Example sentences of "[adv] a [noun] ' " in BNC.

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1 At the start of the filming we bring in a students ' orchestra and we rehearse for three days , six sessions in all .
2 Only a girls ' private conversation .
3 The ancient Globe Inn , the Wesleyan Ebenezer Chapel opposite , and some 18th century cottages form an attractive conservation area in Bell Street , Herston , formerly almost entirely a quarriers ' hamlet .
4 After this remarkable visit , the volcano continued to be active for a week or two , but the explosive activity died down somewhat , and it began to look as though the eruption was going to be just a nine-days ' wonder , and would soon fade away and be forgotten .
5 Largely a relatives ' organization , it campaigns for better services , runs relative support groups and is beginning to consider providing more direct care services .
6 By day the alleys that ran into a scruffy hinterland were rat-hole rubbish traps but now they seemed romantic lanes where lovers might meet under the bracket lamps and as the sun departed , watch the moon ride over a Grimms ' fairy tale huddle of pinnacled rooftops .
7 There was no amorous intent about it , because Matt had assured her that Silas was not a ladies ' man .
8 George could not face a life on his own , though I do n't think he would consider marrying because he is not a ladies ' man .
9 the expert sailers say its not a beginners ' boat but will give an exciting performance … they think it will be a good test of skill … and it 's a great boat to sail … it 's fantastic … just the craft to be in
10 And thirdly the objective was no longer what Marx had acclaimed the objective of er a party following his leadership should be , no longer the objective which Lenin , in the Russian Revolution , claimed was the objective for the Russian Bolshevik Party not a workers ' revolution which would then spread and become international , worldwide .
11 A man stole a £5,500 caravan from outside a vets ' practice for his homeless girlfriend York Crown Court heard yesterday .
12 So far , shorting is still a specialists ' game , but a growing one .
13 Liquidation proceedings will start once a creditors ' meeting has taken place .
14 There is also a Girls ' Choir and a Primary Boys ' Choir .
15 In southern India The Body Shop has provided the means to set up a boys ' town for destitute youngsters .
16 On receiving an assurance from the guardians that they would lose no time in putting up a nurses ' home , the Minister would be prepared to recommend the Nursing Council to give its approval .
17 Knowing that mere seconds might mean the difference between life and death for the hundreds of people trapped by the explosions , IMDEC responded immediately by setting up a citizens ' coordinating committee , drawing on the expertise and resources of 27 social and human rights organisations .
18 Now the editors have picked out some plums to make up a poets ' special - from Eliot and Auden , through Allen Ginsberg ( 'I think it was about the same time that I was having these Blake visions ' ) to John Ashbery and the delightful Elizabeth Bishop .
19 Dolly had stirred up a hornets ' nest when she pinched the wallet , and he had n't made it any better by steaming the letter open .
20 For the moment , he was canny enough to see the wisdom of keeping his stepson sweet , and that would not be achieved by stirring up a hornets ' nest .
21 but of course , it had kind of stirred up a hornets ' nest !
22 The referendum had been scheduled for November but had been postponed at the request of the political parties following the transitional government 's evident difficulties in drawing up a voters ' register .
23 G M B pensioners were represented on the first delegation to visit the E E C in Brussels , in an effort to secure parity with the pensions in other European countries , and we also took part in the pensioners parliament in Luxembourg last year , to help to draw up a Pensioners ' Charter for Europe .
24 From Herston , formerly a quarriers ' hamlet , the mile-long High Street began , comprising virtually all the town-aspiring village of Swanage .
25 What is clearly a dealers ' market is often signalled by the invention of a brand name to group together a variety of material , perhaps rather disparate .
26 Tramp nightclub owner Johnny Gold lives out a housewives ' fantasy in the arms of the exotic Chippendale hunks on his camp Christmas card .
27 ‘ We 're now a growers ' co-operative , ’ David Gardner explained .
28 Mozzarella was originally made from buffalos ' milk but it is now a cows ' milk cheese .
29 The residents have their own furniture and are self-sufficient , although there is often a meals ' scheme as well as a communal laundry .
30 Evocations of Dark Age kingdoms are often a Grimms ' fairy-tale picture of huge dark forests , dwarfing the puny efforts of humankind .
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