Example sentences of "[noun] [prep] [art] [noun sg] [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | The reasons for the lorry drivers ' strike have already been given . |
| 2 | Free multiparty elections held on June 8 , 1990 [ see p. 37542 ] , brought a clear majority for the twin citizens ' movements which had led the protests of late 1989 , Civic Forum in the Czech Lands and Public Against Violence in Slovakia . |
| 3 | The Company is providing trophies for the village schools ' competition and a wayside seat for presentation to the winning hamlet . |
| 4 | The high result for the Estate Agents ' text may be a reflection the commonality between Estate Agents ' literature and other genres contained in the LOB Corpus . |
| 5 | However , it may transpire that the result for the Estate Agents ' text is somewhat unrepresentative . |
| 6 | The engineering works to extend and reinforce the system absorbed the bulk of the Area Boards ' capital budgets , but could now be more efficiently planned . |
| 7 | Ko Nu was elected President of the University Students ' Union ; the students looked up to him as their mentor . |
| 8 | I suppose he had forgotten that when Bill Jordan , president of the engineering workers ' union , asked him during the 1987 election campaign to announce then that he would hold a referendum on unilateralism after the election , he declined and replied that people would come round to it once they understood . |
| 9 | WATCHING the collapse of the opinion polls ' projections of a hung Parliament early last Friday morning , I was reminded of the 1970 General Election . |
| 10 | In the offices of the Sex Pistols ' company , Glitterbest , Branson became known as ‘ Mr Pickles ’ . |
| 11 | In the offices of the Stock Growers ' Association in Rapid City , South Dakota , Jack McCulloh , secretary , and Ed Anderson , local manager of the NorWest Bank , agree that the story is sadly typical . |
| 12 | Both centres were able to identify specific areas for action as a result of the Subject Assessors ' visits and comments . |
| 13 | Up to 1,500 Indians may have died over the last two years as a result of the gold miners ' presence on their land . |
| 14 | TRAINED observers in the press gallery have been rather surprised that the behaviour of MPs has changed so little as a result of the television cameras ' arrival . |
| 15 | The Davy lamp was the direct result of the mine owners ' concern to recover coal , not from deeper shafts but from existing workings that were inaccessible because of a process known as ‘ creep ’ . |
| 16 | regular rhythm of the train wheels ' feet — |
| 17 | The accounts provided in this chapter of the development officers ' work will have shown already the breadth of activities in which they were involved : assessing , visiting and supporting clients and their families ; recruiting , training and supervising support workers ; negotiating with other service-providers . |
| 18 | The final chapter of the vase makers ' story is shrouded in mystery . |
| 19 | The High Court and County Courts Jurisdiction Order 1991 sets out the parameters of the County Courts ' jurisdiction . |
| 20 | He was a leading light in the Cinematograph Exhibitors ' Association and expanded his business by acquiring and developing a chain of cinemas — which he named Vogue — in places like Govan , Rutherglen and Shettleston . |
| 21 | We are pleased to announce that all five candidates in the Medau Teachers ' Examination in April were successful . |
| 22 | Monaco also have six players within one yellow card of suspension as they travel to Rotterdam hoping to become the first French finalists in the Cup Winners ' Cup . |
| 23 | In the early stages after sentencing , supervision would be strict , and because of this would have an effect upon the probation officers ' traditional , caring function , emphasising instead a more custodial role . |
| 24 | When Charles Hennessy 's Adwatch column won a ‘ highly commended ’ gong in the Periodical Publishers ' Association annual awards in May , there were three options : sack him for not winning outright , pay him more , or promote him . |
| 25 | If this behaviour represents a national trend then the influence of these guidelines on the sample doctors ' behaviour may not have been as pronounced as the study suggests . |
| 26 | Ian Thompson , economic adviser to the Engineering Employers ' Federation , which has 5,200 member firms , warned : ‘ The basic message is that the UK economy is heading for recession , with reduction in investment , domestic demand and jobs . ’ |
| 27 | It 's another side to The Coal Porters ' sound and Griffin 's songwriting that shows they have more than one ace hidden up their sleeves . |
| 28 | The deaths were only publicised as a result of action by the Andalus ecologists ' group . |
| 29 | Er for example Claire 's on the er board as you know non Executive Director on er I 've just er become honorary treasurer of the I 'm , not quite sure whether that 's a plus or a minus at this point in time er and also volunteered to be Chairman of an Airport Supporters ' Group so please do n't tell anybody where I live |
| 30 | Charles Myers , chairman of the electricity consumers ' committee for Merseyside and North Wales , dismissed the 1pc tariff cut as insufficient to help the ordinary customer . |