Example sentences of "[pron] [prep] a [noun pl] ' [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Anyone who was prepared to submit himself to a debtors ' prison for a token period could apply from The Fleet or the Marshalsea for the help of the Insolvent Debtors Court . |
| 2 | As this was something of a lovers ' lane , he had a good chance of catching a couple knobbing on the back seat And Steve , as I 'd already found out for myself , always did like a bit of voyeurism . |
| 3 | The " moderately strenuous " walk , I remember , was about 15 miles , usually " ovver t'top " ; the " moderate " walk , something of a defaulters ' parade composed mainly of malingerers and amateurs like myself was a mere 10 miles . |
| 4 | My parish priest had always dreamed of building outstation churches and , with the luxury of two curates , here was his chance to convert one into a builders ' labourer ! |
| 5 | However , resentment from those who had learned the trade through the proper apprenticeship forced him into a debtors ' prison in 1738 . |
| 6 | All the time Wyn lived next to him in a nurses ' home , helping every day on the long haul to some form of recovery . |
| 7 | Plans to turn it into a members ' club had begun long before 1985 as the Crown alleged , said Mr Cinnamond . |
| 8 | WE have had a Children 's Charter , which gave the go-ahead for every type of mischief available , so what about a Parents ' Charter ? |