Example sentences of "[num ord] [noun sg] [prep] the [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | She nodded and let herself be led through to his room on the second level of the travellers ' hostel . |
| 2 | Chelsea-bound Kharin was due to make his farewell appearance for CSKA Moscow in the Scots ' second match of the champions ' league in Bochum . |
| 3 | Although Cantona watched the game from the second row of the directors ' box , his mere presence had an effect . |
| 4 | Running on the second leg in the boys ' competition , Simon Pocock gained 38 places before handing over to Kevin Nash who passed another 16 teams to put his side into 12th . |
| 5 | With Chrissie so shaken up , it would be good to have a second voice in the Stones ' house that could exert some control over the eleven-year-old . |
| 6 | Members of the World Sephardi foundation were arriving in Ankara on that day for a two-day visit in commemoration of the 500th anniversary of the Jews ' arrival in Istanbul [ see p. 38823 for commemoration of expulsion of Jews from Spain ] . |
| 7 | He was also the first chairman of the colleges ' committee set up after the 1962 report of the commission on the relationship between the colleges and university , chaired by the first Baron Bridges [ q.v . ] . |
| 8 | He became the first editor of the Parents ' Association Newsletter , a valuable complement to the School Magazine . |
| 9 | Aware that the new contracts begin on April 27th , the first day of the schools ' summer term , the county will be publishing a new booklet timetable — ‘ Bordon , Whitehill and Liphook Connections ’ — giving information on bus services and linking train timetables due to be introduced on May 11th . |
| 10 | It is a remarkable achievement for Trevino , in his first season on the Seniors ' circuit . |
| 11 | In due course ( usually about the end of January ) such Bills will come up for a second reading , i.e. they will appear again on the order paper for consideration during private business , the first item on the Houses ' agenda after prayers , usually 2.35 to 2.40 or 2.45 p.m . |
| 12 | If there was anything unpleasant the first thing in the boys ' minds was ‘ not to worry mother ’ . |
| 13 | William Smith , a hard-pressed Sunday-school teacher , started the first company of the Boys ' Brigade on 4 October 1883 at the North Woodside Mission Hall of the wealthy College Free Church in the west end of Glasgow . |
| 14 | The seventh member of the Runners ' team is Philip Edwards . |
| 15 | During my first year at the Boys ' School in 1922 , Bonfire Night was held on a Saturday ; November 5th falling on a Sunday that year . |
| 16 | His son , Wilfred , a pupil-teacher at St. Martin 's , taught me during my first year in the Boys ' School . |
| 17 | Things have not gone right this year for the colt dubbed a new ‘ Champion the Wonder Horse ’ after his last-to-first victory in the Breeders ' Cup Juve-nile 10 months ago . |
| 18 | The 470th Master of the Clothworkers ' Company Sir Peter Gadsden , a former Lord Mayor of London ; and the Master of the Clockmakers ' Company Mr Alan Henn , entertained guests to ‘ A Shropshire Dinner ’ at Salters Hall , in the City of London . |
| 19 | Tug knew that that last bit about the terrorists ' demands was a lie . |
| 20 | The following month , in the same journal , a swift refutation of these tenets came in the shape of a letter from a consultant histopathologist by name of J.V. Clark , who responds to the last point regarding the relations ' not understanding what is being asked when a postmortem is requested , by pointing out that in all probability funeral directors do not explain the procedure of embalming to the next of kin and , more seriously , maintaining that delay would reduce the maximum benefit of an autopsy and also delay the funeral . |
| 21 | The Bush broadside came on the last day of the Republicans ' convention in Houston , Texas . |
| 22 | The Mess is unwontedly quiet this Sunday morning ; there was a very big party last night at the Sergeants ' Mess and all the officers were there . |
| 23 | His officials were talking last night to the nuns ' lawyers . |
| 24 | A BAN on classes with more than 30 children was demanded last night by the Tories ' favourite teachers ' union . |
| 25 | Much more encouraging is the form of Faldo , second last week in the Players ' championship and now well into the frame once again . |
| 26 | But it is worth bearing in mind that he is a fine iron player and , until his seven at the 10th hole in the third round of the Players ' Championship , he was jointly leading the field . |
| 27 | A crowd of over 20,000 is expected for the third game of the Springboks ' four-match visit to England and North officials have begun negotiations with Leeds City Council to use Leeds United 's ground . |
| 28 | Once recovered , he decided to study medicine in London and took lodgings with Nicholas Staphorst , a chemist who most conveniently lived next door to the Apothecaries ' Hall in Blackfriars , where he attended lectures on medicine and pursued the study of botany with John Watts at the Chelsea Garden . |
| 29 | It was in 1913 that the first reference is made to the Luker family , proprietors of the Henley Standard , when on October 31st , Charles Luker was beaten on the 21st hole in the Ladies ' Cup semi-final . |
| 30 | The timing of notices was determined by the fact that all tenants will be protected by the Landlord and Tenant ( Licensed Premises ) Act 1990 by July 1992 as a result of the legislation that we enacted last year at the tenants ' request . |