Example sentences of "the players ' [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 It took the players ' bargaining committee less than three hours to reject what they considered an ultimatum .
2 During a match the players ' level of fitness decreases steadily , or suddenly if injured !
3 Manager Alan Murray cancelled the players ' day off after the 4–0 home defeat by Bolton Wanderers .
4 The players ' marquee has grown larger and more grand , with chandeliers installed this year .
5 But any suggestion of confidence in the players ' ability to perform on the field must be tempered by worries over their ability to handle life off it .
6 There are individual deals the players ' company has no control over .
7 ‘ Ron Fenton may seem an obvious choice to an outsider , ’ he said , ‘ but my inside knowledge tells me he would not be the players ' choice .
8 Saynor was acclaimed as the supporters ' player of the year and as the players ' choice .
9 Snow White 's cottage at the far end is , in actual fact , the club house and the two giant toadstools are the players ' dressing rooms .
10 Rebel Ruddock emerged as the players ' spokesman for Venables , speaking up for him in the High Court yesterday , having already slapped in a transfer request to Sugar .
11 He had been apprenticed to the kitchens at the Ritz and had simultaneously developed a theatrical bent , performing as a dancer at the Players ' Theatre .
12 They have erm what 's called the players ' theatre , I do n't know whether you 've heard of it at all erm they belong , they 're members of it .
13 Those who during the week at Lake Nona took the opportunity to ask questions about the running of America 's LPGA circuit , are convinced that it is to the players ' advantage that they leave the running of the association to its staff while they themselves concentrate on their golf .
14 He is highly respected and is Anthony Herbert 's assistant judge in the players ' court .
15 His driving , suspect in the Players ' championship , has also improved .
16 His driving , suspect in the Players ' Championship , has also improved after consultation with David Leadbetter .
17 Much more encouraging is the form of Faldo , second last week in the Players ' championship and now well into the frame once again .
18 He has returned to the Players ' Championship and the New Orleans tournament after a six-week lay-off with eight rounds in which he has not been over par and has been under five times .
19 He was the leading European in both the Players ' Championship and at New Orleans — and even he admits he has not felt so confident since he approached the St Andrews Open of 1990 , which he won .
20 But it is worth bearing in mind that he is a fine iron player and , until his seven at the 10th hole in the third round of the Players ' Championship , he was jointly leading the field .
21 A quiet swear word now serves instead of a punch-up with one of her woods , while she had encouraging finishes such as a fourth equal in the Players ' Championship at Tytherington and a fifth place in the recent Gislaved Ladies ' Open in Sweden .
22 His American tour kicked off on day one at the Tournament of Champions in Southern California and has taken him to the two major Pro-Ams — the Bob Hope and the Crosby ( aforementioned Pebble Beach National Pro-Am ) — a trio of Florida events — Doral , the Honda Classic and the Players ' Championship — as well as The Masters , the Colonial , the Memorial , the season-ending Nabisco Championship and a slew of less-hallowed events in between .
23 On the other hand they are criticised for making so much money in a world that pampers them , and for covering themselves in sponsors ' deals to the point that the locker-room at the Players ' Championship sometimes seems like Gasoline Alley at the Indy 500 .
24 ‘ When we played MCC at Lord 's they had 10 county captains , if I remember rightly , and one player , J.W. Hearne , came out of the players ' gate , and the rest came out through the main entrance .
25 And after being taken off in County 's 2-1 defeat by Watford on Tuesday , Agana ripped off his shirt and headed for the players ' tunnel .
26 The First Aid bloke coming to his rescue almost did the same , but was intact enough to lead the dazed lad down the players ' tunnel .
27 That 's because Tony has just emerged from the players ' tunnel .
28 Fitness is totally the players ' responsibility , not mine . ’
29 Gale force winds could not blow away the players ' enthusiasm but they did make it very hard work .
30 THE PLAYERS ' strike which brought the National Hockey League to a standstill in the United States is over .
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