Example sentences of "[num ord] [noun sg] in the [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | If there was anything unpleasant the first thing in the boys ' minds was ‘ not to worry mother ’ . |
| 4 | His son , Wilfred , a pupil-teacher at St. Martin 's , taught me during my first year in the Boys ' School . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Much more encouraging is the form of Faldo , second last week in the Players ' championship and now well into the frame once again . |
| 7 | 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 . |