Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] [prep] [art] [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | Eventually a reply came from the Islands ' Director of Administration and Legal Services , Rowan McCallum . |
| 2 | Paul Walker added to the Harriers ' middle-distance medal tally by grabbing the bronze in the 800 metres . |
| 3 | Adams benefited from the tailenders ' intention to belt him out of the ground , taking three of the last five wickets for final figures of four for 43 from 21.4 overs . |
| 4 | We only possess one piece of information with which to lend precision to the general statement that Richard went through the rebels ' lands with fire and sword , capturing and demolishing their fortresses , and this suggests that Geoffrey de Rancon 's castle of Taillebourg was once again at the centre of events . |
| 5 | In my judgment , he would inevitably have come to the conclusion , as a matter of necessary inference , that the plaintiffs were paying and the defendants accepting the money subject to repayment if the action resulted in the plaintiffs ' favour . |
| 6 | In 1989 their parents asked for the twins ' photograph to be published in a Sunday newspaper and vowed that they would never be locked away in an institution . |
| 7 | The question arose after the Ladies ' Directory case in which Frederick Shaw was convicted of ‘ conspiring to corrupt public morals ’ , and in which one of the Appeal Judges , Lord Simons , had stated that ‘ there remains in the courts a residual power to conserve not only the safety , but also the moral welfare of the State ’ . |
| 8 | When they arrived , Karen drove into the doctors ' car park and stopped the car . |
| 9 | With Ukrainian international Andrei Kanchelskis consigned to the substitutes ' bench carrying an injury , the main thrust of United 's attacks emanated from the skilful wing play of young Ryan Giggs . |
| 10 | Upstairs on the third floor Zen stepped into the inspectors ' room , but there was no one there . |
| 11 | Zen looked into the inspectors ' room . |
| 12 | Zimbabwe has begun an experimental scheme to track its remaining rhino by the use of transponders implanted in the animals ' skin . |
| 13 | Ruth explained about the Ladies ' Companion and her telephone-call , and went on to ask : |
| 14 | Five minutes after entering his office Zen reappeared in the inspectors ' room , where Geraci was watching Chiodini fill in a coupon for a competition promising the winner a lifetime supply of tomato concentrate . |
| 15 | Mark Walters climbed off the substitutes ' bench to score Liverpool 's two goals in a frenetic closing 13 minutes . |
| 16 | Thus , on Sunday , I hooted in disbelief when A Year In Provence focused on the natives ' preoccupation with hunting a local , woodland fungus which sells for £100 a pound . |
| 17 | At the Luftwaffe base outside Warsaw , Asa walked towards the officers ' mess , feeling unaccountably depressed . |
| 18 | During the 1950s pressure for road improvements mounted ; the British Roads Federation , which represented road construction interests , joined forces with professional lobbies , motor manufacturers and traders , while the TUC aligned with the employers ' associations for more spending . |
| 19 | The gulf between High Ashdonian and English became obvious when Sue Lawley commented on the Liberals ' election campaign . |
| 20 | George Taylor was collected and he and Mrs Oliver returned to the tobacconists ' to be joined shortly by PC Chandler , an off-duty policeman who happened to be in Higatt 's too . |
| 21 | Vic Wilcox scuttled into the Directors ' Lavatory as if into a place of sanctuary . |
| 22 | On 3 January , 1974 , the BBC wrote to the Musicians ' Union suggesting that the BBC reissue old material on video , with appropriate royalties for the musicians , actors and scriptwriters . |
| 23 | As ‘ agent of the army ’ his name reappeared in the Stationers ' Company register during 1653–5 , when he entered The Perfect Diurnall and several pamphlets . |
| 24 | Just then a bell rang for the servants ' dinner . |
| 25 | Revolutionary propaganda inspired by events in Russia had an effect , but the chief cause for mutiny lay in the soldiers ' disgust at their commanders ' inept leadership , Nivelle 's in particular . |
| 26 | Rebel Ruddock emerged as the players ' spokesman for Venables , speaking up for him in the High Court yesterday , having already slapped in a transfer request to Sugar . |
| 27 | Whereas in RX and Pilkingtons union resistance was either negligible or was transformed into active cooperation , at Ford the quality circles foundered on the unions ' dismissal of the initiative as a heavy-handed attempt to short-circuit existing bargaining procedures . |
| 28 | The settlement looked like a workers ' victory . |
| 29 | A potential source of an unfair offence stemmed from the pupils ' position as ‘ pupils ’ as opposed to ‘ teachers ’ where , by definition , teachers hold the ultimate authority . |
| 30 | With Mark Wadforth at full back for Braintree and Stuart Lewis partnering Matthew Wadforth in the centre , skipper Steve Jarlett opted for the replacements ' bench and looked on with approval as Nigel Brand led the team to its second successive draw at Crow Lane . |