Example sentences of "[prep] the [adj] [adj] ' " in BNC.

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1 But before long , the company found itself in the midst of the early 1980s ' recession , an event that , by Mr Garner 's own admission , nearly finished TI off for good .
2 ‘ You talk of the eight twelves ' energy bolts as if they were alive , ’ remarked Jinkwa .
3 It is doubtful whether even one of the eight twelves ' living bullets could have cut through the atmosphere created by the Doctor 's words .
4 The small , dimly lit plastic tent was crammed with survivors from the eight twelves ' second attack : soldiers who had been pulled from the wreckage of their half blasted tanks with feet missing or shells split .
5 The card operated hotel locking system was introduced in the late 1970s ' with the focus on replacing the traditional metal key for guest room doors with a more easily recodable system .
6 Catharsis there 's nothing like reflecting in tranquillity to help heal those wounds , and most of them were pretty bruised by the nineteen eighties ' experiences of the recent crop .
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