Example sentences of "[noun sg] [prep] [adj] [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | And she had laid in Greek brandy and pink champagne for old times ' sake . |
| 2 | On the left , new and special projects programming executive Brian George receives his award for 25 years ' service from logistics director Mike Cozens . |
| 3 | I went to university for five years ' study . |
| 4 | This document made it clear that the responsibility for determining coordinators ' roles rested with the heads , who were encouraged to choose from the 1985 specification provided by the Authority . |
| 5 | Many industrialists concede that a large part of the responsibility for British companies ' lame performance must lie with management . |
| 6 | Stephen Kunz , Technical Manager , receives his watch for 25 years ' service . |
| 7 | Duncan Dawson ( left ) is photographed with Engineering Manager , Ian Haveron , after being presented with his watch for 25 years ' service . |
| 8 | Robert Johnson , Managing Director of Johnson Brothers , will retire from the Board after 34 years ' loyal and successful service with the Group . |
| 9 | She had returned to Somerville to complete her degree course after two years ' school teaching ( ‘ Taught all the sciences Botany , Zoo , Chemistry . |
| 10 | A pilot study at St George 's Hospital in London has suggested that quadruple treatment with rifampicin , ethambutol , isoniazid , and pyrazinamide or clofazamine may be of value , with 10 of 20 patients remaining in remission after nine months ' treatment . |
| 11 | Jed-Forest signed a £30,000 deal for three years ' backing from the TSB , Melrose will receive a minimum of £10,000 this season from Concept Group , sponsorship which , through bonuses , could rise to £15,000 if they win the national championship and the Border League , and Stewart 's Melville have a season 's £15,000 support from Dial Office Systems . |
| 12 | There is a tension between human beings ' sexual drives and civilization , because the latter needs people who will sublimate sexuality into activities which help to build up and preserve civilization . |
| 13 | An earnout may enable the purchaser to bridge the gap between both parties ' price expectations , with the assurance that a higher price will only be paid if projections are achieved . |
| 14 | These statutes were ironically among the main foci of opposition during those countries ' independence movements . |
| 15 | Chèvre is the best known of all the goats ' milk cheeses , possibly because the name is actually a generic term for all goats ' milk cheese . |
| 16 | Overall the present arrangements are messy and are causing tension , fragmentation , and confusion between general practitioners ' roles in purchasing and provision . |
| 17 | R. Evershed " Reflections on the Fusion of Law and Equity after 75 Years ' 70 LQR ( 1954 ) 326 |
| 18 | President of the Board of Trade Michael Heseltine is to give the opening address at Communicating 2000 , a conference organised on behalf of the International Association of Financial Executives ' Institutes ( IAFEI ) by the Financial Executives Group at the Institute . |
| 19 | At the International Association of Culinary Professionals ' conference in the US , Henrietta Green was given a Julia Child Cookbook Award for A Glorious Harvest ( Sedgwood Press ) . |
| 20 | Our report was based on the Association of American Publishers ' Newsletter , which in a recent issue reported as follows : |
| 21 | The Association of British Insurers ' new grouping for all cars more than doubles the number of categories and sorts out many anomalies . |
| 22 | Royal Bank of Scotland has decided from 1 October 1991 , and in line with market practice and the Association of British Insurers ' SORP , to defer acquisition expenses relating to new and renewed motor and household policies over the period during which the premiums are earned , generally 12 months . |
| 23 | FACED with what can best be described as a public relations crisis , the Association of British Insurers ' vigorous over-reaction to Thursday 's conclusion by the Office of Fair Trading that key rules governing the sale of life products are anti-competitive is , to put it mildly , stupid . |
| 24 | The fanfare of catwalk shows , exhibitions , and the production of designs that may never be worn , take up a great deal of most designers ' time and money . |
| 25 | During the Depression years mothers often called at the better-off houses in the neighbourhood to try and find places for their daughters and one woman recalled employing a succession of unemployed miners ' daughters to whom she paid 5/ a week . |
| 26 | There also arrived a strong deputation from the DHSS : the Minister of State , now of much greater fame , Dr David Owen ; the Permanent Under-Secretary , Sir Patrick Nairne , and Barbara 's most trusted right-hand man , a beardless youth , then recently the president of some students ' association , named Jack Straw , with whom I had occasion to cross swords later . |
| 27 | Such enthusiasm may have had as much to do with the excited nationalism of wartime , as any substantial appreciation of these films ' merits , and it should not be supposed that British filmmakers had universally gone from being dull and unimaginative to become masters of the cinematic art . |
| 28 | The convention 's first section on the main areas of co-operation was headed by a chapter on environmental issues , in which both sides committed themselves not just to respecting the environment in the planning and execution of aid projects , but also to ensuring that " economic and social development is based on a sustainable balance between economic objectives , management of natural resources and enhancement of human resources ' . |
| 29 | The Chair is obviously referring to the fact recently in the courts , there was consideration of the closure of old persons ' homes , and you know that you are under a legal requirement to consult in respect of those otherwise any decision , to close without consultation can held to be invalid , and that has impinged on some authorities who were going down that route , so there is a duty there . |
| 30 | She heard mention of six months ' imprisonment , and was terrified that she 'd be locked up for doing nothing . |