Example sentences of "[prep] the [noun pl] ' [noun] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Within a hundred years of the missionaries ' arrival many English men and women had enthusiastically adopted the monasticism which was considered the purest form of the Christian life and the surest way to salvation , and which had spread throughout western Europe in the fifth and sixth centuries . |
| 2 | Webb , 29 , has played for United just once this season — in the UEFA Cup tie against Moscow Torpedo — and that was only because of the foreigners ' rule that restricted Ferguson 's choice . |
| 3 | The relationship between the personal representatives of a deceased partner and the trustee of a bankrupt partner and the continuing partners is considered further in Chapter 8. ( b ) Under the Solicitors ' Act Much of the work of a solicitor is now the subject of regulations made by the Law Society under the Solicitors ' Act . |
| 4 | The big gun in the critics ' arsenal this year was Wayne Levi and his four triumphs . |
| 5 | In the plaintiffs ' opinion this seriously affected their privacy and thus breached the covenant of " non-derogation from grant " , since the ground-floor had been let as a dwelling house . |
| 6 | Going into Cheltenham , Pipe was second in the trainers ' league this season , with 149 winners from his 550 runners , the high numbers of winners and runners testifying to the soundness of his methods and his horses . |
| 7 | If torture was involved in the pilots ' remarks this week — and many remember the UN investigations of Iraq 's treatment of prisoners during the war with Iran — the rules were broken . |
| 8 | Others ( from memory ) include Joyce Bravitt , whose outstanding and typical contribution to the Mothers ' Union all must applaud … and Fiona Bachstein who , of course . |
| 9 | the coach to the breeders ' evening that 's what I mentioned before , we paid for the refreshments and the rent show secretary has only claimed two pounds which is a scandal really she 's probably paid twenty out , twenty pounds |
| 10 | It had n't taken her long to clear out her room at the nurses ' home this morning , and her father had come over at lunch to take several boxes of things back to his suburban home for storage . |
| 11 | Communist influence was strongest in the trade unions and amongst unemployed , and in the period of union militancy around the miners ' strike many of the anxieties about extremism were aired . |