Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] ' [noun] and " in BNC.
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| 1 | Amstral has recently been through a combination of management buyouts and takeovers , including the acquisition of Crab Advanced Technologies ' sales and marketing division , and now goes by the name of ABC Workstation Solutions Ltd . |
| 2 | The amount of shareholders ' funds attributable to equity interests is the difference between total shareholders ' funds and the total amount attributable to non-equity interests . |
| 3 | The government on May 31 introduced legislation to determine the value of political parties ' assets and for the expropriation of the assets of those parties existing on Oct. 7 , 1989 . |
| 4 | On the other hand , some shareholders ' interests and media commentators believe that the code should be mandatory and supported by stringent enforcement powers . |
| 5 | Montepulciano not only looks but behaves like a stage set , patronising barbers ' shops and swirly baroque cafe ; its hours are numbered by a forbidding clock-tower Pulcinella ; it goes to church , outside the walls , in the most theatrical building of all . |
| 6 | The so-called deputies ' science and technology working group was asked to nominate people within their agencies to serve on panels that will develop policies for 15 topics ranging from specific issues such as medical technology to basic research itself . |
| 7 | Their boats have been used for the Royal Lymington Cup and the Air Canada Industry Sailing Challenge , as well as the Chartered Surveyors ' Regatta and many other similar events . |
| 8 | Well does n't it ma , I mean when you do you 'll be away with your different groups ' points and he 'll be |
| 9 | A few minutes ' drive and we were taken into a building . |
| 10 | The pack emphasises that , for most smaller employers , assessments need take only a few minutes ' observation and the use of common sense . |
| 11 | No doubt when Wrexham see what a joke he is , he will be back at ‘ The Tip ’ licking a few supporters ' backsides and begging for his job back . |
| 12 | She has an 18-year-old son , who plans to go to university in a few months ' time and the thought of life on her own fills her with anxiety . |
| 13 | SI is calling for the UK to ban the importation of cheap coal produced at the expense of tribal peoples ' lives and livelihoods . |
| 14 | Bridget Ewing has had very few enquiries about Residential Homes ' Membership and she would be pleased to hear from more teachers involved in these type of classes . |
| 15 | Delicious recipes will tempt you to experiment — try Smoked Quails ' Eggs and Mozzarella salad for an unusual starter ; tiny Mushroom Soufflés using dried funghi ; Lemon and Pistachio Pudding . |
| 16 | If the salad is delicate , then a flavoured vinegar or aromatic oil may be sufficient , as for the Smoked Quails ' Eggs and Mozzarella Salad ( recipe p23 ) pictured on previous page and dressed only with virgin olive oil . |
| 17 | At the end of August an indefinite freeze was placed on the repatriation of foreign companies ' profits and dividends ; however , in September the rules were relaxed to allow transfer of normal profits after 60 days , and in November it was reported that the freeze was to be lifted under pressure from international corporations . |
| 18 | The Bank will credit the commercial banks ' accounts and this represents an increase in their cash reserves . |
| 19 | Yet judging from the book , the case material lacks an essential element of realism , in spite of 30 years ' development and three editions . |
| 20 | It is particularly appropriate for young patients with diabetes of only a few years ' duration and without complications . |
| 21 | And surely , nobody in his right mind would take a few days ' vacation and miss out on the opportunity of selling his own plans and proposals to the President of the Corporation ? |
| 22 | Henry Tyler had had an unexpected few days ' leave and had descended on his married sister and her husband in the small market town of Berebury in Calleshire without a great deal of warning . |
| 23 | She wrote that she would prefer not to come home , but Tony and Maureen got a few days ' leave and travelled to Kent to see her . |
| 24 | Outside on the veranda , where the eaves are supported by pillars crowned with carved wooden rams ' heads and the real skulls and horns of sacrificed rams and he-goats , two men are kneading the dough for puris , pummelling the flour of every household in the village . |
| 25 | After 2 days ' paddling and considerable suspense at last we reached the three corner point with Czechoslovakia/Hungary . |
| 26 | And although she 'd been sad to be leaving her family behind , she had been looking forward to a few weeks ' holiday and then — a new job , a new life . |
| 27 | ‘ You see , Brownies , this hall is being pulled down in a few weeks ' time and new houses put up in its place , and there just does n't seem to be anywhere else for us to meet . |
| 28 | As already stressed , the National Unemployed Workers ' Movement and , its mentor , the Communist Party of Great Britain , failed to find the revolutionary spirit which they felt was being dampened and re-channelled by the Labour Party . |
| 29 | It has to be emphasized that , for those who support the Mobilizing Ideal , these authoritarian features of British governments ' attitudes and behaviour towards the media are not defects but virtues . |
| 30 | In some SSDs , relations with the police are dire , joint training is in tatters , and little is being done to build social workers ' confidence and skills are growing , and successful prosecutions have been achieved using the memorandum . |