Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb pp] on the [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | Partly due to the ban placed on the authors ' disclosing anything about ‘ intelligence techniques ’ ( p. x ) , which has been rigidly enforced . |
| 2 | Throughout the 1340s and 1350s the king played on the commons ' fear of a French invasion of England : the threat that the French might ‘ destroy the English tongue and occupy the realm of England ’ was used more than once to persuade the commons to grant money for the war , and the discovery at the sack of Caen of a French plan for the invasion of England in 1339 was a gift to royal propaganda . |
| 3 | Early analysis concentrated on the multinationals ' invested position abroad . |
| 4 | It was always going to be a tough encounter , with the likelihood of further displays of petulance based on the tourists ' suspicion of the umpires . |
| 5 | That solicitor attended on the magistrates ' court at 4.20 that afternoon . |