Example sentences of "[num] [adj] [noun] ' [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | No fewer than eight classic Stones ' tracks make up Rooster , the new work from leading choreographer Christopher Bruce , which can be seen as part of a triple bill at the Empire from tonight until Saturday . |
| 2 | A multichannel spectrum analyser , with the capability of scanning 10,000,000 frequencies simultaneously in the microwave portion of the spectrum , would work in tandem with some of the world 's largest radio telescopes in a targeted survey of solar type stars within 75 light years ' distance . |
| 3 | PLANS to close eight old peoples ' homes in Co Durham are disgraceful , says Peter Bergg , the Liberal Democrat prospective Parliamentary candidate for Darlington . |
| 4 | There has been a great deal of national publicity about the plans of the Labour-controlled Nottinghamshire authority to close 12 old peoples ' homes . |
| 5 | 2 ripe avocados , peeled and sliced lemon juice 2 × 200g/7oz Mozzarella cheese , sliced 4 large flavoursome tomatoes , sliced 1 × 15ml/tbsp freshly chopped mixed herbs 12 smoked quails ' eggs 4 × 15ml/tbsp set natural yogurt salt and freshly ground black pepper 4 × 15ml/tbsp virgin olive oil crusty bread for serving |
| 6 | Pharmaceutical company Ciba-Geigy recently carried out an internal assessment of their 30 major suppliers ' performance . |
| 7 | First , of the top 12 international firms ' world audit market share , the Big Six now accounted for 87.7% and their share was growing . |
| 8 | If he and Zoe had half each , it would give him about forty thousand pounds ' worth of capital . |
| 9 | In a similar 1984 incident , phenol polluted 2 million peoples ' water on Merseyside , and although the public were told it was safe , a subsequent study found 40 per cent of consumers had at least one symptom of poisoning . |
| 10 | In 1987the Soviet Union exchanged 3,583.7 million rubles ' worth of goods with Asia ( excluding Vietnam , China , North Korea , Mongolia , Afghanistan and Japan ) , 1,399.8 million rubles ' worth with Africa and only 969.4 million rubles ' worth with Latin America ( Foreign Trade ( Moscow ) , no. 1 , 1988 ) . |
| 11 | Which you had , the government , the government or building firms had to guarantee you forty four hours ' payment f of wages , forty four hours guaranteed and you had to get that whether you were working or not . |
| 12 | After forty four years ' service with the company David Smith , Shift Supervisor , retired on 19th February . |
| 13 | On average 10–12 Private Members ' Bills become law each session . |
| 14 | When the Stock Exchange opened the FT-SE index of the 100 largest companies ' shares jumped by more than 130 points and peaked at lunchtime with a 151-point rise . |
| 15 | An important development on entry to degree courses has been announced in the 1991 Scottish Universities ' Committee on Entrance Guide . |
| 16 | Literary fiction has D M Thomas ' Flying in to Love ( Sceptre ) and Beryl Bainbridge with The Birthday Boys ( Penguin ) . |
| 17 | The bad news is that there were two hundred and thirteen thousand pounds ' worth of non- recurring income items to reach that and this means that the Association 's routine activities ran at a deficit of twenty thousand pounds or thereabouts . |
| 18 | However , it must be pointed out that there will be an early encashment charge if you do so before you have paid six full years ' contributions . |
| 19 | If you have paid six full years ' contributions before you cease payments , the Society will make your policy paid-up , leaving the units purchased to remain invested until such time you make a request to encash them . |
| 20 | HDF 24.71 SzDSz 21.38 Independent Smallholders ' Party 11.76 HSP 10.89 FIDESZ 8.94 Christian Democratic People 's Party 6.46 |
| 21 | Although the first revolt was crushed , Desmond Boal could still raise thirteen Unionist backbenchers ' signatures for the removal of O'Neill , and Lord Brookeborough , only three years after handing the premiership to O'Neill , was leading a whispering campaign against him . |
| 22 | Already they 've had six million francs ' profit from an investment of twelve million — but always they want more . " |
| 23 | And the headlines this lunchtime it 's confirmed that Calverton Colliery in Nottinghamshire is to go into the review procedure putting another six hundred miners ' jobs at risk . |
| 24 | Good Evening : Six hundred travellers ' vehicles heading for Stonehenge for the Summer Solstice have been banned from there , so farmers here have been warned that they 're looking for an alternative location . |
| 25 | Sheringham was the scene of the famous ‘ what train ? ’ incident involving Joyce Wethered in the final of the 1920 English Ladies ' Championship ; Cromer witnessed the conception of the Curtis Cup when a British ladies ' team first met the Americans there in 1905 . |
| 26 | Taxi proprietors were discussing the problem with senior Huddersfield police early on Tuesday evening when news came through of the stabbing of Mr Andrew Brown , aged 24 , of Birds Edge , near Penistone , South Yorkshire , at Three Star Taxis ' office in Beast Market . |
| 27 | The proper officer on receipt of the relevant documents sends notice of hearing ( N 272 ) or pre-trial review ( N 273 ) by post to the parties , the court giving not less than 21 clear days ' notice ( Ord 16 , r 6(1) ) . |
| 28 | The political damage that may be done to governments by industrial conflict may be illustrated by the fall of the Heath government in the course of the 1973–4 British miners ' strike . |
| 29 | The invitations were sent out on his and his three younger brothers ' behalf , by Lord Armstrong , the former Cabinet Secretary of Spycatcher fame and Chairman of the V&A . |
| 30 | The NMA leadership and many rank-and-file members became increasingly disenchanted with MFGB strategy during the 1920 national miners ' strike and the 1921 lockout , and less than a third of Nottinghamshire miners bothered to vote in a 1921 ballot on whether to accept the offered settlement or continue the dispute ( Griffin , 1962 , p.91 , p.102 ) . |