Example sentences of "[noun] for [adj] [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | And she had laid in Greek brandy and pink champagne for old times ' sake . |
| 2 | This document made it clear that the responsibility for determining coordinators ' roles rested with the heads , who were encouraged to choose from the 1985 specification provided by the Authority . |
| 3 | Many industrialists concede that a large part of the responsibility for British companies ' lame performance must lie with management . |
| 4 | THE European Commission gave the green light yesterday in Brussels for British Airways ' takeover of Dan-Air , dismissing objections by rival carriers and the Belgian government . |
| 5 | There were , there were two erm boarding schools for Methodist ministers ' children . |
| 6 | This agreement grew out of a proposal put forward by Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev as a compromise between the demands for individual states ' armies and unified CIS conventional forces . |
| 7 | Structural traps for Barren Measures ' sandstone reservoirs are provided by Mesozoic block-faulting and other more subtle plays have been identified such as ‘ reef ’ developments in the Lower Carboniferous and onlap/'pinch-out' of sands within the Millstone Grit . |
| 8 | The subsequent stages are again the same as in the case of Government Bills except that there is a special standing committee for Private Members ' Bills . |
| 9 | Further , there are underlying themes that are relevant to the subsequent discussion of possible models for general practitioners ' involvement in purchasing . |
| 10 | Although the funded consultant posts for junior doctors ' hours will help , these have been concentrated in a few specialties , and the recession has provoked concerns that the rate of consultant expansion may even fall . |
| 11 | As usual , I represented CPRW at the Council for National Parks ' meeting in London held in London last week . |
| 12 | This bulk billing , as it is called , is becoming increasingly common , with 70% of bills for general practitioners ' services settled accordingly . |
| 13 | Although this altruistic caring for other cats ' kittens is abnormal for many felines , it does show how , under freak conditions of extreme crowding , it might be possible for a group of wild cats to start behaving like a pride of lions . |
| 14 | Reward from a sponsor for overseas players ' jobs well done : ( left to right ) Peter Kirsten of Derbyshire and Gloucester 's Zaheer Abbas and Mike Proctor . |
| 15 | And perhaps , though he doubted she 'd agree , they could sit once more in the back seats for old times ' sake . |
| 16 | Belfast venue for senior citizens ' rally |
| 17 | The mixture of praise and criticism for general practitioners ' care of people in residential homes was similar to comments about their care of others during the last year of their lives . |
| 18 | But hit-and-miss targets were increasingly replaced by sophisticated forecasts for individual industries ' markets based on aims for the overall growth of the economy and its division into private consumption , government spending and so forth . |
| 19 | A European Central Bank would operate a lender of last resort facility for individual nations ' central banks , and would aim at stability of the European economy through interlocking economic policies within the EEC . |
| 20 | Sir : Your otherwise sound leading article ( 'Private gifts for public arts ' , 11 October ) shot itself hypocritically in the foot in its last paragraph by expressing irritation with corporate executives who ‘ parade as great patrons while giving away their shareholders ’ money' . |
| 21 | He also scrapped what he called the complex existing arrangements for taxing employees ' private use of company vans , introducing a simple scale charge of £500 covering both the van and any fuel provided . |
| 22 | ALTHOUGH Prince Andrew is seemingly lovelorn , we can reveal that he intends to go on a shopping trip next week for high-class ladies ' underwear . |
| 23 | ( ii ) The ‘ 10 minute ’ rule This is a development of the method of introducing a Bill by motion now rarely used in the case of Government Bills and it is extremely rare for legislation to result from its use for Private Members ' Bill purposes . |
| 24 | Whether a body kept in a store for medical students ' use is property is debatable . |
| 25 | In 1989 , Gansu 's " Solar Energy Applied Symposium for Developing Countries ' was attended by participants from 23 countries and international organisations . |
| 26 | Never a quiet life for retired employees ' club |
| 27 | The cash is unpaid reimbursement for subsidised pensioners ' travel provided by the three boroughs . |
| 28 | The main reason for general practitioners ' enthusiasm for counselling may well be a desire to reduce contact with and responsibility for a very demanding group of patients . |
| 29 | Another reason for American houses ' strength is the spread of ‘ book-building ’ as the preferred way of selling international equities . |
| 30 | The association would like to see minimum standards for visiting managers ' accommodation on the sides of pitches . |