Example sentences of "[prep] [noun] ' [noun] [coord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Behind Bars ’ at the new , huge , non-profit Threadwaxing Space on Broadway is not as you might suspect a show of political art about prisoners ' rights or even about the exotic lives of cocktail waitresses but rather about the stripe in art . |
| 2 | The aim of the project is to obtain basic information about employers ' policies and practices in the recruitment and management of the work-force , and in particular to establish how far such policies and practices have changed in recent years . |
| 3 | In practice , the proprietary liquids which are used in the pressure-vacuum impregnation of timber against fungal attack also contain insecticides and effectively identical products are available through builders ' merchants and DIY outlets for brush and spray application on site . |
| 4 | The most significant growth area for Blackwells ' Art & Poster Shop in the last few years has been in calendars . |
| 5 | At this point , one encounters two similarities between Wouters ' analysis and those of the conservative- and liberal-historians . |
| 6 | The opposition will want copy fee notes , certainly in respect of major disbursements such as experts ' fees and counsels ' fees . |
| 7 | Kate Gibson would be responsible for Marcos ' arrangements and for references . |
| 8 | Hankin appealed for fans ' patience and encouragement at a critical stage of the season . |
| 9 | The threat to choice and to the remaining independent brewers demands a strong and continuing Campaign that will fight for drinkers ' rights and challenge the might of the brewing giants . |
| 10 | For schools ' parties and other group bookings contact Oxford ( 0865 ) 728822 |
| 11 | The collection of information about clients ' backgrounds and their ‘ problems ’ , and about carers , would likewise permit greater confidence that like was being compared with like ( or point to interesting differences ) , and enable some analysis of the matching of responses to needs . |
| 12 | I do hope the members will recognise that the service has not be sitting on its laurels er between inspectors ' reports but that we have been modelling on one quarterly to er correct any omissions with respect to boundary or to make the necessary improvements in the service erm as , as recommended by the inspect and supported by members . |
| 13 | Thus there was an intimate connection between heads ' philosophies and their views of their role , and between these and school management . |
| 14 | Mr Maxwell said that his alterations — which he would make for publication in his newspapers — were to substitute the term ombudsman for readers ' representatives and to widen the clause in the code of practice which refers to non-payment of criminals to include those benefiting from a criminal act . |
| 15 | The terse Latin of a Cambridgeshire assize role records how , in the fourteenth century , a boy went out on stilts after birds ' eggs and was drowned in the heart of the fen . |
| 16 | The split is expected to take place in July after shareholders ' approval and the publication of a pathfinder prospectus for Zeneca . |
| 17 | By fighting for pits to be kept open , the NUM was fighting not only for miners ' jobs but also for the survival of miners ' communities . |
| 18 | But when companies are fined for breaking the health and safety laws , they only get fined a pittance , compared to what damage is caused to employees through companies ' neglect and law breaking . |
| 19 | The A G M will be followed , er , directly after this meeting , er , by an extraordinary general meeting erm to propose , er , an increase in the authorized share capital to seek authority to create new preference share capital to renew the board 's power to allot shares to seek authority to purchase our own shares to reduce share capital by repaying existing preference shares to make some amendments to the employee share schemes to increase the aggregate amount available for directors ' fees and to enable the company to issue summary financial statements . |
| 20 | Erm you already had , er , the opportunity to read my letter of the eighteenth of April er , circulated with the report and accounts , which fully explains the proposals being put forward and which are for firstly increasing the authorized share capital of the company creating two new classes of preference share er , renewing the board 's authority to allot shares renewing the board 's power to modify preemption rights authorizing the company to purchase its own er , ordinary shares reducing the company 's share capital by repaying the existing preference shares er , making certain amendments to the company 's employee share schemes increasing the aggregate sum available for directors ' fees and authorizing the company to issue summary financial statements . |
| 21 | Schools that operate on assumptions about parents ' beliefs and attitudes face the danger of stick in the mud complacency , become resistant to change and , through the adoption of self-fulfilling prophecies , limit both ambitions and achievements . |
| 22 | Because parental involvement is such a key feature , teachers also need to know about parents ' rights and responsibilities under the legislation , in addition to those of the school and LEA . |
| 23 | This reveals that these words do not just carry information about proportions but also about speakers ' expectations , and even speakers ' expectations about hearers ' expectations and so on . |
| 24 | From the fairly casual manner of Nicholls ' wording and his failure to mention what he had recommended , we may take it that , at least so far as he was concerned , the problem of the status of emigres holding non-Soviet passports had not at this stage been presented as of overwhelming importance or urgency . |
| 25 | ( Problems With Debt : A Survey of Creditors ' Perceptions and Practices , May 1989 ) |
| 26 | Andy Swapp , manager of Blackwells ' Art & Poster Shop , argues that non-book paper products are not to be sniffed at , and explains why booksellers should consider stocking diaries , calendars and cards not only for the contribution they can make to profitability but also for the dramatic way in which they support and enhance book displays and promotions |
| 27 | The businesses include two in waste disposal — essentially landfill operations — two in quarrying , two in the manufacture of scientific instruments plus a chain of builders ' merchants and a maker of specialised grouts . |
| 28 | This coincides with the normal trading and credit arrangements of builders ' merchants and suppliers . |
| 29 | This is the site of the former mill ponds and it appears that uncontrolled dumping of builders ' rubble and other waste material possibly of a dangerous nature is taking place . |
| 30 | The extreme scarcity of artists ' materials and a relaxation of restrictions on travel have led to a new exodus of painters , sculptors , and other artists . |