Example sentences of "[to-vb] a [adj] [noun pl] ['s] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1897 she supported moves , viewed with dismay by the established women 's societies , to found a separate women 's university to examine students at Oxford , Cambridge , and Royal Holloway College , London . |
| 2 | Insert your ticket , if you are fortunate enough to have one , into one of the newly-installed electronic barriers designed to reduce fraud ( handy tip for cheapskates : exit barriers are happy to accept a cheap children 's ticket regardless of age ) . |
| 3 | While failure to establish an effective Teachers ' Council supports the view that teaching can not be regarded as a profession , the establishment of such a Council would be fraught with administrative difficulties . |
| 4 | On May 28 four people were killed when a demonstration in Freetown by students in support of teachers ' demands was broken up by police after a police station had been stoned ; earlier a meeting attempting to establish an independent teachers ' union was also broken up by the authorities . |
| 5 | From them and from a local solicitor , Thomas Watson Brown , he learned much about trade union administration and the drafting of trade union rules ; they also , he claimed , fed his ambition to lead a national seamen 's union , initially at the cost of some domestic disharmony , his wife and his mother-in-law accusing him of neglecting his own restaurant business and resenting the time he spent with his own visitors , particularly " old long-faced Brown " the lawyer . |
| 6 | I would like to stress that I wish to hear from all who may be enthusiastic , not just pilots ; I have no wish to create a posing pilots ' paradise . |
| 7 | Teenager Barbara Sleeman made an explosive start when she decided to open an exclusive ladies ' golfwear company , ON THE GREENS . |
| 8 | This afternoon we went to see a new workers ' housing estate and visited some homes . |
| 9 | Following a large congress of agricultural co-operatives last weekend , preparation is in hand to form a new Peasants ' Party . |
| 10 | In July 1984 , a new initiative to form a national women 's organization aligned to the FDR was launched . |
| 11 | WOMEN AGAINST WAR IN THE GULF ( WAW-ITG ) was recently set up to build a mass women 's campaign within the wider anti-war movement . |
| 12 | Future Plans — We plan to hold a Potential Teachers ' Day on Saturday 24th November 1984 as an introduction to training , prior to the next intake in January 1985 . |
| 13 | After MPs sat all night to defeat a private members ' bill to enable building of the Cardiff Barrage , the government announced that it would introduce its own bill to ensure that the measure passed into law . |
| 14 | Does he agree that , as we approach the Christmas season , it would be appropriate to have a homeless children 's Christmas bonus , perhaps of £10 a week , and then longer-term arrangements through supplement for income support , so that we can guarantee that every child in bed-and-breakfast accommodation can have a hot meal every day ? |
| 15 | But first priority for the pool fraternity is to elect a new men 's team manager to replace Trevor Harte who has stepped up to Association chairman . |
| 16 | Well who needs it and why is it necessary to have an international women 's day and has there been any progress in the women 's movement . |
| 17 | I explained this as a consequence of two main motives : on one hand , the desire to show how gender inequality enters into everyday talk , and on the other hand , a desire to uncover an authentic women 's speech that can be positively valued . |
| 18 | The claim was made in an article published in the Wall Street Journal on Feb. 6 , which suggested that Clinton had received a four-year deferment from the draft by promising to join a reserve officers ' training programme ( ROTP ) at the University of Arkansas . |
| 19 | When I was eighteen I had the very good fortune , think it was a miracle really , that I was able to join a local women 's group in Stratford in East London . |
| 20 | Volunteers at Cleveland Aid for Romanian Children are beginning to get together everything they need to renovate a 55-bed children 's hospital on the outskirts of Iasi . |
| 21 | In 1915 she helped to organize an international women 's peace conference at The Hague , and until 1922 she acted as treasurer to the Women 's International League . |