Example sentences of "[prep] [adj] [noun pl] ' [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( ii ) The ‘ 10 minute ’ rule This is a development of the method of introducing a Bill by motion now rarely used in the case of Government Bills and it is extremely rare for legislation to result from its use for Private Members ' Bill purposes . |
| 2 | The Directive also provides for pregnant workers ' right not to do night work if they have a doctor 's certificate stating that such work would endanger their health . |
| 3 | Never a quiet life for retired employees ' club |
| 4 | And she had laid in Greek brandy and pink champagne for old times ' sake . |
| 5 | ‘ Just for old times ' sake I went , not that there is much to see ! |
| 6 | Thorn is a floating voter , but a Labour victory would be better for business , as replacements would be needed for the boxes which Tories wished to keep for old times ' sake . |
| 7 | And perhaps , though he doubted she 'd agree , they could sit once more in the back seats for old times ' sake . |
| 8 | Then one day , just for old times ' sake , I paid a visit to Winston Street . |
| 9 | Sheep would not safely graze nor would spring lambs nor calves ; the average farmer could hardly be expected to stock them for old times ' sake . |
| 10 | Some of the singers knew their place in that production — almost miraculously , Gergiev had coaxed Sergei Leiferkus away from a couple of London Fiery Angels to sing Tomsky for old times ' sake — but one of Gergiev 's protégés , Gegam Gregorian , was tackling Hermann for the first time , and Maria Guleghina had flown in for Lisa . |
| 11 | One day , when they were together and he had a good career , when he had his own house and a car and did n't need to walk and could afford taxis if he wanted them ; he 'd take that same route just for old times ' sake , try to recapture the uncertain ecstasies of that dark , early morning trek . |
| 12 | Just for old times ' sake … |
| 13 | Her parents complained about social services ' behaviour during her pregnancy and the birth of her second child . |
| 14 | THE European Commission gave the green light yesterday in Brussels for British Airways ' takeover of Dan-Air , dismissing objections by rival carriers and the Belgian government . |
| 15 | Mr Lang talks about reviving the priority given to literacy and numeracy , about restoring teachers ' standing in the community , about discipline , pride , respect . |
| 16 | He is still a child , but old enough to understand about old times ' sake . |
| 17 | He is still a child , but old enough to understand about old times ' sake . |
| 18 | ALTHOUGH Prince Andrew is seemingly lovelorn , we can reveal that he intends to go on a shopping trip next week for high-class ladies ' underwear . |
| 19 | Bridget Ewing has had very few enquiries about Residential Homes ' Membership and she would be pleased to hear from more teachers involved in these type of classes . |
| 20 | But the couple did not rule out the possibility after 34-year-old Cheggers ' TV confession of his illness on Thursday . |
| 21 | Jonathon Pendrous ; by day a cleaner clearing up the stage after other peoples ' glory , but by night when the actors have gone home , and the audience has left the theatre to its ghostly past … |
| 22 | A pensioner , Mr Kenneth Sanders , aged 66 , of Derby , has died in hospital after contracting legionnaires ' disease while on holiday in Majorca . |
| 23 | Again some proportion ( 60 per cent ) of this additional income will leak from the circular flow while the remainder is passed on as extra consumers ' expenditure on domestic goods and services . |
| 24 | A by-product of Labour leaders ' responsiveness to the new thinking may be that the party relieves itself of some commitments which have been electoral liabilities in the past . |
| 25 | The position is less clear in the case of the 3,000 miles of inter-urban routes , which account for 60 per cent of Regional Railways ' track . |
| 26 | PTE grants in fact provide a hefty chunk of Regional Railways ' revenue , and within each area the executive can stipulate exactly the services it wants . |
| 27 | This tension surfaced in particularly acute form on the morrow of the first proletarian revolution as the Bolsheviks attempted to construct a system of coordinated workers ' control over industry in face of the proliferation of relatively independent factory committees . |
| 28 | A review of the training content of junior doctors ' work is long overdue : a recent survey found that only 3% of juniors ' working time was spent on training . |
| 29 | Extension of allied forces ' mandate |
| 30 | The Dane , though shy and retiring and lacking a sense of humour , has knitted together a unified policy for the agency , which spends every year some £400 million of European taxpayers ' money . |