Example sentences of "[verb] [noun pl] to the [noun] ' " in BNC.
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1 | We have just heard that Bob Miller [ currently number one is the Chief Executive 's award scheme ] , has gained further business to provide plants to the surveyors ' temporary offices . |
2 | He relapsed into a dangerous silence when they accused him of ‘ breaking family ties ’ by his refusal to stop writing letters to the Strickers ' home . |
3 | For the Watercare business ' Purisource package is providing nutrients to the bugs ' daily diet of effluent , making the ‘ meal ’ more appealing . |
4 | From the hub of the operation , the Ilopango Air Base in El Salvador , creaking aircraft flew supplies to the contras ' northern front billetted in Honduras . |
5 | He found that although in theory , workovers should not have caused changes to the wells ' productivity , productivity had been reduced — by up to 40 per cent in some cases . |
6 | But erm another funny story that er always sticks in my mind is er when we sent memos to the Clerks ' Department and there was only the Clerks ' Department , they were , they were trying to erm improve their public image as |
7 | The meeting elected members to the Residents ' Committee for the Investigation of the Effects on Health of Asbestos Fibres in the Environment . |
8 | They make references to the Stooges ' ‘ 1969 ’ , to Manson , to Presley 's ‘ Mystery Train' ( also the title of Greil Marcus 's famous book on the mythology of rock ) . |
9 | The Solicitors ' Indemnity Rules extend to recognised bodies the requirement to make contributions to the Solicitors ' Indemnity Fund ( SIF ) ; in return the Fund will provide cover of £1,000,000 in respect of each and every claim . |