Example sentences of "[vb pp] to [art] [noun pl] ' [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 The polytechnics have responded to the universities ' attempts to recruit CDP members by demanding a merger deadline — probably April 1993 .
2 The McKinsey position seems more defensible this time , with the negative growth being confined to the dogs ' quarters .
3 It will be of interest to see whether the reasoning is applied to the courts ' powers of review ; if this took place a general right to reasoned decisions would have evolved .
4 This included : the relationship of the material selected to the libraries ' objectives ; guidance on levels of provision in different sizes of library ; criteria for selection ; definition of community groups to be served ; policy on censorship ; comments on various types of material — e.g. paperbacks , audiovisual materials ; donations policy ; relationships with the book trade ; statements of responsibility for selection ; demographic information about the area .
5 The Madison banks collapsed after sustaining huge losses on real estate loans , many of which were made to the banks ' directors , employees and their relatives .
6 implement a strategy whereby support can be offered to the victims ' families ; and
7 A solution of Jeyes fluid diluted to the manufacturers ' instructions can be sprinkled on the floor when needed , or you could try Stable Boy — crystals from a volcanic rock called zeolite that are said to absorb damp and help horses who normally cough when they come out of their boxes or start work .
8 They were soon relegated to the emigrants ' cars , and when even the emigrants complained they were forced to travel on baggage wagons or on the boarding steps .
9 It may also be desirable to set aside a small area for short-term parking and the use of that area may be restricted to the tenants ' visitors .
10 The Crown 's powers of inclosure were greatly limited , and statutory definition was given to the commoners ' rights , which they could freely exercise under the supervision of the verderers : the Court of Verderers was reconstituted for this purpose .
11 In his post-war writings authorial intention , banished to the servants ' quarters by Richards and the American New Criticism , was restored to a dignity it should never have lost ; and his abandonment of discipleship to Richards now looks with hindsight both belated and inevitable .
12 Mini television sets are fixed to the spectacles ' frames and the image is directed towards the eyes by mirrors
13 The evidence which is directed to the appellants ' intentions in relation to this matter of contempt is , first , that the appellants claim that the terms of the injunction made by the deputy judge in October 1989 were not explained to them .
14 The department was set up four years ago when responsibility for NMS property passed to the Museums ' Trustees .
15 However , by that time property in the goods had passed to the buyers ' customers , so that the sellers were unable to recover their goods ( by virtue of s25 of the SGA 1979 ) .
16 Costs were awarded to the members ' agents but not to Lloyd 's .
17 On the facts the court had no clear evidence that the copy sent to the defendants ' solicitors was made by or on behalf of the second defendant .
18 Surrey , set a target of 241 to win in 47 overs , slumped to 69 for three before the weather put paid to the visitors ' hopes .
19 That there is no meaning to be attached to the members ' actions .
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