Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] ['s] [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is an orchestral session featuring Danish musicians plus Davis , John McLaughlin on guitar , and Vince Wilburn on drums playing the Scandinavian trumpeter 's Palle Mikkelborg 's concerto for his hero , recorded in Copenhagen to accompany Miles 's receipt of the Sonning Music Prize , a tribute whose earlier recipients have been Stravinsky , Leonard Bernstein , and Isaac Stern . |
| 2 | There was a growing movement : there were the Los Angeles Free Presses and the Barbs and the Oracles and the Village Voices and there was the example of that Easter 's CND success . |
| 3 | Instead they enjoyed succulent fillet of beef with stilton stuffing ( prepared by Brunel Technical College 's HND students ) , a full-bodied claret and a convivial atmosphere . |
| 4 | The mayor of Darlington in Pennsylvania , J Ronald Ward , wrote : ‘ I heartily support your efforts to preserve the historic Stephenson 's Stockton Darlington Railway line . |
| 5 | For instance , permission should be sought before lopping a branch from a tree which is known to be frequented by a Green Lady ; superstitious Derbyshire farmers plant primroses at the foot of such trees each Midsummer 's Eve , so as to be rewarded with wealth and longevity . |
| 6 | In Glasgow , Fazzi Brothers ' Caffe-Bar , adjoining the Cambridge Street branch of the family 's 70-year-old delicatessen business , fits in nicely with the Glaswegian notion of la dolce vita : sparky but unhurried conversation , compulsive people-watching , searching critiques of the nearby Sauchiehall Street shoe shops , and comparative study of each other 's purchases , all washed down with copious amounts of coffee and a plate of voluptuous cakes . |
| 7 | Statements issued on Sept. 23 by the Turkish and United Kingdom authorities , and by the multinational force 's United States commander Col. " Butch " Whitehead , emphasized the imminent withdrawal of the ground forces . |
| 8 | The commonest cause of death now is advanced Kaposi 's Sarcoma — a painful cancer . |
| 9 | A career diplomat , he had served in the Washington embassy in 1970-83 and as head of the Foreign Ministry 's United States department in 1983-86 , and had participated in nearly all Soviet-US summit and foreign ministerial meetings since 1983 . |
| 10 | This may have embarrassed Loughborough 's Richard Wareham , the tight-head who played in the England Under-21 front row when they hammered Romania in Bucharest last May , and the youngsters continued to go backwards at a rate of knots in tight and loose . |
| 11 | Haigh was born in Stamford at no. 22 King 's Road on 24 July 1909 , the son of an engineer . |
| 12 | But he may have to review his sporting memories should Fermanagh beat Armagh in this afternoon 's Ulster championship opener at Irvinestown . |
| 13 | ALL Ireland champions Donegal ring the changes for this afternoon 's Dr McKenna Cup meeting with Derry at Ballybofey . |
| 14 | The public , who have often neglected him in the past , have made The Fellow a short price favourite for this afternoon 's King George in the expectation that the French raider will win his second successive Boxing Day showpiece . |
| 15 | ROBERT ARMSTRONG 'S Shujan can win this afternoon 's Normanton Handicap at Southwell to continue the increasingly popular trend of using the all-weather surface as a build-up to a bid for the Lincoln at Doncaster later this month ( writes our Newmarket correspondent ) . |
| 16 | The following year British Rail 's London Midland region hopes to run electric HSTs , but these are now the subject of a row between the region and engineers at BR 's headquarters . |
| 17 | He is British Rail 's Doncaster area manager , Eric Straw . |
| 18 | Their boats have been used for the Royal Lymington Cup and the Air Canada Industry Sailing Challenge , as well as the Chartered Surveyors ' Regatta and many other similar events . |
| 19 | I was ambling down a calm King 's Road to my bus stop outside Peter Jones , almost opposite the flat where Percy Grainger lived , and bought a packet of five Players cigarettes from what was then a seedy little newsagent and tobacconist . |
| 20 | We met in 1963 when I was working on the Daily Express 's William Hickey column , and Peter was writing on the Sunday Express . |
| 21 | World 's End Nurseries , 441/457 King 's Road , SW10 0LR ; tel : 071–351 3343 . |
| 22 | The legend on the label read ‘ Barries ’ Menswear , 212 King 's Road , London , 100% Egyptian Cotton . ’ |
| 23 | And he then skipped Ronnie Oliver to a 27-7 success over Old Bleach 's James Talbot and Michael Nutt in the pairs final . |
| 24 | Suggested tenants for the rest include the Royal Commonwealth Society Library ( which needs a home ) , English Heritage 's London Division , the RIBA 's Drawings Collection , and the Architecture Foundation . |
| 25 | Behind us , the fanatical ‘ Whaddon Army ’ piled into the social club 's Morris Minor and the black-and-yellow horde sped along the Mitchley by-pass before crashing into the back of us when Reg 's brakes failed . |
| 26 | For staff from the Inland Revenue 's Belfast offices are offering free advice to those with tax problems . |
| 27 | Ranged with his mother , his sisters , he was cowed ; he felt , not just some months ' Tommaso 's junior , but a child again , like his little brother Franco , also quiet and busy with his food , as if he had not yet made that transition from the mother 's arms to the father 's side that should duly occur at thirteen . |
| 28 | She defeated 22 year old Leicestershire 's Anne Simpkin in the final , 7–6 6–4 . |
| 29 | He was trying to persuade Dutch leader Ruud Lubbers to help restart stalled moves towards European Union at this Friday 's Edinburgh summit . |
| 30 | The London Daily Mail 's Seton Margrave liked this Irish , red-headed New Yorker who was dangerous when roused and concluded that ‘ in the interests of honesty in talking pictures , Mr. Cagney is welcome ’ . |