Example sentences of "[conj] [prep] the [noun pl] ' [noun] " 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 | Whether this increase will be applied to the employer 's or to the employees ' contributions remains to be seen . |
| 6 | This advice is usually given in ‘ one to one ’ meetings held in IDB House or on the companies ' premises . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | The argument , which was accepted by the Democrats , reasoned that as the territories ' representatives were permitted to vote in legislative committees they should , therefore , be entitled to vote in the committee of the whole . |
| 10 | It emerged that in the magistrates ' courts the distribution of sentences did not differ greatly between Blacks and Whites , and this was also the case in the Crown Court . |
| 11 | It is worthy of note that in the Magistrates ' Court the separate functions of the judge and jury are both performed by the magistrates . |
| 12 | She found that in the boys ' peer group , powerful members used direct imperatives like ‘ gim me ’ and ‘ get off ’ . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | It must never be forgotten that the great majority of the English people had only a passing interest in the niceties of academic theology , and that outside the bishops ' palaces and the two universities such issues remained relatively unimportant . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | There were problems expressed about the difficulties of people with disabilities and those in ill-health to have necessary adaptations made to their homes , again mainly due to financial considerations rather than on the tenants ' needs . |
| 18 | Any falling short in doing so reflects more on the teaching than on the students ' preparedness to respond . |
| 19 | In cases considered since Roe , the Supreme Court has generally shown more deference to congressional restrictions than to the states ' attempts to overturn Roe , for example it ruled that public funds may not be used for abortions whether therapeutic or non-therapeutic ( Harris v. McRae 1980 ) . |
| 20 | They were not swayed by the Coal Board 's insistence that they could do what they wanted any more than by the unions ' claims about the threatened mines . |
| 21 | Saynor was acclaimed as the supporters ' player of the year and as the players ' choice . |
| 22 | Darryl Williams was handed two trophies the club 's player of the year and as the players ' player of the year . |
| 23 | Well I 'm very grateful to Mr for raising this in such a way and for the members ' contribution . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | Phillips and Williams ( 1982d ) suggest a ‘ positive ’ approach to transfer management in the rural sector in which housing visitors ‘ scout ’ tenants and try to suggest ways in which a small ( and diminishing ) stock can be better used both in terms of persons per dwelling and of the tenants ' patterns of spatial behaviour . |
| 27 | The second required the establishment of boards of governors for polytechnics and other LEA-maintained colleges , and the specification of the governors ' functions vis-a-vis those of the LEAs and of the colleges ' principals . |
| 28 | The other residents who had legal standing were the sisters and younger brothers of the karanavan , and the children of the sisters and of the sisters ' daughters . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | Again , and like the Workers ' Party in the same election , they were disadvantaged . |