Example sentences of "[conj] [prep] the [noun pl] ' [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was aware of the lath and plaster clinging to the bottom of the joists ; put a foot through that and you 'd be right through the ceiling below ; chap could fall slap into the bath from here , probably ; or into the twins ' room , maybe ; perish the thought ; daddy coming crashing through the ceiling , give the little perishers nightmares for the rest of their lives . |
| 2 | This was true of his walks , of his quiet dinners at the Davidsons ' or in the Travellers ' Club , of his afternoons of reading or letter-writing . |
| 3 | Those who want to rent a privately-owned furnished flat or house must make their own arrangements , but each student can obtain a rent card from the Accommodation Office or from the Students ' Union . |
| 4 | Those who want to rent a privately-owned furnished flat or house must make their own arrangements , but each student can obtain a rent card from the Accommodation Office or from the Students ' Union . |
| 5 | The questionnaire on page 35 of this booklet should be completed and handed in at the Sport and Recreation Display on enrolment day or at the Sports ' Centre Reception . |
| 6 | A further provision of SI 274 extends the exemption to companies other than listed companies and those listed on specified exchanges , provided that the advertisement meets the general criteria , and consists of or is accompanied by the whole or any part of the body corporate 's annual accounts or by the directors ' report . |
| 7 | It is worthy of note that in the Magistrates ' Court the separate functions of the judge and jury are both performed by the magistrates . |
| 8 | She found that in the boys ' peer group , powerful members used direct imperatives like ‘ gim me ’ and ‘ get off ’ . |
| 9 | It therefore appears , as the old saying goes , that in the authors ' thesis what is true is not new , and what is new is very likely not true . |
| 10 | This revealed that the proportionate use of custody in the Crown Court was five times greater than in the magistrates ' court , and that the average length of prison sentence was three times as long . |
| 11 | Both the defendants and the Bank of England , while not expressly acknowledging the link , invite the court to proceed for present purposes on the assumption that without the defendants ' breach the Bank of England would not have issued the section 39 notice in its present form . |
| 12 | Any falling short in doing so reflects more on the teaching than on the students ' preparedness to respond . |
| 13 | Saynor was acclaimed as the supporters ' player of the year and as the players ' choice . |
| 14 | Darryl Williams was handed two trophies the club 's player of the year and as the players ' player of the year . |
| 15 | Well I 'm very grateful to Mr for raising this in such a way and for the members ' contribution . |
| 16 | I have no doubt that by voting for the Bill and for the Conservatives ' record of achievement the arts will prosper far more than they would under the dogmatic , doctrinaire , interfering and bureaucratic solutions proposed by Labour . |
| 17 | And despite the Ramblers ' Association suggestion of management etc , we have not made too good a job of protecting other wilderness areas open to the public . |
| 18 | The Crown Prosecution Service were informed of Buckley J. 's order and of the plaintiffs ' intention to appeal from the decision of Wright J. , and were asked whether they wished to intervene or make representations in the appeal . |
| 19 | Again , and like the Workers ' Party in the same election , they were disadvantaged . |
| 20 | He 'd studied acting with Stella Adler , a follower of Stanislavsky 's principles , and with the Actors ' Studio , bringing his ‘ method ’ acting to the New York stage as early as 1943 . |
| 21 | Hugh Thomas , the technical delegate , stressed that the changes have been made because of the conditions and with the horses ' safety in mind . |
| 22 | But we do say that its object [ has ] been gained , and that after all the stir and excitement , the inconvenience … we are back where we wished to be , and with the miners ' case under negotiation . |
| 23 | Owen ran down the corridor and into the bearers ' room . |
| 24 | The role of the zebra in the relationship seems too innocent and wronged to warrant the pejorative ‘ enemy ’ But individual zebras do everything in their power to resist being eaten by lions , and from the lions ' point of view this is making life harder for them . |
| 25 | Kalashnikov-toting guards were everywhere and armed carabinieri escorted teams to and from the Athletes ' Village — the hotels Ergife Palace and Princess . |
| 26 | These figures suggest that where items are available at all times ( as in the case of items housed in the Main Building , which are accessible whenever the Library is open to the public ) and can be delivered relatively quickly ( as is again the case with items from the Main Building ) readers will tend not to make advance reservations , but where access is restricted ( as in the case of material from the Annexe and from the Advocates ' Library , both of which have restricted hours of service ) or where delivery may take some time ( as is particularly the case with Annexe materials ) advance orders will more frequently be placed . |
| 27 | Times are hard , and from the employees ' point of view the possibility of something is better than the certainty of nothing . |
| 28 | The above information on turnover , profit and net assets may be omitted if in the directors ' opinion its disclosure would be prejudicial to the interests of the company . |
| 29 | The above information on turnover and profit may be omitted if in the directors ' opinion its disclosure would be prejudicial to the interests of the company . |
| 30 | They are all unclean ; and in the boys ' initiation rites we find that the mudyi tree also has its part to play in the symbolism of circumcision . |