Example sentences of "[noun pl] ' [adj] [noun sg] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | While the working-class was the principal target for purists ' interventionary zeal they also provided rank-and-file recruits for the new movement . |
| 2 | I carried out stone from the cave , and after many days ' hard work I had a large cave in the side of the hill . |
| 3 | At zero six hundred hours the following morning Captain Trentham gave them a full briefing : they were to be transported by ship to Boulogne , they learned , and after ten days ' further training they would be expected to march on to Etaples , where they would join their regiment under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Danvers Hamilton DSO , who , they were assured , was preparing for a massive assault on the German defences . |
| 4 | Intended for middle managers with at least two years ' relevant experience it is based on distance learning course and assessment materials which can be integrated with the individual 's work-place activities , thereby minimising career disruptions and maximising the benefits to employee and employer alike . |
| 5 | By the watchfires ' waning light he could discern a handful of ghostly figures flitting about nearby . |
| 6 | When we look at UK multinational corporations ' direct investment we again see the impact of the break-up of the Commonwealth as an economic bloc : in the early 1960s Commonwealth countries accounted for 60 per cent of the UK 's overseas direct assets , but by 1984 this figure had declined to 32 per cent ( taking account of current and ex-Commonwealth countries ) . |
| 7 | By the moonbeams ' mystic light 'T IS the shadow on the wall . ’ |