Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] ' [noun pl] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Combined Operations ' planners were in Richmond Terrace near Whitehall , yet conveniently distant from service ministries . |
| 2 | Among the next few months ' highlights are Borderline 's production of Dario Fo 's Mistero Buffo at the King 's Theatre with that man Robbie Coltrane again ( Feb ) ; The Art of Print , a survey of European Print Masters at the Hunterian Art Gallery ( Jan-Apr ) ; a new production of Pirandello 's Enrico Four at the Citizens Theatre ( Feb ) ; Steven Campbell 's first one-man show in Glasgow at the Third Eye Centre ( Mar ) and Freaks by the Companie Genevieve de Kermabon at Tramway ( Mar ) . |
| 3 | Some countries ' currencies are only partially convertible into other currencies and their use for specific purposes , e.g. overseas investment , might be restricted by the central bank . |
| 4 | The retail commercial banks ' assets are illustrated in Table 3 . |
| 5 | Accountants ' reports on unincorporated businesses ' accounts are currently referred to as ‘ audit reports ’ by many , including many banks and other lenders . |
| 6 | Some suppliers ' representatives are highly adept at pressurising junior staff into placing orders . |
| 7 | The Free Presbyterians ' fines were paid by an anonymous donor . |
| 8 | ‘ As Anthony said to Cleopatra , as he opened a crate of ale , some girls are bigger than others , some girls ' mothers are bigger than other girls ' mothers … ’ |
| 9 | The pop singer , Morrissey , was so astounded to discover that some girls ' breasts are bigger than others that he wrote a song about it . |
| 10 | If some voters ' choices are determined by the lottery of surnames , others are channelled by specific guidance . |
| 11 | Some mammals ' glands are more elaborate than our own and open into special pouches or pockets . |
| 12 | The Foreign Ministers ' proposals were to be discussed at the June European Council summit " with a view to a decision on the holding of a second intergovernmental conference to work in parallel with the conference on economic and monetary union with a view to ratification by member states in the same timeframe " . |
| 13 | Foreign ministers ' talks were held with the Russians in Berlin in early 1954 , but progress on a German peace treaty again proved impossible . |
| 14 | The services are not tested but a visual inspection is made and advice is offered if further specialists ' tests are needed . |
| 15 | AU British employees ' details were on file . |
| 16 | Training of staff , provision of nursery places , child care and part-time workers ' rights were the keys to equality for women , said Miss Hilary Armstrong during a visit to the town . |
| 17 | Preservationists such as Camporese and Valadier are seen against the background of the various commissions , and individual buildings ' histories are scrutinised . |
| 18 | A major problem with such economists ' models is that they are essentially static . |
| 19 | Yields in the Swiss capital market for Japanese firms ' bonds are already beginning to reflect the range of issuers ' credit ratings . |
| 20 | Motion one six three seeks to ensure that no pre-conference delegates ' meetings are held prior to sections , regional and national conferences . |
| 21 | As revealing is his observation that the rights of the workers in the separate producers ' societies were regarded as giving them their distinctive Co-operative character . |
| 22 | Researchers also wanted to discover how much viewers ' attitudes are affected by the context in which a sexy scene turns up on the home screen — and the timing . |
| 23 | Andersson measured the attractive power of the 36 males before and after the treatment ; and , to everyone 's delight , the number of nests on the territories of the artificially-lengthened males ' territories was higher ( Figure 8.6 ) . |
| 24 | Civil servants ' salaries were to take 17 per cent of government expenditure in 1990 , with a further 14.7 per cent devoted to foreign debt service and 8.2 per cent to subsidies on food and to state companies . |
| 25 | While the sport is in its infancy she believes that separate ladies ' events are needed to promote more participation . |
| 26 | Two pairs of sharpened watchmakers ' forceps are necessary for this dissection . |
| 27 | ( Previous Bondholders ' records are not available ) . |
| 28 | The tenacity , ingenuity and resourcefulness of the women involved in these Groups ' activities was remarkable for the sheer depth of social and material capacities which it uncovered . |
| 29 | By 1960 widows ' pensions were available in all public sector occupations apart from teaching , though they were still relatively uncommon in the private sector which continued to rely on ‘ allocation ’ options and lump sum provision ( Government Actuary , 1958 , 1966 ) . |
| 30 | These surveyors ' beacons were later enshrined in traditions such as the Beltane Fires , according to Watkins . |