Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] [adj] [noun pl] ['s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A Highland pony could carry the average six foot man easily , but he would still look long legged on him even allowing for these ponies ' generous girths . |
| 2 | ( b ) Ten Fridays and four half days are given for private members ' motions . |
| 3 | The two-mile race has been chosen to round off both horses ' preparations for the Arkle Challenge Trophy at the Festival on 16 March . |
| 4 | Dr. Corrigan suggests that ‘ by the time the World Health Organisation have listed and checked all the herbs which could be used , doctors may find themselves prescribing herbs which were once dismissed as old wives ' tales ’ . |
| 5 | Moreover , they are regarded as valuable collectors ' items , not toys . |
| 6 | The Avalon bathroom was developed after three years ' extensive research into the difficulties associated with ageing . |
| 7 | You are sacked after 20 years ' service with a week 's notice . |
| 8 | An employee who is dismissed after two years ' service has three months in which to complain to an industrial tribunal . |
| 9 | Popular at home ( the Duke of Edinburgh recently bought one ) , for foreigners they offer cheap chic : a cab dismissed after ten years ' service sells for around £1,500 ( $1,250 ) . |
| 10 | The dead King had been a lecher who lusted after other men 's wives , daughters , sisters , like a dog on heat . |
| 11 | Piotr Kolodziejczyk , on the grounds that he was eligible to retire after 35 years ' service . |
| 12 | They had been told they did not qualify for 13 weeks ' money under benefit regulations . |
| 13 | Unlike the élitists , many of whom wish to compensate for working-class children 's loss of traditional agricultural satisfactions through a mainly affective curriculum , Searle recommends creativity to strengthen working-class children 's confidence and pride in their own identity . |
| 14 | This had been among the most violent events reported during several weeks ' of clashes between Kirghiz and Uzbeks in Kirghizia 's Osh oblast ( region ) [ see pp. 37540-41 ; 37618 ] . |
| 15 | From its international headquarters in Montreal , Canada , AMARC serves a network of African radio producers and , along with partner organisations on the continent , is developing training materials and resources appropriate for specific countries ' needs . |
| 16 | The recurrence rate was similar to that reported after two years ' treatment with omeprazole . |
| 17 | He would not need above four days ' leave from them and since Oreste is now or will be by then nearly three which is the age Pen first travelled at I can not see any reason why he need inconvenience the party . |
| 18 | The top right-hand corner was decorated with small rose leaves interspersed with some ladies ' bedstraw , on which I arranged some geums and cow parsley centres . |
| 19 | Many American , Russian , British and French high-technology weapons will fall into other countries ' hands . |
| 20 | Our treatment success rate lies within other authors ' experience with local endoscopic treatment , reporting success rates ranging from 82 ( 1 ) to 100% , with much shorter study periods , however . |
| 21 | Erm , the storage binder , we , we , er , anticipate that you of course , will wind up with shelves full of storage binders housing various diaries , and you 'll want to know in ten years ' time , which storage binder has your nineteen ninety-four diary , erm , that 's what that label is for . |
| 22 | In particular , Grolier 's books are famous for gilt stamps on the upper covers : sometimes ‘ Grolierii Lugdunensis et Amicorum ’ ( 'for Grolier of Lyons and his friends ' , Lugdunum being the Latin name , appearing in many publishers ' imprints , for Lyons ) ; sometimes just ‘ Io Grolierii et Amicorum ’ ( for Grolier and his friends ) ; and , almost always on the lower cover , a text from the Vulgate , Psalm cxli . |
| 23 | Although many solicitors offer fixed fee interviews they are given little publicity beyond referral lists and notices in some solicitors ' offices . |
| 24 | He was now preparing his speech to the Academy , due to meet in eight hours ' time at the behest of the military . |
| 25 | There was no Christian architecture before A.D. 200 ; believers gathered together to meet in each others ' homes and used the courtyard fountain for baptism . |
| 26 | He drew the nut grove in the Lamonts ' garden and the surrounding countryside , especially the view over the Weald found within two minutes ' walk from their house . |
| 27 | So again there 's some restatement , so just to clarify things we 're looking at primarily life insurance for yourself and your wife savings plan for your daughter PHI say in six months ' time and pension planning is the , the least of your , your main concerns today , would that be the case yeah I guess so . |
| 28 | These bonds will be redeemed by the government at their face value at some specified date in the future , say in twenty years ' time . |
| 29 | Details of these were given out at the April training day and included in that days ' notes . |
| 30 | Keith Fletcher , fielding at gully , shouted in that EastEnders ' accent : ‘ Well done , Greigy , give ‘ im another . ’ |