Example sentences of "the [noun sg] [prep] [art] parents ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | The support from the Parents ' Action Committee continued to grow . |
| 2 | One drop of Methylene Blue to each pint of jar water helps to prevent fungus attacking the eggs or fry , and strong aeration keeps them clean and healthy , simulating the fanning of the parents ' fins . |
| 3 | The incest taboo lost its firm ground with the lifting of the parents ' repression and is now only half-heartedly observed . |
| 4 | These ideas became the basis for the Parents ' Educational Union , which was established in 1887 in Bradford . |
| 5 | In many cases this is quite unlike the vernacular of the parents ' country or countries . |
| 6 | The video would show activities undertaken during a typical school day , including lunch times and break times , the routines for meeting children at the end of the day , introduce the staff and the chair of governors and the chair of the parents ' association . |
| 7 | Other forms of mental handicap may be attributed to genetic factors , where the fusion of the parents ' genes creates an irregularity in the chromosomal mix . |
| 8 | The House of Lords decisively rejected Mrs. Gillick 's contentions and held that at common law a child of sufficient intelligence and understanding ( the ‘ Gillick competent ’ child ) could consent to treatment , notwithstanding the absence of the parents ' consent and even an express prohibition by the parents . |
| 9 | As the door to the parents ' room opened , she held her breath . |
| 10 | The gist of the parents ' complaints is that children were allowed too much freedom and that there was too little formal instruction in the three Rs . |
| 11 | The simplifications begin with the assumption that " Creole " is the language of the parents ' generation . |