Example sentences of "[adv] [to-vb] [art] [adj] [noun pl] ' " in BNC.

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1 Anyone resident in a house could be held liable for the support of other household members , which meant that a wage-earning son or daughter often moved out of the home in order not to diminish the unemployed parents ' entitlement to benefit .
2 Though the association was quick to change its policy , women , led by Josephine Butler , broke away to form the separatist Ladies ' National Association ( LNA ) .
3 Joanna had cheered up considerably by the time Sophie had finished , and Sophie 's spirits were still high as she drove out to visit the old ladies ' home .
4 After defeating Pam at the 19th to win the Scottish , she went on to bag the Australian Girls ' title and the British Stroke-Play Championship .
5 The snub has sparked fears that the Clinton administration is about to put the two countries ' special relationship on hold in retaliation for Tory support of George Bush in the presidential campaign .
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