Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] ' [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although Nelson is probably right to say that the DUP had lost its role ‘ as the articulator of poor Protestants ’ social grievances ' by the end of the 1970s , this would not cost it votes until there was an alternative . |
| 2 | Even the trained and qualified social worker will often admit — or insist — that he or she is out of depth in dealing with the sexual elements ' of a case , while the unqualified social worker is left to struggle with them as well as possible . |
| 3 | His speech of 1 November 1962 made references to ’ some differences ' between the two governments , but it was asserted that ‘ Nothing shall come between the Soviet Union and Cuba ’ , and the emphasis was on the Soviet arms which had not been withdrawn rather than on the missiles which had ( Cuba Socialista , no. 16 , Dec. 1962 , pp. 28–30 , in Clissold : 1970 , p. 276 ) . |
| 4 | A meeting of the Foreign Ministers ' of the Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe ( CSCE ) , held in Stockholm , the Swedish capital , on Dec. 14-15 , was dominated by the search for measures to deal with fighting in Bosnia-Hercegovina and tensions in other potential flashpoints in eastern Europe . |
| 5 | This seems to happen retrospectively , for it is the simple past tense of 'shin " d " which enables us to read the deixis of " those early dayes ' in a particular way , in direct relation to 'shin " d " . |
| 6 | She first began working in the winding department and then in the Dye House before her thirteen years ' as a cleaner . |
| 7 | The Committee says that the draft Directive has missed the opportunity to lay down ‘ a simple , well-defined framework for the protection of personal data and the regulation of personal data processing , applied on a consistent basis ' throughout the EC . |
| 8 | Economists are held to treat one month 's figures as a freak , two months ' as a fact and three months ' as a trend . |
| 9 | Archie Watson retired in early July after thirty three years ' as a weaver . |
| 10 | Margaret Gibson , Maintenance Cleaner , retired at the end of April after twenty three years ' with the company . |
| 11 | The town 's smaller churches had either already disappeared by 1461 ( All Saints ' beyond the Bridge , St. Mary Bynwerk and St. Michael at Cornstall ) , or they continued up until the mid-sixteenth century ( St. Stephen , St. Andrew , St. Peter and St. Clement ) . |
| 12 | The persecution of the bull cult in the later medieval period combined with the ruthless sack of the town in 1461 forced the closure of many of these smaller churches : St. Mary 's Bynwerk , St. Clement 's , St. Thomas ' , St. Andrew 's , St. Paul 's , St. Stephen 's , St. Michael 's Cornstall , All Saints ' by the Bridge and St. Peter 's all disappeared . |
| 13 | Also " the Early Iron Age is credited , broadly speaking , with the numerous duns ' around the coasts and the hill fortifications . |
| 14 | Until now they have claimed it is a world away from the horrors just five hours ' down the road in Miami — so chillingly portrayed in the TV series Miami Vice . |
| 15 | No , I can remember forty five minutes ' worth no problem , oh Tony er Paul get erm a bowl , erm , a dish , a dish , do n't put it ah |
| 16 | Certain Western journalists claimed on the basis of Soviet sources that ‘ Moscow would much prefer a negotiated settlement which would involve the ‘ Finlandisation ’ of Afghanistan along neutral lines ' to a large increase in Soviet troops deployed in Afghanistan . |
| 17 | Several Veterans ' of the Winter of discontent' told me that it was mainly the younger students who got together with their teachers to protest . |
| 18 | The maximum loan to property value is 85 per cent , the arrangement fee is £295 and the early redemption penalty is nine months ' interest in years one to three , six months ' in year four and four months ' in the final year . |
| 19 | Economists are held to treat one month 's figures as a freak , two months ' as a fact and three months ' as a trend . |
| 20 | Islamic demonstrators on Jan. 25 , 1990 , stoned the headquarters of the provincial government in Sidi Bouzid , 200 km south of Tunis and one of the areas worst affected by that month 's floods ( see below ) ; an official statement blamed " religious extremists ' for the attack . |
| 21 | One of the traditional planks of Labour Party policy in the UK has been to own the " commanding heights ' of the economy , though it is never completely clear what these include . |