Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] [prep] a [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | The attempt to entice six male sperm whales out of Scapa Flow by playing them some fruity dialogue recorded at a whales ' hen night off the Azores has so far failed . |
| 2 | I could n't understand why I should want to leave the relative safety of the house in Fulham to walk into a hornets ' nest of horrified disapproval and rejection . |
| 3 | Now that two of you are married and a couple of you are starting families , does the band work as a lads ' escape ? |
| 4 | Like a world war beginning from a lovers ' quarrel |
| 5 | Unless the workers employed in a producers ' co-operative are the final custodians of its affairs , the bonus — or better , the bounty — remains a payment made as an act of grace ; and the co-operative is not properly so-called . |
| 6 | After a short period working with a girls ' club in Lambeth ( an LMH settlement ) , she became involved in the non-militant suffrage movement . |
| 7 | Profits made by a parents ' association are liable to taxation , registration with the Charity Commissioners enables the association to escape tax liability . |
| 8 | The Shipman 's Tale tells of a lovers ' triangle , involving a merchant who lives at St Denis ( France ) , his wife , and a Parisian monk who was regarded as their friend : indeed the monk and the merchant call each other cousin , as both are from the same village . |
| 9 | The settlement looked like a workers ' victory . |
| 10 | From there they rode to Dunvegan , either more or less as the crow flies by a drovers ' trail , or coming down from Greshornish to join what is now the A850 , at a point about half-way between Portree and their destination , Dunvegan Castle . |
| 11 | A man has been remanded on bail charged with possessing drugs after a police raid on a travellers ' camp . |
| 12 | I asked children to think of a witches ' stew and this is what they suggested to put on a sign on the wall : |
| 13 | The soldiers race into a wasps ' nest , driving the occupants out . |
| 14 | The shareholders of the holding company entered into a shareholders ' agreement which stated that it had precedence over the Articles of Association , and clause 3 of that agreement provided that " no further share capital shall be created or issued in the company … without the written consent of each of the parties hereto " . |
| 15 | So if you are owed money by a company involved in a members ' voluntary liquidation the chances that you will get all you are owed are good . |
| 16 | Among the more important requirements are : the demonstration of management skills and financial viability ; commitment to equal opportunities policies ; the provision of full information to tenants and the Corporation ; an agreement to retain dwellings acquired as a Tenants ' Choice landlord for letting at rents within the reach of those in low-paid employment ; compliance with the terms of the Housing Corporation 's guidance on the management of Tenants ' Choice dwellings . |