Example sentences of "[noun pl] ['s] [noun] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | Vice-chairman Geoffrey White said that the showmen 's vans on the western end of the site should be cleared by April next year . |
| 2 | The expansion of Brighton provided a number of new churches but they depended for the clergy 's livelihood on rented pews and the poor were virtually excluded . |
| 3 | She made her way back into the house , and was quite prepared to ignore Piers 's presence on the sofa , when something made her stop . |
| 4 | However , Paletz and his colleagues remain critical of the journalists ' over-reliance on official sources of information about the riot ( i.e. the mayor and chief of police ) which helped to frame the event as the successful police suppression of a naked spree of lawlessness . |
| 5 | MP and broadcasting expert Roger Gale said : ‘ I think it just a cheap journalists ' trick on behalf of The Sun to try to score points over their rivals . ’ |
| 6 | The public survey echoed the journalists ' views on British companies — but only one in 20 thought ICI was doing enough to reduce its effect on the environment . |
| 7 | While the fleet of Class 87 locomotives and Mk 3 stock was capable of 110mph , the only guards ' vans on the route were old Mk 1 cars restricted to 100mph . |
| 8 | Auer 's remark that " It seems to be a rash conclusion to prefer informants ' comments on co-participants ' behaviour to the analyst 's reconstructive work " ( Auer 1984b : 94 ) and Gumperz " view that " I think generally speaking we can not but use informants ' reports " ( 1971 : 112 ) . |
| 9 | At the expiry of his term he became free of the Clothworkers ' Company on 7 August 1771 . |
| 10 | Mrs Frizzell found it impossible to forgive Mrs Dawson 's becoming a widow the same week as her party ; a history of Mrs Dawson one night , and the remarks the following night of the lady secretary of the United Nations ' Society on the role of the Canadian peacekeeping force in Cyprus , had meant that for the first time in years no report of Mrs Frizzell 's party appeared , though room had been found for a report on one of Mrs Murphy 's receptions . |
| 11 | At a conference of the Foreign Ministers of the EEC states in Rome the following month Carrington made a general proposal for the conclusion of an international treaty guaranteeing Afghanistan 's status as a ‘ neutral ’ state , which in his view would provide the Soviet Union the possibility of withdrawing its troops on a legal basis in light of the United Nations ' resolution on this issue . |
| 12 | ‘ We call for explicit guarantees of media and press freedom in the constitutions of all African countries as stipulated in Article 19 of the United Nations ' Declaration on Human Rights , ’ they stressed . |
| 13 | The head-on clash with Kuwait , which has been allowed to produce oil without restriction since the end of the Gulf war , was seen by many OPEC observers as a rehearsal for the more difficult problems arising when the United Nations ' embargo on Iraq is lifted . |
| 14 | The timing of this rejection was unfortunate for Franco , for nothing would have suited him better than to have been able to announce Spanish membership of the international winners ' club on the morning of the ninth anniversary of the 18 July rising . |
| 15 | Influence of Royal College of Radiologists ' guidelines on referral from general practice |
| 16 | It is important to try all possible ways to find out peoples ' views on their future care , and to respect that in taking decisions . |
| 17 | In a similar 1984 incident , phenol polluted 2 million peoples ' water on Merseyside , and although the public were told it was safe , a subsequent study found 40 per cent of consumers had at least one symptom of poisoning . |
| 18 | If anyone is interested in playing for an Old Peoples ' Class on Friday mornings , starting in September at Dulwich , please contact . |
| 19 | The material expands more than timber , so that special care should be taken to follow manufacturers ' instructions on methods or fixing . |
| 20 | The UKCC has had to change its plan to use the description ‘ RN ’ after candidates ' names on ballot papers for the forthcoming council elections , following vociferous protest from one candidate . |
| 21 | The elections were held in accordance with a law passed on Feb. 20 [ ibid. ] , and voters had one vote for one of the listed parties ( there being no candidates ' names on the voting form ) . |
| 22 | There 'll be candidates ' rallies on May 10 and June 6 and a chance to ‘ vote ’ on June 20 . |
| 23 | The mandate , it seems , extends to discussing directly with Andrea Corcoran , the engaging lawyer whose unfortunate task it has been to negotiate on the CFTC 's behalf , a solution to the intricate questions of extra-territoriality and segregation of clients ' funds on the London Metal Exchange . |
| 24 | The major concern for clients in debt recovery work is reporting each stage of each case , and this report facility , linked with the information already held on computer , will provide an opportunity for reports to be prepared to clients ' specifications on any given timescale . |
| 25 | In spite of the many and exciting changes that are likely to take place with regard to syllabuses , teaching and learning methods , examining and employer support , a major source of student feedback will be tutors ' comments on the tests submitted to them . |
| 26 | It may impose a fine of up to £2000 ( unless the Statute creating the offence provides otherwise ) and a maximum term of six months ' imprisonment on any one charge ( and a maximum of twelve months where the person is charged with more than one offence triable ‘ either way ’ , e.g. theft ) . |
| 27 | He was sentenced to three months ' imprisonment on each count to run concurrently , suspended for two years , and ordered to pay compensation in the total sum of £211.25 . |
| 28 | On each of the six counts on which he was convicted he was sentenced to three months ' imprisonment on each count concurrent , suspended for two years . |
| 29 | Nine miners were sentenced to three months ' imprisonment on Jan. 26 for " obstructing the freedom to work " . |
| 30 | Col. Amadeo Martínez Inglés was sentenced to two months ' imprisonment on Dec. 12 , 1989 , for advocating , in a book entitled Defenceless Spain , an end to conscription and its replacement by a professional Army . |