Example sentences of "[vb past] [adj] of the [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
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1 | He served an apprenticeship with the London bookseller Abel Roper from 1 August 1644 until 28 June 1652 , when he became free of the Stationers ' Company . |
2 | William became free of the Masons ' Company in 1663 . |
3 | Daniel became free of the Haberdashers ' Company in 1632 , and apprenticed Samuel to the same trade in 1634 . |
4 | At the expiry of his term he became free of the Clothworkers ' Company on 7 August 1771 . |
5 | He was apprenticed 2 December 1712 to Samuel Wastell , a London goldsmith , and made free of the Goldsmiths ' Company by service on 16 June 1720 . |
6 | Ribble Valley achieved brief fame at the 1991 by-election when the Liberal Democrats ' Mike Carr captured one of the Tories ' safest seats . |
7 | While the three-quarters enjoyed the glory , there were hard-working displays from back-row forwards Ben Clarke and Richard Webster while lock Damien Cronin took most of the Lions ' line-out as they shaded this department 18–16 . |
8 | The decision removed one of the rebels ' principal grievances and was expected to strengthen Frelimo 's position at the negotiating table . |
9 | Secondly , that it did not conform to Hammond 's latest requirements , but then neither did any of the competitors ' schemes ; and thirdly , that the Committee had doubts about the accuracy of Pennethorne 's estimate , yet no estimate was required from the competitors . |
10 | I made most of the kids ' gear , all my own , most of Malc 's trousers , and started taking in sewing for club-turns . |
11 | A quick visit to the Roaches the day after Buxton revealed dozens of the climbers ' cars stretching along the road , and gritstone 's most sculptural crag crawling with their occupants . |