Example sentences of "[adv] [adj] [noun pl] ['s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Slicing through Gleouraich 's slopes are some incredibly well-constructed stalkers ' paths . |
| 2 | Any legislation " submitted by individual legislative council members " ( effectively private members ' bills ) would require the endorsement of " more than half of two groups of members , one selected by the functioning organizations and the other by various constituencies and by the election committee " . |
| 3 | In this way , we can see how intimately connected teachers ' classroom strategies are to teachers ' cultures and careers , how what happens in the staffroom has implications for performance in the classroom also . |
| 4 | It became an extremely successful series , done with Professor Chris Kiernan , with a special agenda for mentally-handicapped children but appearing like a rather glossy children 's comic . |
| 5 | A SURVEY has shown one of the most popular girls ' names in Essex is Chelsea . |
| 6 | This explains very clearly why Matilda is far and away the most popular children 's book I have written and was bought by over half a million children in Britain alone in the first six months . |
| 7 | THE ROW over the closure of Strathclyde outdoor centres worsened yesterday when an education official admitted that teachers at one centre had been given only eight days ' warning that they faced losing their posts . |
| 8 | Currently US proven reserves represent only eight years ' production . |
| 9 | With only 180 sheriffs ' officers throughout Scotland , Simpson acknowledges that the collection process would be thrown into chaos if the non-payers persisted with their rebellion . |
| 10 | Like the band constantly fighting to retain independent artistic control on a major label , the Oxbridge fops can never erase or taint the effect their original shows had on comedy and the world at large , no matter how much rich men 's folly ( children 's books , crap US film cameos , endless cash-in-books and records , the SDP ) they involve themselves in now . |
| 11 | On Sunday and Bank Holiday Monday August 30 and 31 the vintage transport weekend — modelled on the highly popular Enthusiasts ' Weekend in April this year . |
| 12 | A wide variety of events are planned including the ‘ ICM Thespians ’ in a playlet , talks on the changing role of the County Court , why so few directors ' disqualifications , and legal updates , in addition to social events and , of course , the AGM . |
| 13 | The Sandyport project is situated on New Providence , not far from Nassau and only 10 minutes ' drive from the international airport . |
| 14 | No complaints here : the TV and shower were both in good working order ; and what an attractive , peaceful place to stay — only 45 minutes ' drive from Dieppe , and handy for visits to Rouen or Le Havre . |
| 15 | By 1988 , people were often given only six hours ' notice — sometimes less — of the imminence of their removal to new homes and the destruction of their old ones . |
| 16 | AN all-weather soccer pitch made of supertough plastic is out of action after only six months ' use . |
| 17 | The time constraints for decisions to be made are tight , as operators are required to give only six weeks ' notice of their intention to withdraw or change a service . |
| 18 | Juniors must be paid appropriately for the hours that they work : if they are getting only three hours ' rest at night they are working the equivalent of a partial shift and should be paid accordingly . |
| 19 | Hewson , a former professor of economics at the University of New South Wales , with only three years ' experience in the federal parliament , was generally considered competent but lacking in charisma . |
| 20 | Benson died after only three days ' illness 5 July 1924 at his cottage , Castle Corner , in Manorbier , Pembrokeshire . |
| 21 | One wonders just how furious : last week , back in Moscow to see her three-year-old son between performances , Semenyaka was having difficulties getting a visa to come back for her next role here , Cinderella , in only three weeks ' time . |
| 22 | B. S. Johnson 's collection of memoirs records the great variety in the treatment meted out by hosts — from kindness and generosity to unimaginable cruelty — and how , above all , the behaviour of inner-city children that so horrified Women 's Institute moralisers was frequently a natural and adaptive response to the emotional trauma of family separation and to the strangeness of country life . |
| 23 | The outcome of perhaps three days ' work is often no more than ten points on a flip chart , and we would consider that a good rate of striking . |
| 24 | So black youths ' apprehension about gaining jobs with career possibilities are not without foundation . |
| 25 | But the larger and more important the elected body , the more likely it was that women 's suitability — and especially married women 's suitability — would be called into question . |
| 26 | Britain 's manufacturing base is declining not just because the Conservative party seems to care so little about it but because of so many companies ' wilful refusal to respond to changing market signals . |
| 27 | Blessed with a perfect 9st 5lb race riding physique , he is immune from the lettuce leaf diet and stamina-sapping sauna sessions which are the bane of so many jockeys ' lives . |
| 28 | When Henry Fielding introduces the word ‘ pages ’ into his stage coach metaphor ( 'As we have , therefore , travelled together through so many pages ' ) he reminds his audience that they are reading a book . |
| 29 | The artificiality of so many boys ' adventures is the result of miscalculation in this aspect of story-telling . |
| 30 | With some types of account a depositor can withdraw a certain amount of money on demand , but will have to pay a penalty of so many days ' interest . |