Example sentences of "[prep] [verb] [prep] [art] [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | Public outcry followed the revelation that Ben Silcock , who was mauled after climbing into the lions ' compound at London Zoo , was severely mentally ill and was not getting adequate treatment . |
| 2 | After escaping from the lions ' den , kids and their parents can try water rides and giant toboggans . |
| 3 | The PCAS has accused UCCA of poaching after the universities ' system approached polytechnics and told them it would delay the deadline for its 1993 handbook by two weeks to allow them to join . |
| 4 | Yet the committee voted four-to-two in favour of smoking in the directors ' suites — though they reckoned the air-conditioning would need fixing . |
| 5 | An analysis of sentencing in the magistrates ' courts and in the Crown Court ( where the data were available ) showed that differences between the races in sentencing were not significant . |
| 6 | The spring entertainment of looking round the developers ' show houses might even translate into more sales — the combination of better weather and a better economic climate is a formidable friend for the salesman . |
| 7 | Never underestimate how terrified many people are when faced with the prospect of going into a solicitors ' office . |
| 8 | They were helped by their post-war cost advantages — rapid reconstruction at home meant they had newer facilities than many of their competitors — but they were also pre-disposed towards exporting by the Allies ' confiscation of their pre-war overseas assets . |
| 9 | Published reports rarely comment on evidence for the function of domestic pottery , and unlike studies of later medieval pottery the presence or absence of sooting on the vessels ' surfaces is not always commented on . |
| 10 | Cresswell believed that the ‘ dole business ’ in the south was responsible ; Cooper claimed that on election day ‘ when children went to get free dinners they were told to tell their parents that if Cooper was returned no more free dinners would be given ’ ; Coath said that electors had been told that if they voted for him ‘ they would get no more doles ’ ; and Clare had been accused of voting against the guardians ' grant of coal to the unemployed ( SE 11 November 22 ) . |
| 11 | In the end they agreed that the 120 commissioners should hold their meetings in the church of St-Castor at Koblenz , lodging each night on opposite sides of the Rhine " to forestall outbreaks of fighting between the commissioners ' men " . |
| 12 | The German government publicly rejected the possibility of complying with the kidnappers ' demand . |
| 13 | Instead of relying upon the workers ' militia and the election of officers , Trotsky and his acolytes created a Red Army modelled on thoroughly traditional lines . |
| 14 | We played our match on level terms , with Sally having the advantage of playing from the ladies ' tees , which can be anything up to forty or fifty yards ahead of the men 's . |
| 15 | He looked down at their faces — those he could discern in that sea of tall hats and paper , half-lost among the scaffolding : common faces , glowing with common avarice , indulging the common pleasure of gloating at the latecomers ' despair . |
| 16 | For Ryedale York tomorrow it will be like walking into the lions ' den . |
| 17 | The most striking change that occurred was with regard to the parties ' respective attitudes towards Court–Country issues . |
| 18 | The once-in-a-while reward is often used to deal with disobedience about coming to the parents ' bed in the middle of the night . |
| 19 | Then we would sail south to Easter Island to explore the mysterious statues before going to the mutineers ' refuge on Pitcairn Island . |
| 20 | In speaking about the angels ' clothing , Herzberg continues : |
| 21 | Mr Chairman I would like to move the resolution in standing in the Conservatives ' name I would say that I would hope that erm the other side would er join with us in voting that through and certainly have no problem with the relevant resolution that Mr put forward . |
| 22 | Time given to listening to the parents ' point of view at an early stage and to reducing their anxieties by giving well-founded information can be helpful in arranging a placement which satisfies them . |
| 23 | He had won in the maiden class , for those who have yet to win a prize , in 1975 , but he had not been successful since moving into the growers ' section . |
| 24 | It was still possible to study natural objects without infringing on the theologians ' treatment of those same objects as signs of God . |
| 25 | Brigadier Scott is taken to the Sergeants ' Mess to meet the Mess members , all of Whom have played vital parts either as instructors or in the administrative support of the recruits ' training , prior to lunching in the Officers ' Mess . |
| 26 | They are responsible for agreeing with the centres ' final decisions on details of awards to be recommended for individual candidates . |
| 27 | It encourages us to believe we can take a protective attitude , by acting in the clients ' 'best interests ' , in making decisions about what stock to provide . |
| 28 | The Soviet president was able to end the strike of 1989 by posing as the miners ' ally . |