Example sentences of "['s] [noun pl] [vb past] [prep] the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Instead of trying to explain the extinction and replacement of species in terms of observable causes , Lyell 's opponents looked to the patterns revealed in the fossil record to explain the history of life on earth . |
| 2 | In the third tribe , the women looked after all the children together and the men 's lives revolved around the women who did all the trading and decision-making , the boys would join the men who were very artistic and gentle , when they were of age , while the girls were encouraged to be competitive and strong . |
| 3 | Moreover , Don Juan 's sympathies lay with the Allies , which contributed to making his followers in Spain believe that they could look to the Western democracies in general , and to Great Britain in particular , for support . |
| 4 | And in the last hours of night , Hell 's streets teemed with the addicts , the muggers . |
| 5 | The mare shied violently , jumping with a sudden jerk to the left with such force that Lucy 's boots slid from the stirrups and she was thrown to the ground . |
| 6 | Racing 's bosses looked into the circumstances of the horse 's 33-1 triumph and found that no rules had been broken . |
| 7 | It is more than a year since the red and white surveyors ' poles glinted above the reeds , blazing a trail for the draglines that were soon to follow . |