Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] ' [noun sg] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | His early choice of subject set the tone for his later work — — Goya 's Queen Maria Luisa , and Velázquez 's portrait of the dwarf Francisco Lezcano ( Fig. 3 ) — in other words , great Spanish artists ' handling of their arrogant , ugly , bizarre or idiotic sitters . |
| 2 | It also means that the real value of the redemption payment will vary according to the rate of inflation during the last eight months ' life of a bond and so calculations of real yields to redemption can only be made on the basis of assumed rates of inflation . |
| 3 | Here , Tiny Rowland concludes his version of events leading up to the Fayed brothers ' acquisition of the House of Fraser with a first-hand account of the situation in question against the background of his personal experience in business . |
| 4 | In the following example from the Foreword to A Hero from Zero , Tiny Rowland presents a summary of the events leading up to the Fayed brothers ' acquisition of the House of Fraser . |
| 5 | Bawden lived in that house for 30 years , and no one who went there could forget its atmosphere , partly created by its English artists ' eccentricity of decor . |
| 6 | They borrow from the banks for as little as a few hours ' notice of recall by the banks ( money at call ) , and lend to the government , local authorities and firms for typically three months ( bills of exchange ) . |
| 7 | Even now he says he was surprised by the appointment , which caused him to make himself unavailable for the British Lions ' tour of South Africa . |
| 8 | So I jerk a reluctant Rainbow to her feet , cause her to blurt appropriate remarks about the lateness of the hour , and steer her out of this snakes ' nest of baby ben Issachars . |
| 9 | At such moments he knew that he loved Frances , and he could feel the seductions of a conventional marriage , of meals such as this happening every Sunday , of knowing each other 's daily news , not always having to catch up on a few months ' worth of events . |
| 10 | Where it studies young and old subjects , it commonly implies their inferior status by investigating young subjects ' development towards adult thinking and feeling , and old subjects ' loss of these faculties . |
| 11 | Until it slipped last year , British manufacturers ' share of the volume of world exports had been broadly stable at 7% since 1981 , after falling continuously since the 1950s . |
| 12 | Again , the would-be reformers ' interpretation of the 1980s led them to this conclusion . |
| 13 | As well as authorising German-style universal banking in general , Italy 's version of Europe 's new rules will sweep away restrictions on commercial banks ' ownership of industrial companies . |
| 14 | In the event of dismissal , 2 weeks ' notice of dismissal will be given by the Library . |
| 15 | Because HAI was in its infancy , in every job he filled during the first few years he had an American opposite number , sometimes with 30 years ' experience of the industry . |
| 16 | Rather it is a calm , thoroughly documented and well-illustrated report drawn from Oxfam 's 30 years ' experience of working in Southern Africa . |
| 17 | Ten clear days ' notice of the meeting will be given in writing to all persons concerned . |
| 18 | Peers are asked if they wish to be granted ‘ leave of absence ’ and , if they do not reply in the negative , are expected not to attend without giving 30 days ' notice of intention to do so . |
| 19 | But any minister of even a few years ' experience of Christian leadership will be able to tell you of Godly issues which were debated in his Church with a bitterness and rancour totally out of harmony with their subject . |
| 20 | Further , more local , threats are posed for the sake of a few years ' supply of raw materials . |
| 21 | For the few hours , the day or few days ' duration of the " event " , their labour force at the location in question increases many times in size . |
| 22 | It was arranged that he would take a few days ' supply of stoma bags with him and he was given a list of equipment he would require . |
| 23 | At an informal level , they had not wholly lacked it before ; £3000 had been sent to them in August 1559 , and in January the English Admiral Winter had appeared in the forth , officially searching for pirates but actually cutting the French troops ' line of communication between their strongholds in Fife and Leith . |
| 24 | The official receiver must give at least twenty-one days ' notice of the meeting to the bankrupt and may require him to attend the meeting ( r 6.84 ) |
| 25 | Twenty-one days ' notice of any proposed alterations , amendments or additions shall be given to the Secretary in writing . |
| 26 | The telegraph now allowed instantaneous communication with the farthest reaches o the empire , while the steamship brought everywhere in the world within a few weeks ' sail of home . |
| 27 | The media would still be able to cover current stories but within a longer-term , in-depth perspective so that Ethiopia or the Lebanon , Westland or nuclear disarmament do not simply occupy a few weeks ' worth of front page/main bulletin coverage per year . |
| 28 | The demands of the unemployed workers ' movement of the 1930s had an unexpected radicalism , not because people then were more " political " , but because the unemployed were able to make their own measure of an income . |
| 29 | These problems of prediction related to the definitional fallacy and the statistical fallacy are very evident in the Beckford Report , which was so critical of social workers ' lack of knowledge and use of predictive research . |
| 30 | This ethos contributed to the desexualisation of lesbianism and also ignored a whole range of inequalities which erode some lesbians ' choice of lovers . |