Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] [vb past] [art] [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | Shortly afterwards officers smashed their way into Mrs Curran 's bungalow where they found the victims ' bodies in separate rooms . |
| 2 | Where it licked the Wizards ' Quarter it burned blue and green and was even laced with strange sparks of the eighth colour , octarine ; where its outriders found their way into the vats and oil stores all along Merchant Street it progressed in a series of blazing fountains and explosions ; in the streets of the perfume blenders it burned with a sweetness ; where it touched bundles of rare and dry herbs in the storerooms of the drugmasters it made men go mad and talk to God . |
| 3 | Her mother was so concerned that she rang a parents ' help-line . |
| 4 | It was alleged that he touched the boys ' genitals , put his arm around them and kissed them on the lips . |
| 5 | He told the ECHO that he thought the teachers ' action which has left thousands of exam papers unopened , was a ‘ great tragedy ’ . |
| 6 | On 6th June , 1857 he introduced the Public Offices Extension Bill , and it was given a Second Reading on 30th June , the day that he reported the judges ' decisions , when it was referred to a Select Committee . |
| 7 | It failed to strike me immediately , and I questioned the judges ' decision — replacing it with one of the entries to the three veneers class . |
| 8 | I wonder if he would have had any joy that day … only if you tied the rabbits ' legs together , I expect . |
| 9 | They shielded the broadcasters from outside pressure — from all directions , not just from the politicians — and they reviewed the broadcasters ' work , explaining , justifying and sometimes excusing it to government and the public . |
| 10 | And they dismissed an inspectors ' report which doubted standards were being maintained . |
| 11 | Monika Wulf-Mathies , leader of the public service employees union , warned state and local community employers that if they rejected the arbitrators ' recommendations her union would call an immediate strike ballot . |
| 12 | He suggested she should contact the father , Boyd Stych , and he gave the parents ' home telephone number , feeling that she would soon trace it anyway . |
| 13 | Perhaps it was unkind of me , but I mentioned the Workers ' Education Classes . |
| 14 | The collapse was not directly linked to the motor car side , but it threatened the cars ' future . |
| 15 | Before we learned the boys ' names they were referred to as the fair boy ; a positive attribute , and the fat boy ; a physical defect . |
| 16 | After they left the druids ' circle at Strichen , Boswell and Johnson exchanged a number of observations , the first of which had been an expression of compassion for Mr Fraser . |
| 17 | Back at the Barracks Maxim had to wait until after midnight before he had the officers ' mess video machine to himself . |
| 18 | My memory was vaguely stirred when I saw the authors ' name . |
| 19 | ‘ I hope not , ’ Sophie said involuntarily , then flushed as she met the others ' surprised looks . |
| 20 | Joyce Barr was again in commanding form as she lifted the ladies ' title bearing Margaret Holligan of Economics . |
| 21 | ‘ How 's your mother , Nurse Avery ? ’ asked Sister Robinson , as she approached the nurses ' station where Juliet was studying Bobbie Cole 's test results . |
| 22 | " To be honest , even when we had a girls ' training week at Inverclyde it was almost on the schedule that everyone would get legless on one of the evenings . " |
| 23 | When they reached the shearers ' quarters belonging to the last farm on the road they found Matt drinking tea while he awaited their arrival . |
| 24 | When they reached the shearers ' quarters she became a bundle of activity , doing all she could to assist Matt in setting up the large barbecue , and then searching for dry wood to boil the water for the billy tea . |
| 25 | As Palace impressed in Division One in 1990–91 , Mark 's prowess gained further recognition when he scored The Eagles ' decisive goal against Liverpool in the televised Football League match on 30 December , but Palace fans had by then long since ceased to need any persuading that this intelligent and hard-working centre-forward is among the best in the country . |
| 26 | He was halfway up the final flight when he heard the voiders ' whistle in the street outside , its piercing din unmistakable . |
| 27 | The cause of the pain was attributed to gall bladder irritability , as it resembled the patients ' original attacks of biliary colic ; yet on cholecystoscopy at or after 10 days only one patient had appreciable mucosal inflammatory change . |
| 28 | He scaled the last few stairs in a spastic fashion , but reached the top flight as he heard the voiders ' soles at the bottom . |
| 29 | Bearing in mind the Roosevelt connection , Theo was an obvious appellation far too obvious for John Barker 's active creativity as he launched the dropniks ' own newsletter , complete with its own unique cockney bear vernacular . |