Example sentences of "[vb pp] [prep] the [noun] ' [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It relates to the reasons given for the justices ' decision . |
| 2 | Like the wind that guttered and blew out the candles , a bloodied man had broken through the dancers ' joy to break the glittering ball into dark fragments , yet still some few couples could not bear to relinquish the last moments of peace . |
| 3 | The superior numbers of the Imperial army stood them in good stead : within a few minutes , Dara 's forces had broken through the rebels ' artillery and put to flight the infantry . |
| 4 | The legality of these road-blocks was not tested in court ; the police claimed to be relying both on the Road Traffic Act and on the breach of the peace power as it had been developed during the miners ' strike ( see below ) . |
| 5 | And indeed he has been nominated as the centrists ' candidate in the presidential election due in 1996 ( but likely to be held earlier ) . |
| 6 | The poisonous effects of pollution from farm chemicals is blamed for the species ' demise . |
| 7 | The Arabs from Spidex , who set up the deal , have vanished with the Iranians ' money and , they suspect , their arms shipment . |
| 8 | The prison kitchen was located in the short-termers ' compound . |
| 9 | However , tactical considerations may dictate that some conditions and definition terms are omitted from the vendors ' draft of the heads . |
| 10 | Nor , even if full-time , did they typically do the same type or level of paid work as that performed by the men who were included in the employers ' pension schemes . |
| 11 | Similarly , if a character rides in a chariot then its points value including that of its crew is included in the Characters ' point allowance . |
| 12 | These will include warranties in respect of Newco , often a new " off the shelf " company administered by management 's lawyers , and in respect of information contained in the managers ' questionnaire concerning the managers themselves ( see Appendix 2 ) . |
| 13 | It is natural for a person who has been working towards a survey for several months to overlook the fact that the respondent has never heard of this wonderful enquiry and may be utterly baffled by it ; but in this lies a great danger of asking poor questions , insufficiently considered from the respondents ' viewpoint . |
| 14 | At the time of writing , the first batch of prosecutions had collapsed in the magistrates ' court , on account of the long delay in launching the prosecutions against those involved . |
| 15 | All its major innovations — the sale of council houses , the reform of the unions , privatization of industry , tax reform — had met with popular acclaim and substantially added to the Conservatives ' constituency . |
| 16 | In 1933 it first appeared in its present format , accompanied by the slim one-volume Supplement which added quotations , words , and meanings that had come to the editors ' attention after the publication of the relevant part of the Dictionary . |
| 17 | He had come to the comrades ' attention when he wrote an article in the journal of the Right-On wing of the Communist Party , Marxism Today , shortly before the £750 GLC pre-feasibility study was completed in November 1984 . |
| 18 | Urquhart had come to the Nowaks ' house , Blanche thought , for the same purpose as her — an illegal search for clues about Marek 's past activities . |
| 19 | Souness , confined to the directors ' box because of a five-game ban from the touchline and dressing room area , said : ‘ I thought we played a very good team . |
| 20 | He was educated at the Friends ' School , Rochester , and Grove House , Tottenham . |
| 21 | While these sketches tend to be exaggerated at the witnesses ' expense they may provide useful cross-examination material , particularly if you can obtain corroboration from other witnesses . |
| 22 | She ‘ stumbled into engineering ’ because of her love for maths , fostered at the newsagents ' till and Middlesbrough Girls High School . |
| 23 | Membership Assistant Dean ( chair ) Dean Modular Course Co-ordinator Assistant Academic Secretary ( secretary ) Ten elected members of teaching staff to include at least one member from each faculty Two student representatives nominated by the students ' union from the MCC representatives Any Field Chair ( not otherwise qualified ) choosing to attend and having two days ' notice of his or her intention to the Chair . |
| 24 | Amendments made : No. 49 , in schedule 1 , page 37 , line 21 , leave out from being' to end of line 22 and insert nominated by the students ' association of the college from among students of the college . ' . |
| 25 | No. 50 , in page 38 , line 22 , leave out from person' to whether' in line 23 and insert appointed by being nominated by the students ' association of the college' . |
| 26 | No. 51 , in page 38 , line 33 , leave out from beginning to ‘ shall ’ and insert ‘ appointed by being nominated by the students ' association of the college ’ . |
| 27 | No. 52 , in page 38 , line 39 , leave out from ‘ by ’ to ‘ shall ’ in line 40 , and insert ‘ being nominated by the students ' association of the college ’ . |
| 28 | 200 walks organised by The Ramblers ' Association to be held all over England , Scotland and Wales . |
| 29 | A series of guided walks in England and Wales , organised by the Ramblers ' Association and the National Trust . |
| 30 | Of course , the original John Birch model is still owned by the Sabs ' mainman . |