Example sentences of "[to-vb] to [art] [noun] ' [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I decided to write to the Grocers ' Company about the matter . |
| 2 | The next year brought the first indications of the troubles which were eventually to lead to the Goldsmiths ' abandonment of the School a decade later . |
| 3 | It met the flight attendants ' union on Monday and is also hoping to talk to the pilots ' union . |
| 4 | Mansell , who had rushed away to the Williams garage where the doors were immediately closed behind him , later emerged red-faced with anger to storm to the stewards ' tower . |
| 5 | This used to be a lot easier to do than it is now : for one thing , working in the profession means that you have to belong to the actors ' union , Equity . |
| 6 | In their analyses of the understanding " displays " of next turns , Cameron and Taylor argue , the conversation analysts fail to follow their own prescriptions , which require them to look to the participants ' analysis displayed in the next turn . |
| 7 | In this case , the doctor involved , Dr Robert Dinwiddie , refused to consent to the parents ' decision , and called in the hospital social workers . |
| 8 | She made small-talk with Amy and Roger Dyson and greeted about fifty more guests before excusing herself to go to the ladies ' room where she met Elaine powdering her nose . |
| 9 | I tried to go to the ladies ' room . |
| 10 | The government refused to agree to the Indians ' demand that it abandon its militarized " security zone " on the Peruvian frontier , and pass a constitutional amendment recognizing the country as " multi-cultural and multi-national " . |
| 11 | To add to the Monarchs ' misery , Danny Lockett , their outstanding linebacker , was ejected from the game shortly before half-time for striking an opponent . |
| 12 | And to add to the Blues ' tale of woe , Glen Keeley became the first player to be sent off on his debut in a Merseyside derby . |
| 13 | The fire was discovered at 3 a.m. by a master working late , and together with two boys — one of whom climbed a waterspout to get to the juniors ' bedroom via the roof and the other operated a hand-pump in dense smoke — managed to raise the alarm . |
| 14 | The Economist referred to the device of ‘ calling in a High Court judge to write incredible economic nonsense ’ , but whatever view is taken of the justice or the wisdom of the report which recommended a considerable wage increase and which formed the basis of the settlement , the impression given was that the government had set up this enquiry to produce a report which would enable them to yield to the miners ' claim without total loss of face . |