Example sentences of "[art] officers ' [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And I feel sorry for the officers ' families who have to know that every time they go to work they 're in this sort of danger . |
| 2 | The officers ' activities were spurred by the contemporary knowledge of mortality differences between town and country , different towns , and different areas in the same town ( Woods 1982 ) . |
| 3 | My wife acted as housekeeper for the officers ' houses and Mrs Weaverhurst , the headmistress , took charge of St Michael 's . |
| 4 | The co-ordinating council of the officers ' assemblies set up in January [ see p. 38730 ] sent a message to the summit calling on delegates to agree on the draft proposals on military issues , to halt troop withdrawal from eastern Europe until social protection for servicemen could be assured , and to maintain the military at an adequate level for defence . |
| 5 | The judge was told it might not be possible for the trial to take place if the officers ' identities were not protected . |
| 6 | However , the questions and answers relating to the officers ' comments on what they had observed during surveillance might well have been edited out . |
| 7 | The officers ' comments about what they had seen were observations of association between W and others , but in no case was any act shown on W's part which could be regarded as an overt act in respect of the conspiracy charge . |
| 8 | Cargoes taken to and from the East were carried in specially built ships , which were among the largest contemporary merchantmen , the East Indiamen , and the officers ' places in these ships were an additional source of private patronage for those politicians who enjoyed influence with the owners of the ships , for it was the owners , not the Company , who appointed the commander and mates of East Indiamen . |
| 9 | The officers ' wives are being affronted . ’ |
| 10 | The Shaw solution to the inequality of the coal ration was simple : just change the signs on the compounds , A perfect balance system was introduced and there was no complaint from the officers ' batmen — well they would not would they " ? |
| 11 | In the struggle with Richard Bennett the officers ' helmets were knocked off and stolen by people in a crowd that gathered to watch . |
| 12 | The officers ' quarters in the guardroom contained a large board labelled with the names of different areas . |