Example sentences of "[vb past] [verb] [prep] a [noun pl] ' " in BNC.

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1 THIEVES tried to break into a pensioners ' community centre just hours before a tombola to replace a stolen karaoke machine and cash .
2 Either he was dead straight , or else he was the sharpest operator-bar none , including the guy she 'd met on a singles ' holiday who 'd almost managed to convince her that he was on his final fling with only ninety days left to live — that she had ever encountered .
3 The Major began to feel that Onyx Muggeridge was not quite what he had come to a Parents ' Evening for , and was quite grateful when the headmaster disengaged himself with palpable reluctance from the Fromes and sailed in his direction , exuding Manner .
4 Perhaps he had run into a pensioners ' outing .
5 Yet , within a few years , the whole affair had degenerated into a foodies ' free-for-all .
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