Example sentences of "' [coord] [adj] [noun] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then er on a Saturdays our slaughterhouse was , our slaughterhouse was still open up the street then and we used to perhaps kill twelve , fourteen pigs for private people , but they had to give their ration up , six months ' or twelve months ' ration up to have these pigs . |
| 2 | One of the difficulties of using politicians ' or military leaders ' diaries is that they are always likely to be personal justifications of their own actions at the time , and of course they give the impression that the whole of history consists of political intrigue or war . |
| 3 | This analysis was carried out for mixed schools only ( there were four single-sex schools in the sample , three boys ' and one girls ' ) . |
| 4 | But it had no relevance , and its guardians remained mute ten years ago , when bombs , with the United States ' and allied governments ' blessing , fell like rain on women and children in Cambodia ( Shawcross 1979 ) , or when the same governments aid and support other political/military regimes exercising mass terror and partial genocide against a subjugated people ( Chomsky and Herman 1979a , 1979b ) . |
| 5 | Local trade associations ' and professional bodies ' directories . |
| 6 | Alexandra came down the steps in her new green clothes , under which she had managed to put her old comfortable corset when Lyddy had left the room to polish her boots , wearing a smile that was partly triumph at her illicit comfort and partly the satisfaction of having taken five hens ' and four pullets ' eggs to Dora in a little rush basket that very morning . |
| 7 | The heaviest losses were sustained by members of so-called " excess-of-loss ( LMX ) spiral " syndicates which specialized in reinsuring each others ' and other companies ' exposure to high-level catastrophe risks . |
| 8 | Although the relevance of recordable bill of lading data depends upon the type of transaction involved , the following data are sufficiently generic so as to become prime candidates for public registry recording : 1 ) storage of goods in carriers ' warehouse or independent warehouses awaiting carriage ; 2 ) issuance of port to port and combined transport bills ; 3 ) on board loading ; 4 ) carriers ' ( actual or contractual ) names , and electronic signatures or authenticating devices ; 5 ) certificates of carrier , freight forwarder , and other issuer solvency or sufficiency of insurance ; 6 ) inspectors ' and other examiners ' names , electronic signatures or authenticating devices , and certifications of solvency or of sufficiency of insurance ; 7 ) negotiation , transfer , pledge , and presentation ( including cancellation ) of port to port and combined transport bills ; and 8 ) storage of goods upon termination of carriage , and issuance of warehouse and trust receipts . |
| 9 | The membership remained largely moribund until the First World War , although the title of the union had been somewhat pretentiously changed to the National Agricultural Labourers ' and Rural Workers ' Union ( N A L R W U ) in 1912 . |
| 10 | However , some last-ditch defence by Karpov enabled him to reach a drawn rook and pawn endgame after 94 moves and a total of nine hours ' and 20 minutes ' play . |
| 11 | Numerous studies have shown than most young smokers are influenced by their friends ' and older siblings ' smoking habits . |
| 12 | While the recruits and their visitors enjoy the day , the staff and students of the Warrant Officers ' and Non-Commissioned Officers ' Wing continue their work . |
| 13 | Elsewhere , in the Warrant Officers ' and Non-Commissioned Officers ' Wing accommodation , there is another end-of-course party in full swing . |