Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] ' [noun] but " in BNC.
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| 1 | They apply to different communities , they have responded to different communities ' needs but they also contribute to a ripple effect of achievement at national and international levels which will ultimately benefit the lives of many more children . |
| 2 | ‘ Clive Griffiths , the Welsh coach , may persuade me to play against France in a few weeks ' time but I have made up my mind to call it a day , ’ he said last night . |
| 3 | They are often the most difficult to assess since their experience usually lies outside that of social workers , who may be suspicious of such applicants ' knowledge but uneasy about rejecting their apparently confident experience . |
| 4 | Not a bad three weeks ' detecting but , more important , it was a helpful exercise in improving relationships between the archaeological societies and , hopefully , all metal detectorists . |
| 5 | But King He can expect to be freed in three years ' time but Don King is convinced the former champion 's conviction will be overturned at a forthcoming appeal . |
| 6 | First degree courses are usually of three years ' duration but are , in many instances , extended to include periods of professional training ( in industry , commerce or the public service ) or time spent abroad . |
| 7 | She commissioned in one particular slot two groups of women to make current affairs ' programmes but interestingly it was n't a very successful experiment . |
| 8 | ( This is not the present ladies ' room but is believed to have been on the first floor of the main clubhouse where it was known to be in the 1940 's at least ) . |
| 9 | If their experience could be harnessed to define the receptionist 's task , it may suit potential volunteers who can not contribute two full days ' work but who nevertheless are committed to the CAB . |
| 10 | She gave us parties and disapproved of me teaching : Jennifer darling , surely you can get a job in a nice private girls ' school But when I was 14 and had awful tonsillitis she brought me lemon and honey and sat on the edge of the pillow holding my damp hand . |
| 11 | Saunders was sentenced to five years ' imprisonment but in the event he served only ten months having been released on the grounds that he was suffering from a dementia condition akin to Alzheimer 's disease . |
| 12 | This model also emphasises not only general practitioners ' voices but all local voices , including those of nurses , community leaders , voluntary groups , and others . |
| 13 | As for change of intention , this happens when a person has done the Non-Intending Practitioners ' Course but subsequently wishes to be eligible to practise here . |
| 14 | Ross started the first ever Bitches Rodeo in 1988 and Lesley followed the next year , paddling poorly in the small ladies ' competition but meeting up with her now great friend and rival , Mandy Castle . |
| 15 | We also saw several foxes ' earths but were n't lucky enough to get even a glimpse of the inhabitants . |
| 16 | Mihir left a previous employer who owes him two months ' wages but , fearing deportation , can not complain to the authorities . |
| 17 | The diversity and volume of silver bearing his mark is far greater than can have emerged from a single workshop and it has been generally acknowledged , after a century dominated by the concept of the maker 's mark , that De Lamerie , in common with many other goldsmiths registering marks at Goldsmiths ' Hall , not only fulfilled orders with other goldsmiths ' wares but also subcontracted orders to a range of London workshops , although striking the finished wares with his own punch . |
| 18 | This was the long haired girls ' compromise but it became very common early 70s style for girls & for boys . |