Example sentences of "[n mass] [prep] [noun pl] ' [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What are also being explored in this paper , although tangentially , are ways of establishing and understanding data about workers ' feelings regarding work . |
| 2 | Further , 25% of tutors ' fees were not grant-aided and thus had to be met from other sources principally donations , subscriptions and through appeals to branches , with some assistance from the National WEA when its own difficult financial position allowed , usually about £50 a year . |
| 3 | A surge in borrowings from 29% to 55% of shareholders ' funds was largely due to a buying spree during the year when NFC shelled out £75m on 16 businesses . |
| 4 | The three countries directly involved are those which have already used a common survey instrument to derive data on teachers ' perceptions of their work . |
| 5 | Even so , Pirelli claims to have assembled an alliance controlling just over 50% of shareholders ' votes , which might seem to give it victory . |
| 6 | In 1811 the governors laid out £2.0s.0d. for surgeons ' instruments , £103.3s.8d. for medicines and £15.12s.3d. on leeches . |
| 7 | ‘ Sgt Pepper Knew My Father ’ and ‘ The Last Temptation Of Elvis ’ made , thanks to the generosity of the participating musicians and you , our open-fisted readers , over £750,000 for kids ' charidees … |
| 8 | Frame Technology Corp , San Jose warns that it will likely report a first quarter loss on revenues 15% to 20% below analysts ' expectations of $20.5m ; it did $770,000 net or $0.07 per share on $13.3m a year ago and says the shortfall is from the Frame North America distribution organisation ‘ which has experienced lower than expected sell-through ; ’ business projections are on target for Europe and OEM units but it is restructuring the North American sales organisation , establishing a separate sales division to focus on direct corporate sales . |
| 9 | All books are described in advance in the free monthly ‘ Literary Guild Review ’ and offered at least 20% below publishers ' prices ( plus post and packing ) . |
| 10 | We are told the way in which MPs have voted on certain controversial cross-party issues such as abortion and hanging ; we are given the names of those to whom we must say farewell and those we should welcome , but no details whatsoever as to the make up the corps of MPs ' secretaries , that body of sirens from whom the more susceptible among us should be protected . |
| 11 | Dr Anne Dawson , senior official in the Department of Health and Social Security on the possible consequences if the Department warned the NHS about the dangers of salmonella We have known that there was salmonella in 60 percent of chickens ' guts for many years . |
| 12 | Turning to investment banking and I should just remind you that er , we take fifty percent of Brothers ' profits and ten percent of New York and Paris and given the conditions , given the environment last year , I do n't think need be ashamed of the performance er , although in London the only business to really come in , come in with impressive returns was er , asset trading money , broking and banking . |
| 13 | Chief executive June Roberts said it could mean an extra £80 on pensioners ' bills . |
| 14 | For £180 a year the Legal Protection Group policy will pay up to £50,000 of lawyers ' bills in a single action . |
| 15 | No less that £3,559 had been raised by the branches in various ways — £2,616 from members ' subscriptions and students ' fees , £617 from socials , rummage sales and other fund-raising activities , £53 from sales of literature and so on . |
| 16 | The statement of compliance with the Cadbury code will be reduced to the anodyne stuff you read about employing disabled people in directors ' reports . |
| 17 | But Sir Ian later learned that Mr Samuels had put another £15,000 of chambers ' funds into the building society account in 1985 . |
| 18 | June 14 : Shortfall revealed of up to £100million of investors ' funds . |
| 19 | Net profits of £30,000 with directors ' drawings of £25,000 will not generally help a business — except to collapse . |
| 20 | Doyle 's greyhound is a pair of electricians ' pipes , which he lights upon , paints and plays , producing a doleful sound that soothes him — it is like mumbling your mantra or telling your beads . |
| 21 | And you 'll save money on every book you buy — never less than 20% , often as much as 40% off publishers ' prices . |
| 22 | Liam had joined his father , Eugene Murphy , in a series of newsagents ' shops , which served as a cover for a very thriving bookmaking and betting business run from the back of each . |
| 23 | When I first saw her black and white photographs using animal parts compiled into a series of hunters ' trophies , I was certainly put off from visiting this exhibition . |
| 24 | Aside from his Jamaican paintings , this was the year that Minton produced his London Transport poster as well as the lithograph Apple Orchard , Kent for the second of three series of artists ' prints which J. Lyons & Co. commissioned as wall decorations for their tea shops and which were also made available to the public at 15s 9d each . |
| 25 | A brand new series of buyers ' guides — we help you set up a specialist tank or system each month , show our choice of equipment , and let you know what else is suitable on the market and how much it all costs . |