displayed in the next turn .
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