Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] ['s] [noun] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This strongly suggests that the peripheral males are exploiting the calling male 's ability to attract females . |
| 2 | Thanks very much er , President er , to mark the occasion of the launching of the British er , Boxers ' Association we 'd like to make a little er , presentation to Barry , who 's the President of that Association and erm who you know , of course , is the Chairman of the Institute of Professional Sport and the Professional Boxers ' Association has got the honour of erm , immediately being part of that er , body and has the assistance , of course , of er , the many people involved there . |
| 3 | Targets would now be more specific , equipment more deadly , and the whole Combined Operations ' set-up run like a taut ship in the fashion of the destroyer HMS Kelly , which the CCO had sunk beneath him off Crete earlier that year . |
| 4 | Statistical analysis indicates that a large proportion of the inter-university variation in the non-completion rate can be explained by three main factors : the scholastic ability of each university 's new entrants as reflected by A-level score ; the subject mix of each university ; and the proportion of each university 's students accommodated in a hall of residence . |
| 5 | In Sweden , for instance , a strong employers ' confederation enforced managerial prerogatives from the early years of the present century , prerogatives which were also supported by the legal framework until the law was changed in 1977 ( see Chapter 7 ) . |
| 6 | Rather a dreary , grey looking place not very eye catching to me but that did n't matter the next eight hours ' driving did . |
| 7 | There was a confrontation on Oct. 24 over the Azerbaijani authorities ' decision to appoint Siavush Mustafayev as the new Interior Minister of the autonomous republic of Nakhichevan . |
| 8 | In total Christie 's sale realised £1.95 million ( $3 million ) with premium , 78.4% sold by value , 62% sold by lot , while Sotheby 's made £2.05 million ( $3.1 million ) with premium , 77.6% sold by value , 72.3% by lot . |
| 9 | A disadvantage of the tribute system was that each gang 's ore had to be kept separately from the others until dressed and sampled . |
| 10 | Each male 's territory holds 1 — 4 breeding females . |
| 11 | On the contrary , when that afternoon 's session ended and we were walking back across the campus , he put one of his Anglepoise arms across my shoulders and attempted some avuncularity . |
| 12 | The Regional Chairman 's Committee continued to meet regularly and considered those aspects of RIBA policy which were of particular interest to the regions . |
| 13 | Since the powers of the European Parliament were enhanced by the Single European Act in July 1987 , lobbying of MEPs and the European Parliament 's committees has taken on new significance . |
| 14 | Indonesia and Malaysia have responded belligerently to the European parliament 's resolution calling for a ban on imports of tropical hardwoods . |
| 15 | Scandinavian seamen 's unions called for an end to the use of flags of convenience in Scandinavian waters ( ships ' safety precautions being the responsibility of the country with which they were registered ) . |
| 16 | However , if you feel the buyer 's going to present a business problem we show them the buyer 's guide and a business card so you can give them the buyer 's guide , explain what it 's for and then give them your business card and then that buyer 's guide to look for business card . |
| 17 | Lastly , when acting for a buyer prepare your land registry cover or application form ( which you 'll require when lodging your application to register the transfer or for first registration of title , as the case may be ) at the same time as you make your requisitions and prepare the draft conveyance or transfer and other documents preferably in that buyer 's package described at p22 . |
| 18 | At a time when the company was obliged to draw on its total shareholders ' equity to pay its ( reduced ) dividend , the installation of a new mainframe computer system linked to New York ( and horribly slow to use according to London experts ) accounted for a sizeable percentage of last year 's $7 million auction operating costs . |
| 19 | One main difference between the two heroines is that Dona 's husband had no idea she had been unfaithful . |
| 20 | Dr Mason went on to attack the Labour administration 's decision to shut the Faskally , Fornethy , Seafield and St Columba 's centres to save £1 million . |
| 21 | Thus , not to act or not to be able to act decisively against the ban in the first place seriously questioned the professional association 's ability to take a firm position on the vital matter of unhindered access to legitimate publications . |
| 22 | That Littlewood 's Pools building in Edge Lane , and Vernon 's new place at Aintree — they were subsidised by the Government and they 'll be taken over if there 's a war , or rather when there 's a war . ’ |
| 23 | These considerations emphasise the necessity of assessing each department 's staffing needs in much more detail , building up an ideal distribution of staff across the day to meet the expected peaks and troughs of work . |
| 24 | The row over the Fayed brothers ' acquisition simmers on , thanks to the Bank of England 's embarrassment over Harrods Bank . |
| 25 | European nations ' telecoms continued to depend on a consensual grouping of a few powerful interests . |
| 26 | That Stepan 's scholarship amounts to nothing is only what ‘ I think ’ . |
| 27 | Cirencester tertiary college 's principal says he 's pleased with this years results . |
| 28 | Cirencester tertiary college 's principal says he 's pleased with this years results . |
| 29 | As already mentioned , we find that the heads of agreement act as a useful instruction to the lawyers , since the terms convey the intentions of the principals and deal with many of the theoretical and technical points that each side 's lawyers feel duty bound to raise . |
| 30 | The war at sea was provoked by each side 's determination to deny the other the means of exporting its oil . |