Example sentences of "[adj] [adj] boys ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | Still , it was as well not to close off any possibility of future splash , so he stood there , in his immaculate green blazer and flannels , his tie neatly knotted , his profile presented most becomingly to Mr and Mrs Channing , as he acted the role of head boy in some long-forgotten boys ' book by Talbot Baines Reed or Annesley Vachell . |
| 2 | The heads , from top independent boys ' schools , want to reduce A-level failures by letting students study at their own pace . |
| 3 | In what became the biggest spending spree the club with the Scrooge image has ever embarked on , Nicholas returned home to Parkhead along with his former Arsenal teammate Martin Hayes and another old Celtic Boys ' Club stalwart , the ex-Hibernian midfield player John Collins . |
| 4 | At least five association members were made redundant by the Roman Catholic boys ' school of Ampleforth , North Yorkshire , last year . |
| 5 | The designers designed a terrific pirate galleon and a thrilling Lost Boys ' hideout . |
| 6 | In these colourful tales , which we might almost believe were collected from early copies of ancient Israelite boys ' comics , Samson wages a one-man war against the Philistines , who are represented as having control of the country . |
| 7 | PAUL PAGE , a former English boys ' strokeplay champion and boy and youth international , won the Berkhamsted Trophy on Saturday after a sudden-death play-off with Matt Maguire . |
| 8 | The distinction between the recreational and the educational establishments was apparent when the Revd Daniel Elsdale opened what has been called the first proper boys ' club in the poorer area of his Kennington parish in 1872 , and the following year a ‘ Youth 's Institute ’ in the more middle-class district . |
| 9 | The ‘ community ’ or comprehensive-type schools which are beginning to replace vocational and local church schools have a more religious flavour , as they may include the interests of a former convent , which the new school is in part replacing , a former vocational school , and possibly a former diocesan boys ' school as well . |
| 10 | Is it the same old boys ' network ? |
| 11 | Lisa Ashdown scored a useful win over the new junior boys ' champion Paul Davison . |
| 12 | In one case it was held that because such disparity would result from the closure by an LEA of the only two single-sex boys ' schools in its area , whilst the authority permitted its two girls ' schools to remain , there was unlawful sex discrimination . |
| 13 | The incident took place when Charlie and his long time friend and fellow Celtic Boys ' Club colleague Willie McStay were on holiday together in Ibiza . |