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

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1 On Oct. 15 , prison officials agreed to meet some of the prisoners ' demands , including the improvement of conditions in isolation cells .
2 It threshed this way and that , as the giant tried , uselessly , to pull free of the Trees ' cruel grip .
3 Mrs Scrivener was sharply rebuked , not least by the Commission President , Jacques Delors , and she has been instructed to stand firm against the governments ' proposal today and tell ministers to think again .
4 To help the trainees to provide their own answers , instructors should take on the role of parents or anyone else and be prepared to answer any of the trainees ' questions .
5 In fact , it is hoped to have some of the children 's embroidery work at the next ‘ Craft , Embroidery & Fashion Show ’ to be staged by Madeira Threads , once again at Harrogate , on the 12th and 13th November , where visitors will be able to buy some of the girls ' finished articles on display .
6 Nevertheless , this wide-ranging set of inquiries does illustrate that the level of concern has risen to incorporate many of the lawyers ' traditional users and allies .
7 The BHS Training and Exams Committee have organised this to give those on the Instructors ' Register a fair chance of attending a refresher course .
8 Gordon Watson , who scored twice in last week 's Coca Cola Cup seven-goal rout of Leicester and again in the reserves on Thursday , now looks certain to fill one of the strikers ' roles .
9 The cuts , equivalent to a 2p reduction in the basic rate of income tax , are expected to replenish some of the consumers ' depleted ammunition .
10 A more insidious appeal to the national interest on behalf of the trade came from those controversialists who appeared to concede much of the abolitionists ' case with one hand only to withdraw it with the other .
11 Mr Farrelly , a Democrat , entered office in 1986 amid the general expectation that he would be able to solve many of the islands ' problems .
12 The position could arise whereby the United States attempts to ensure one of the parties ' access through these waterways as against a non-party to the Peace Treaty .
13 Government spokesmen had indicated on June 11 a willingness to consider one of the protestors ' later demands , namely the opening up of an independent television station .
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