Example sentences of "[vb past] [prep] [art] [noun pl] ' [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | While recognizing that poor local economic management was partly to blame for the region 's debt crisis , the report argued that what it described as the banks ' irresponsible lending practices meant they should also share responsibility and assume greater losses . |
| 2 | The technique is very reminiscent of that used by the amphibians ' far distant and antique cousin , the lungfish . |
| 3 | Paul Walker added to the Harriers ' middle-distance medal tally by grabbing the bronze in the 800 metres . |
| 4 | These recently acquired spoils of war , added to the Trees ' well-documented generosity of girth and a general world-weariness alarming for men only in their mid-20s , lend the impression that a lifetime 's shift down that proverbial coal mine would be a less gruelling occupation . |
| 5 | Whatever happened to THE RESIDENTS ' American Composers Series ? |
| 6 | It amalgamated with a boys ' secondary modern in September 1975 to form a mixed comprehensive but retained a strong grammar school ethos amongst a section of the senior teachers . |
| 7 | These differences are in turn related to variations in economic and socio-political conditions which existed during the unions ' formative period and in their subsequent historical development . |
| 8 | Mr MacDuff asked jurors to ignore what they felt about the princesses ' awful behaviour , and think about fair compensation . |
| 9 | If you looked at the Trees ' upper halves ; at the streaming leaf-hair and the mischievous faces of the Silver Birches and the wise , implacable solemnity of the Oaks and the cool , wanton beauty of the Beeches , you could very nearly see similarities to Human features and Human characteristics . |
| 10 | With all the oscillation that was involved in that er shop stewards taking cases up , the shop stewards discussing it with the management , the management 's involvement , the management 's attitude becoming gradually , not weakened but er inured to the stewards ' fundamental logical claims on behalf of their members , made it easier you know , and progress was , was being noted that , and earnings were rising , earnings were rising . |