Example sentences of "[noun] [noun sg] be [art] [noun pl] ' " in BNC.

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1 If you want your holidays , you have them in the summer time and May Day is a workers ' day .
2 London 's most up-to-date professional bike shop is a workers ' co-operative .
3 In her attempt to ascertain why anorexia nervosa is a girls ' rather than a boys ' disease , Selvini Palazzoli emphasises the manner in which the adolescent girl ‘ is exposed to lewd looks , subjected to menstruation , about to be penetrated in sexual embraces , to be invaded by the foetus , to be suckled by a child , etc . ’
4 The 30-year-old Warwickshire captain was the selectors ' choice after Lewis broke down with a groin strain .
5 Showing Out and Pass The Mic yield some surprisingly good dancers and singers , but the choice of Pass The Mic winner suggests that breast size is the judges ' main criterion .
6 Yet what was striking about the open meeting to discuss the plan that was held on May 25th in London 's Albert Hall was the names ' total loss of confidence in Lloyd 's leadership .
7 A family service guaranteed to pack the school hall is a mothers ' day assembly particularly if mums , including teachers , receive a gift of a small posy of spring flowers .
8 They are clearly determined not to be beguiled and are prepared to trade quickly at the first sign that sterling 's recent advantage is beginning to dissipate — although they are also finding that the money market is an ants ' nest where one man 's guess is as good as another .
9 Charlie boy is the punters ' darling
10 Associated with the different applications of heavy and lightweight structures for energy conservation was the entrants ' grasp of a need for zoning and the convenience of localised control .
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