Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] ['s] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As a reader my assumption has always been that nothing ‘ happens ’ : Africans and their descendants were not , in any sense that matters , there ; and when they were there , they were decorative — displays of the agile writer 's technical expertise . |
| 2 | He held the Chair of Botany at Cambridge for thirty years , although he ceased lecturing in 1735 and that University 's Botanic Garden was not established until 1762 ( see Chapter 17 ) . |
| 3 | Ideally , each user 's equipment would respond only to signals containing that user 's unique address code . |
| 4 | Last year Grundig promised to launch an ‘ autoreverse ’ machine , to give eight hours ' continuous recording on a V2000 cassette , but it never appeared . |
| 5 | The new machines will cost only £50 more than current single-speed VHS models and in the long-play mode give up to eight hours ' playing time , instead of the normal maximum of four hours . |
| 6 | The Iraqi News Agency ( INA ) cited Iraqi " indignation " at " some European states ' subservient policy of subordination to the aggressive and arrogant US policy " . |
| 7 | The Southern Capital had been divided into eight segments , like slices of the round , flat loaves the Semite guest workers baked , each segment 's inner edge bisecting one of the main quarters of the town , into which it was split by the two main thoroughfares , one running north-to-south , and the other east-to-west , which met at the centre . |
| 8 | It would seem that Parliament 's legal power has been limited only if : ( a ) community law is seen as a higher system of law ; and ( b ) our courts are willing to uphold the supremacy of community law . |
| 9 | BRENTFORD shattered high-flying Swindon 's unbeaten home record last night . |
| 10 | Anyway , ’ she went on , softening slightly , ‘ that story 's only fiction even if the James character is remarkably like you . |
| 11 | When the European Parliament 's regional policy committee last carried out a study in Northern Ireland it produced the Martin report , which resulted in £63m for housing , he added . |
| 12 | The Community has agreed to increase the accountability of European Community institutions ; to strengthen the European Parliament 's financial control over the Commission ; to allow the European Parliament to investigate maladministration and to appoint a Community ombudsman accessible to all Community citizens ; to build up the role of the Court of Auditors , which becomes an institution of the Community ; and to ensure compliance with Community obligations by giving the European Court of Justice power to impose fines on Governments who sign directives but subsequently do not implement them . |
| 13 | LYNDON Harrison , Euro MP for Cheshire West , has gained a place on the European Parliament 's Monetary Committee . |
| 14 | Mrs Stringer , an active member of Teesside Pensioners Association , is attending a two-day Pensioners ' Parliament in Brussels , paid for by the European Parliament 's Socialist group of MPs . |
| 15 | it was initially the brainchild of Patricia Rawlings MEP , spokesperson on the European parliament 's Cultural Committee , and though it includes both established figures from the UK and Europe , focuses on the emerging talents of young British artists showing the innumerable ways of interpreting old ideas . |
| 16 | During the European Parliament 's plenary session between 6 and 10 July , MEPs called for Community social legislation to deal with road transport drivers ' working conditions . |
| 17 | She was sentenced to 120 hours ' unpaid community work . |
| 18 | No no that Rebecca 's new coat ? |
| 19 | The tall mathematician 's thin face creased with surprise . |
| 20 | The United States-led coalition 's military victory over Iraq in late February was greeted with qualified satisfaction by the Israeli government . |
| 21 | THE German national coach , Berti Vogts , an old friend of Andy Roxburgh , came out in sympathy with him yesterday by blaming Scotland 's selection plight for this evening 's game at Ibrox on UEFA , European football 's governing body , writes Hugh Keevins . |
| 22 | NEXT season 's UEFA Cup competition may be boosted from 64 clubs to 96 , European football 's ruling body revealed yesterday . |
| 23 | At a meeting between the United Kingdom Prime Minister , Margaret Thatcher , and the US President , George Bush , on Nov. 24 at Camp David ( USA ) , both leaders agreed that the most effective way to establish stable democracies in Eastern Europe was to maintain the European continent 's present division of two military alliances , together with a strong US military presence . |
| 24 | Colchester junior club 's open session at Colchester Leisure World attracted more than 50 youngsters It is hoped to have a junior team linked to the seniors with training on Wednesday from 5.30 to 7 at Highwoods Leisure Centre . |
| 25 | It is with this startling new perspective in mind that we view the eukaryotic cell 's rapid multiplication as it spread throughout the world 's oceans , finally replacing all the free-floating molecule strands that preceded it . |
| 26 | The preparation of each employee 's individual contract then requires only the assembly and printing of the relevant components , modified as necessary . |
| 27 | It was the Richard Branson that would throw anybody in a swimming-pool — literally and metaphorically — often forgetful of the cost , be it of a junior employee 's ruined wristwatch or an editor 's dignity ( the watch could be paid for afterwards : dignity was harder to repair ) ; the Richard Branson that , when playing wicket-keeper in a company cricket match , would tie cotton round the bails and then ‘ when the batsman has been in long enough ’ yank them off with a roar of laughter , all the more resounding for the look of fury on the fallguy 's face . |
| 28 | Despite all her caution , her wriggling movements made Water Gypsy sway a little at her moorings , and once or twice she stopped and held her breath , but no movement or challenge came from the narrow boat 's main cabin . |
| 29 | On stage , short sight is a positive advantage and many are the flowery eulogies some of our more sensitive critics have launched into in praise of this or that actress 's misty gaze into the middle-distance , which could be more truthfully ascribed to her scarlet frames being confined to the dressing-room table , having failed to match her farthingale . |
| 30 | That David 's strange behaviour had something to do with Jennifer she had little doubt , so whatever would a meeting between them bring forth ? |