Example sentences of "[vb past] a [noun pl] ' [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The bank , which also held its annual meeting yesterday , rejected a shareholders ' demand for it to sell its US-based fund management business , National Securities & Research . |
| 2 | They organized a boys ' camp in such a way that two deliberately-created groups were formed for the experiment . |
| 3 | However , after a short period in 1732 at the Dissenting Academy in Findern , Derbyshire , he became a justices ' clerk in Sheffield until 1737 and then commenced work as a carrier between Sheffield and Macclesfield . |
| 4 | In 1916 the 2nd Earl of Feversham was killed at the Battle of the Somme and the house became a girls ' school until 1895 . |
| 5 | The house became a girls ' school until 1980 when the grounds were developed for housing . |
| 6 | She led a battle to keep local nursery schools open ( and won ) , campaigned for a skateboarding bowl for neighbourhood children ( now up for a community award ) and produced a Parents ' Guide to Oxford Pubs . |
| 7 | ANC officials called for police help during the weekend of April 13-14 when some 500 armed Inkatha supporters attacked a workers ' hostel near the Mandelas ' home in Soweto . |
| 8 | In the early 1960s the PFA , under Jimmy Hill 's leadership , threatened a players ' strike in support of the abolition of the maximum wage . |
| 9 | And he was tired mentally , for once he addressed a bishops ' meeting for a whole hour without stopping . |
| 10 | By contrast , another tall reputation had looked fully justified at the start of the afternoon when Nashwan 's half-brother Mukddaam , survived a stewards ' inquiry after beating 18 rivals convincingly on his racecourse debut to become favourite for the Derby at 16-1 with William Hill . |
| 11 | Many clutched a commuters ' breakfast of buttered bun and polystyrene cup of coffee , weighing up the dilemma of being late for work against the lure of easy money . |
| 12 | Joan formed a ladies ' committee at Trentham Park Golf Club dedicated to achieving the target . |
| 13 | Coventry manager Gould was advised by West Brom chairman Trevor Summers not to go because police feared a fans ' backlash after Gould 's sacking by the club last season . |
| 14 | Australian coach Bob Dwyer and his squad attended a competitors ' briefing after training . |
| 15 | Er , we had a breeders ' meeting in October which was I enjoy them very much , I enjoy the the talk because it 's the first chance I get during the year when I can sit down and listen and I do n't have to worry about them generally , in another club , I do n't have to worry about minutes or anything , I just sit and listen and it 's great it , I really enjoy that . |
| 16 | well we had a parents ' meeting on Monday night , but I did n't realize there was one |
| 17 | The team had a supporters ' club in which local women were represented . |