Example sentences of "[noun pl] [prep] [art] [noun] ' [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They are prepared to rate the parties ' campaigns in the style of drama critics reviewing theatrical performances , at the same time forming separate judgments about the parties ' and leaders ' ability to govern . |
| 2 | The relative proportions of each of the parameters in the miners ' and the general population groups were compared for statistical signficance using the χ 2 test . |
| 3 | When they tried to stop him from taking into the colony a youth from the Political Special Section of the Army First Reserves , he appealed over their heads to the Workers ' and Peasants ' Inspectorate ( Rabkrin ) , which came down on his side . |
| 4 | It is the level of the government 's ongoing commitment to honour the recommendations over pay and conditions of the Nurses ' and Midwives ' Pay Review Body ( PRB ) which has so incensed the professions . |
| 5 | Doctors ' desires to advance specialisms that they find intellectually exciting , university lecturers pursuing research at the expense of their teaching commitments , engineers wishing to develop technologically advanced products such as Concorde , are just a few examples of the kind of professional aspirations that lead to the misallocation of resources from the clients ' or taxpayers ' point of view . |
| 6 | At the 2½ hour meeting , private shareholders raised persistent questions over the auditors ' and the directors ' actions . |
| 7 | Before he qualifies David hopes to be sent on an advocacy course so he can handle matrimonial and crime cases in the Magistrates ' and County Court . |
| 8 | Signs appeared on the hot-air hand-driers in the ladies ' and gents ' : ‘ If you missed Sir Gordon 's speech to staff and wish to hear a recorded version , press this button … ‘ |
| 9 | Differences between the girls ' and boys ' groups were marked chiefly by the extent to which they represented themselves as involved readers . |
| 10 | Indeed , much of the benefit of this type of comparative stylistics is that it foregrounds the discrepancies between the students ' and the original versions , thereby highlighting the peculiar characteristics of the latter . |
| 11 | The harbour at Wick is fronted with Telford-designed buildings , beautifully proportioned , the little dormitory windows of the west coast herring lassies high above the larger windows of the managers ' and traders ' rooms , warehouses and storerooms below . |
| 12 | It was n't the custom , really , but the landlord and his wife , Mr and Mrs Wallace , were friends of the Brittons ' and knew Uncle as well , so they agreed to lay on a nice tea . |
| 13 | June Roberts said she 'd gone out in the car , saying nothing except that she 'd be back in time for cocktails at the Clarkes ' as she had promised , a business thing for Samuel . |
| 14 | They told her nothing , paperbacks and hardbacks mixed indiscriminately , a wide variety of titles and subjects and a few back editions of The Writers ' and Artists ' Yearbook . |
| 15 | This was true of his walks , of his quiet dinners at the Davidsons ' or in the Travellers ' Club , of his afternoons of reading or letter-writing . |