Example sentences of "[vb past] [prep] a [noun pl] ' [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The garden became like an ants ' nest as snaking rows of people clambered up our hillside . |
| 2 | In a widely publicised incident a few months later Ben , diagnosed as schizophrenic , climbed into a lions ' cage at London Zoo . |
| 3 | One of her hobbies was anaesthetics , and she subscribed to an anaesthetists ' journal in which she had seen an advertisement for a chemist who outfitted doctors ' waiting-rooms and surgeries . |
| 4 | Burglars caused £2,000 worth of damage when they broke into a greengrocers ' shop in Castlegate , Thirsk , and stole £45 in cash . |
| 5 | Burglars caused £2,000 worth of damage when they broke into a greengrocers ' shop in Castlegate , Thirsk , and stole £45 in cash . |
| 6 | New Forum , which had first emerged in September 1989 [ see p. 36895 ] , decided at a delegates ' conference in Leipzig on Jan. 6 not to form a political party but to remain a citizens ' movement which was " open to citizens of different ideological and party opinions " . |
| 7 | The settlement looked like a workers ' victory . |
| 8 | After a display earlier this year he spoke about a teammates ' mistake , diving thorugh the ring of skydivers . |
| 9 | He resigned after a fans ' demonstration at a reserve team game . |