Example sentences of "the young [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | Rejecting the younger officers ' professed greater commitment to prosecution as a ready sanction for deviance , the older staff claim they will negotiate whenever possible , contemplating the law as the ultimate response , resorted to with extreme reluctance . |
| 2 | Michael turned slowly away from the doctor and placing one hand on the banister and the other on the wall he slid down , jumping over the younger boys ' heads . |
| 3 | Where , in Persuasion , the younger Musgroves ' search for novelty gets them into trouble , other new ventures meet with approval , like Emma 's introduction into Hartfield of a large modern circular table , as in Fig. 7b , in place of the smaller portable Pembroke ( Fig. 41a ) on to which her father 's tea and supper have been crowded for the previous forty years . |
| 4 | Henry Crabb Robinson equally perceived a party spirit at work but , noting the younger Wilberforces ' drift away from their father 's associates , defined it differently . |
| 5 | Organised for children aged nine and over by the Young Ornithologists ' Club . |
| 6 | The junior section of the Society is the Young Ornithologists ' Club , over 100,000 strong the biggest wildlife club for children in Europe . |
| 7 | In 1921 the Young Ladies ' Sewing Group was granted the use of the schoolroom for one night a week . |
| 8 | There the young ladies ' brother found me , when he returned home a few minutes later , and he insisted , much against the housekeeper 's wishes , on bringing me into the house . |
| 9 | The process is slowed down by the young females ' strong attachments to their mothers some of whom may occasionally defect and move off with the young males too . |
| 10 | Almost 20 people aged 16–25 attended the Young Persons ' Health Clinic at Park Place Health Centre when it opened for two hours on February 7 . |
| 11 | But staff at the Young Persons ' Housing Resource Centre add that there are fewer places available to house these people . |
| 12 | Young homeless people are referred for legal advice to the centre by agencies such as the Young Persons ' Advisory Service in Bolton Street , Liverpool . |
| 13 | Their mothers , lifting the heavy vessels onto their heads to carry them home , clicked at the young ones ' improvidence , as they splashed and squirted spray at one another by thumbing the tap 's mouth — mistakenly , or so they cried out when scolded . |
| 14 | Susannah Creese 's Asparagus Triptych , which won the young artists ' award , was the best thing in the show , even if it seemed hardly to be a watercolour . |
| 15 | It was n't like that at my hubby 's last Kirk , telling you the Young Mothers ' Meeting we had there was Really Radical . |
| 16 | He joined the Liberal Party in 1968 and served on the Young Liberals ' executive committee . |
| 17 | Bibit and four companions were assisted in their escape by 15 soldiers from the Young Officers ' Union , a shadowy , dissident group within the armed forces which was believed to have played a leading role in organizing the coup attempt . |
| 18 | This is because if the hutch becomes infested with maggots there is the possibility that the maggots will penetrate the young ferrets ' ears and vent , causing great distress . |
| 19 | They were standing outside that school office , the young lasses ' typin' school , you know . |
| 20 | This tale of personal resolution is saved from saccharine overkill by Byrne 's fine , tortured performance , the children 's refusal to be cute and an almost lyrical conjunction of the young boys ' hidden feelings of neglect and their father 's coming to terms with his bereavement . |
| 21 | Law Fair : A double stand was taken at the Law Fair in February which was manned by representatives from the Young Barristers ' Association , the Circuits and most of the Specialist Bar Associations . |
| 22 | Or , at least , she had done so at the Young Conservatives ' Summer Dance in July . |
| 23 | He glanced at a list of his evening engagements : Peter Stothard 's and Andrew Neil 's party , the Young Conservatives ' Ball , and a late supper with the Lamonts . |
| 24 | The interviewer , who should have kept her mouth shut , interrupted to ask whether or not Hyacinth had been with him at the Young Conservatives ' Ball . |
| 25 | Pale orange was the colour of the young birds ' bills . |
| 26 | Gwent has a good record in the Young Farmers ' Clubs Efficiency with Safety contest and a team from this county took the handsome glass trophy again this year . |
| 27 | The Wesleyan Centenary chapel was built on Church Street in 1839 , but is now used as a warehouse and the Young Farmers ' Club meets in the original schoolroom . |
| 28 | Fencing fans : Photographed at the Young Farmers ' Clubs of Ulster fence erecting competition sponsored by Weston Engineering are members of Annaclone and Magherally Club . |
| 29 | And the Young Farmers ' Clubs were quite good for they encouraged speech making and how to express yourself lucidly and er how to speak nicely . |
| 30 | For many young people , one of the best ways to socialise was in the Young Farmers ' Club , which held regular meetings and trips to nearby farms . |