Example sentences of "[be] [prep] the [adj] [noun] ' " in BNC.
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1 | The defender , hurt in a collision with Hibernian 's Pat McGinlay , will be in the Scottish champions ' line-up against Motherwell at Ibrox . |
2 | The defender , hurt in a collision with Hibernian 's Pat McGinlay , will be in the Scottish champions ' line-up against Motherwell at Ibrox . |
3 | The 16th was also moved from its 1908 place ( approximating to the present ) to become a longer version ( 250 yards ) of what is played today — i.e. the green being near the present ladies ' 17th tee box . |
4 | Chair , I 'd like to challenge standing orders on motion three O one , an example being in the part-time workers ' qualification into it was done by a recommendation of and we therefore request that it stays on the agenda . |
5 | We do know that , when gripped by a golfer , a club 's behaviour is different from the way it behaves when gripped by a clamp as it is in the standard manufacturers ' tests . |
6 | The Serjeants ' Inn Coffee House was opposite the Insolvent Debtors ' Court , off Fleet Street , and ceased business in 1838 . |
7 | Paula Bale , the Fijian-born Canterbury winger who played for New Zealand in Suva last weekend and was in the All Blacks ' squad for the RWC Sevens at Murrayfield from 16-18 April , has been given clearance by the NZRFU to represent Fiji — proof , yet again , of what a farcical situation the present haphazard laws on international eligibility place the game . |
8 | For many young people , one of the best ways to socialise was in the Young Farmers ' Club , which held regular meetings and trips to nearby farms . |
9 | The Crown applied to strike out the originating summons on the grounds that the point at issue was within the Special Commissioners ' exclusive jurisdiction . |
10 | Victory was within the High Elves ' grasp . |
11 | Labour made a net gain of 39 seats on Thursday , chiefly because its share of the vote increased by four points , from 31 to 35 per cent , but most of this modest gain was at the Liberal Democrats ' expense , not the Tories ' . |
12 | It was at the Civil Engineers ' Hall . ’ |