Example sentences of "[noun] [prep] the [adj] [num] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One of the authors lived in St Helens for the last three weeks of the strike , becoming as immersed as possible in all aspects of the activities of the strike committee . |
| 2 | She never bought more , nor less , than she would need for her housekeeping for the next 24 hours . |
| 3 | It is believed that the National Gallery has committed its entire purchase grant for the next three years towards the cost of the Holbein and , given the fact that purchase grants for national museums have been frozen since 1985 , other museums are similarly powerless both to acquire when the works come onto the market , and to match their export price when their licences are suspended . |
| 4 | Affleck practices regularly at Heswall and aims to play in as many Liverpool Alliance events as possible this winter , keeping up his competitive edge in preparation for the demanding 1993 season . |
| 5 | Many of the best women tennis players from home and abroad will be competing in Swindon for the next 7 days . |
| 6 | Mick and Lisa Hayes have lived at Haydon Wick in Swindon for the past 9 years . |
| 7 | Keep a detailed log of your activities during the next two weeks . |
| 8 | The suckling pup may also be infected by ingestion of L3 in the milk during the first three weeks of lactation . |
| 9 | There 's me been putting sugar in his Ovaltine for the last fifty years . |
| 10 | We shall examine the nature of these accounts during the next two chapters . |
| 11 | His variation margin payments of 6250 have been paid and the average FTSE100 index during the last ten minutes of trading is 1810.5 , implying an EDSP of 1810.5 . |
| 12 | The present value of dividends on the shares in the index during the next six months is £1000 , and the riskless rate of interest for six months is 5% . |
| 13 | Although the precise information sought by Newco 's solicitors will depend on all the circumstances and on the roles taken by other advisers , Newco or its solicitors will generally request its accountants to obtain information and copies of documents in relation to the target business ( or if appropriate , in relation to each group company ) in the following areas : ( a ) constitution : memorandum and Articles of Association and other constitutional documents ; reports and audited accounts for the past three years and subsequent unaudited management accounts ; shareholders ' resolutions required to be filed ; ( b ) borrowings : details of all borrowings , bank accounts and facilities ; copies of all guarantees and indemnities and details of any intra-group arrangements ; ( c ) litigation : particulars of any pending or threatened legal proceedings ; ( d ) employees : terms of employment of and fees paid to all directors and senior executives and information about other employees ' standard terms and conditions of employment ; details of any trade union or collective agreements and codes of conduct or practice ; details of any current or proposed pension , death or disability benefit schemes and any recent actuarial reports ; ( e ) licences : details of all licences and consents necessary for the carrying on of the business ; ( f ) tax : details of all tax and VAT Returns made ; particulars of any PAYE , VAT or other audits ; details of any matters under discussion with the Inland Revenue ; details of any stamp duty exemptions , tax clearances or Treasury Consents ; details of any group asset transfers or arrangements for transfer ; details of any bonus issues , reductions of capital or other capital reorganisations ; group relief ; ( g ) arrangements with the vendor : details of any loans , agreements or contracts between the vendor and any connected persons ; ( h ) title to the assets : details of any encumbrances on property , any factoring agreements , hire purchase , leasing agreements ; list of debtors and details of standard discount and credit terms ; ( i ) contracts : details of material capital commitments , major agreements with suppliers and customers , contracts entered into otherwise than in the ordinary course of business . |
| 14 | The bankrupt may be required to submit accounts for the previous three years and to provide additional information as may be required by the official receiver ( rr 6.64–6.66 ) . |
| 15 | The government 's overall aim was to freeze spending on state-owned enterprises , social security and defence for the next four years . |
| 16 | Britain 's fight for better budgeting terms dominated much of the debate within the EEC for the first ten years of British membership , masking the more important questions of sovereignty and Federalism . |
| 17 | Mr Symington , who proudly describes himself as one of the last supply-siders , has cut taxes for the past two years . |
| 18 | Selection criteria were specified , including the requirements that the solicitor 's office be reasonably accessible to the appropriate magistrates ' court and that the solicitor have sufficient criminal advocacy experience during the previous 18 months . |
| 19 | Small wonder that the estimates of global sea-level rise for the next 100 years are very tentative . |
| 20 | SINBAD has been cleaning the windows in Channel 4 's Brookside since 1984 , although he has only been on a regular contract for the last two years . |
| 21 | As a result of this and other successes , Framatome , the PWR construction company , has orders from Belgium , South Africa and South Korea as well as the design contract for the proposed 1150 MW Sizewell B PWR in the UK . |
| 22 | In conclusion , may I take this opportunity of thanking the Chief Executive and Directors of Plantsbrook Group , the National Secretary , the Officers , Administration Secretary and the Staff at the National Office and , last but not least , my colleagues at work for all their support during the past twelve months . |
| 23 | Subject to that undertaking , I am pleased to announce today that I have increased the funding planned by the corporation by £22 million , bringing provision for the next three years to £130 million . |
| 24 | By the early part of the last century two kinds of hospital had emerged that set the pattern for finance and provision for the next 150 years ( Abel-Smith , 1964 ) . |
| 25 | Subject to budgetary approval , the plan ratified by both houses of the federal parliament will mean growth of 16 per cent pa in the science budget for the next four years . |
| 26 | The fact that the total expenditure for components X and Y is shown in the budget for the forthcoming six month period implies this level of expenditure has been endorsed by top management and therefore requires no further authorization from them . |
| 27 | That struggle shaped Germany for the subsequent two centuries and it also determined much of the shape of Europe prior to the First World War . |
| 28 | Every one of the European allies by whose side she had fought against Nazi Germany for the previous two years was now defeated and occupied . |
| 29 | The 1990 Act remains firmly within the philosophy and structure of welfare provision characteristic of Germany for the past 100 years . |
| 30 | I 've been staying with Aunt Alicia for the past six months … |