Example sentences of "a [adj] member ' [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There have been major rebellions against the imposition of charges for eye and dental tests , for an amendment to grade the poll tax according to ability to pay , and for the second reading of a private members ' bill to liberalize the Official Secrets Act . |
| 2 | The Jockey Club believes that in the long term Sunday racing without cash betting is impractical and it is resigned to trying to bring about a change in the legislation by a private members ' bill . |
| 3 | this time in promoting a Private Members ' Bill , which came to the statute book as the Civic Amenities Act , 1967 . |
| 4 | Then a Private Members ' Bill established a trust to protect it , consisting of representatives from five local councils . |
| 5 | After MPs sat all night to defeat a private members ' bill to enable building of the Cardiff Barrage , the government announced that it would introduce its own bill to ensure that the measure passed into law . |
| 6 | Cigarettes are a type of goods ordinarily bought for private use or consumption and it has been held ( for the purpose of the Trade Descriptions Act 1968 ) that a private members ' club is not a business , John v. Matthews ( 1910 D.C. ) , see paragraph 16 — 04 below . |
| 7 | Because of disquiet among ordinary members there , George Devlin , Vice-Chairman of the company , says that they wish to retain the atmosphere of a private members ' club , while delightful Chairman Michael Broke , told me that the plan is to raise standards even higher . |
| 8 | Just as he did this , the government had a change of heart and decided that there would after all be a Private Members ' ballot . |
| 9 | I joined the Associate Membership scheme in the beginning and left it last year because of what I felt was gross overcharging for a pathetic members ' service . |
| 10 | A competitive Members ' race went to Robin Gill riding his father 's Foxy Games . |