Example sentences of "[pron] [noun sg] [prep] the [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
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| 31 | David introduced her to the warden , then they made their way to the residents ' common-room where Rachel was given a rapturous welcome by her new friends , in particular by a young Down 's syndrome woman called Belinda whose delight at seeing her again was only too apparent . |
| 32 | Accompanied by the head keeper , they made their way towards the leopards ' enclosure . |
| 33 | Ella made her way to the ladies ' end to replenish Violet Lovelock 's glass . |
| 34 | Having given herself a good talking to , and feeling ashamed of her misplaced , foolish pride , Laura made her way into the twins ' small bedroom , where Ross had just finished telling them a story . |
| 35 | The Red Chinese were persuaded to call off their bombardment of the Nationalists ' offshore islands of Quemoy and Matsu . |
| 36 | She had to admit later , on renewing her lipstick in the Ladies ' , that it was fun being seen out with such a charismatic man . |
| 37 | West Indies have answered speculation about Viv Richards 's health by naming him captain for the Champions ' Trophy tournament in Sharjah and the Nehru tournament in India . |
| 38 | The whole thing did n't take very long ; just over a year after his freedom of the Weavers ' Company had been approved , William Charles Titford , Linen Draper , ‘ Son of Charles Titford of Frome , Somersetshire , Cheesemonger , ’ became free of the City , ‘ … paying unto Mr Chamberlain for this City 's use the Sum of forty six shillings and eight pence ’ . |
| 39 | Supported by a small inheritance from his father , who died in 1538 , Smith gained his freedom of the Haberdashers ' Company and subsequently of the Skinners ' , the company of Sir Andrew Judde [ q.v. ] , a wealthy City merchant and Kent landowner , whose daughter , Alice , he married about 1555 . |
| 40 | Broderick had even written a letter expressing his sympathy to the victims ' family . |
| 41 | His entry in The Cricketers ' Who 's Who includes 11 O-levels ( six As ) , four A-levels ( three As ) ; and a BSc ( Hons ) in Human Biological Sciences from Loughborough . |
| 42 | Arthur had eaten large helpings of scampi and steak-and-kidney pudding , refrained from the damson pie as a gesture , and taken his mind off the others ' plates by saying that they would do the film if he and Fred were allowed to write it , direct it , find the props , and put together the sound track . |
| 43 | His concentration on the consultants ' review is ridiculous . |
| 44 | and take his seat in the visitors ' dug-out . |
| 45 | The Anfield boss , starting his five-match UEFA ban from the dug-out and dressing room , waved a defiant clenched-fist salute as he took his seat in the directors ' box and his team followed his passionate lead . |
| 46 | ‘ He plays at pirates all the time , does wheelies on his bike , throws mud at his friends , kicks his football into the neighbours ' garden and pings his food around at the tea table . ’ |
| 47 | I ask about his work with the veterans ' organisation . |
| 48 | Tom Walkinshaw , chairman of the BRDC and their trading subsidiary Silverstone Circuits Ltd before the deal was made , has since been sacked and has resigned his membership of the Drivers ' Club . |
| 49 | Mr Clarke 's reaction reveals the same double standard as did his reaction to the doctors ' equally democratic verdict which he proceeded to dismiss . |
| 50 | DESPITE fears that Martin Crowe 's knee problems might force him to withdraw , New Zealand 's captain took his place in the co-hosts ' World Cup squad . |
| 51 | His place in the defenders ' final is in jeopardy because of it , for Bill Koch 's America beat her stable-mate , Kanza , on Thursday , to boost the chances of the two Koch yachts meeting in the final . |
| 52 | Tom Conway , the London school 's master-in-charge , felt such sympathy for the Latymer Upper side , who outplayed his own team and lost 2-1 , that he popped his head around the visitors ' dressing-room door to say ‘ Sorry ’ . |
| 53 | The loyal workers were gobsmacked to find two months later their ex-boss had bought all his ex-machinery at the receivers ' auction for next to nothing and started up in business again under another name in the same premises . |
| 54 | ‘ Hello , Malcolm , ’ said Hilary Frome , pausing at the door of the sick bay on his way to the boarders ' common room . |
| 55 | He opened the boomgate and Whitlock gave him a friendly wave as he drove past on his way to the visitors ' car park . |
| 56 | Hunter dislocated his shoulder in the Lions ' tour-opening win against North Auckland . |
| 57 | Ian Hunter ( knee injury ) yesterday withdrew from England 's squad for the international against Scotland on 6 March and his position on the replacements ' bench has been taken by Bath centre Phil De Glanville . |
| 58 | The fact that Oslear has been stripped of his position as the umpires ' boss at their annual meeting , means that Palmer , Hampshire and the England team now fear Allan Lamb 's sensational Daily Mirror revelations may never be backed by cricket 's dithering chiefs at the Test and County Cricket Board . |
| 59 | Half an hour previously , Captive Audience had run to the best of his ability in the lads ' race , plugging on one-paced up the Sandown hill to take second place . |
| 60 | It is often said of the Prime Minister that he retains all the instincts and skills which were politically honed during his time in the Whips ' Office . |