Example sentences of "[det] [noun pl] ' [noun sg] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 ) . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Further , more local , threats are posed for the sake of a few years ' supply of raw materials . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | This ethos contributed to the desexualisation of lesbianism and also ignored a whole range of inequalities which erode some lesbians ' choice of lovers . |
| 11 | You 've said ‘ Fire ! ’ and seen the price of a dozen cameras blow away in a few seconds ' worth of flash and bang , with nothing left at the end to stick in the family album . |
| 12 | There were unexplained hold-ups , enemy strongpoints catching the leaders in heavy fire perhaps , or a few moments ' loss of direction as they probed forward . |
| 13 | During that time these countries ' share of world energy consumption will rise from just over one-fifth to almost one-third of total consumption . |
| 14 | Fears about the conjunction of ‘ race ’ and sex shaped these films ' interrogation of White female sexuality in the years immediately following the last major wave of Black settlers in the mid to late 1950s . |
| 15 | Next there is these theologians ' view of salvation . |
| 16 | These firms ' use of local knowledge is visible in their universal policy of ensuring close contact between engineers and customers , and between designers and manufacturing engineers . |
| 17 | sort of well we ca n't pay this that and the other and the thing that really gets me and , and , you know , I , I 've tried to reason it through so many times but top er top of these mums ' sort of shopping list is these disposable nappies |
| 18 | Worst of all there was very little interlocking between separate communes , a circumstance which was reflected in these peasants ' lack of political cohesiveness in the Dumas . |
| 19 | The magnitude of the special needs post-holder 's task becomes clear if one considers that these skills are to be geared to assisting classroom teachers of varying lengths of career experience ( often considerably longer than that of the ‘ qualified ’ supporter ) and range of subject specialities ( beyond the supporter 's expertise ) — teachers already under pressure from many directions and with ambivalent feelings about ‘ hawing problems ’ and ‘ being seen as in need of help ’ ; and if one considers that the supporter 's extended task is to deepen these colleagues ' understanding of ‘ special ’ learning needs , to enhance their skills , discover and develop their strengths and the confidence that the professional know.how they possess can be summoned for responding more appropriately to most of the behavioural , emotional and learning difficulties they encounter . |
| 20 | The ITAR-TASS news agency reported on Sept. 8 that Russia had concluded agreements with Byelarus , Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan , according to which Russia would assume these republics ' share of the former Soviet Union 's foreign debt in return for their portion of the Soviet Union 's assets [ for CIS March agreement on payment of ex-Soviet Union 's foreign debt p. 38824 ] . |
| 21 | It also welcomed these republics ' affirmation of " their readiness to respect the international commitments of the Soviet Union and to ensure single control of nuclear weapons on their territory " [ see p. 38655 ] . |
| 22 | The industry secretary , Peter Lilley , has just announced a government initiative to address this problem , as part of a wider drive to improve all manufacturers ' handling of technical innovation and to push forward what Mr Lilley calls a cultural revolution in British business . |
| 23 | Despite many years ' experience of child care and family case work there is still a lively debate about the causes and extent of family failure and about what further measures should be taken to reduce it . |
| 24 | My right hon. Friend is right and speaks with the authority of many years ' membership of the House . |
| 25 | In the face of even further diversion of financial resources for training away from special needs , can we build on what expertise we have to find economic and yet effective ways to overcome the present difficulties , to deepen all teachers ' understanding of learning and behaviour problems and of the way in which they might be resolved within the learning situation of the classroom ? |
| 26 | Many outsiders ' knowledge of the Thames Valley is restricted to the view they get from their car window while they 're hurtling along the M4 . |
| 27 | Disclose any shareholders ' waiver of dividends . |
| 28 | The spring , he says , is a particularly perilous time in adder-land : as they emerge from hibernation , adders are too groggy to slip away from potential threats but their fangs are filled with several months ' worth of venom . |
| 29 | All had several days ' growth of beard and were dressed in a motley collection of civilian clothing . |
| 30 | And definitely not with several days ' growth of beard on an aggressively masculine jaw , or with so much … so much compelling strength in his face , in his ice-blue eyes . |