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

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1 In Molly 's absence Kay Evans presented certificates to three of the teachers who qualified in 1980 and who were unable to attend the last qualified teachers ' meeting .
2 At a rally in Madrid 's main bullring to celebrate the Spanish Socialist Workers ' Party ( PSOE ) 's 10 years in power , Prime Minister Felipe González Márquez confirmed on Oct. 25 that he would stand for re-election for a fourth term .
3 If a local authority wished to open a new senior citizens ' home it would seem unreasonable to burden the current year 's community charge/council tax payers with the full cost of an asset that might have , say , 50 years ' useful life .
4 He then merged his organisation with the British Seafarers to form the Amalgamated Marine Workers ' Union , enjoying a brief relationship with its leaders Lewis and Shinwell until 1925 when he abandoned them and threw in his lot with Wilson as an official of the NSFU .
5 The government , however , attempted to avert a threatened national teachers ' strike , by claiming that the emergency tax plan had raised enough revenues to increase their wages .
6 He soon found , though , that he had not been eligible to join , having refused to join the top civil servants ' trade union which was then attempting to block a Foreign Office shake-up .
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