Example sentences of "the [adj] [noun pl] ' [noun sg] [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Professional Boxers ' Association would try er , many years ago , and it did n't have the support of people like the G M B and the S P F. |
| 2 | If that promise had been promptly enforced — by putting a guard on the bridges over the Drina and Sava rivers , with aircraft to watch the roads that lead to the bridges — the size of the intervening soldiers ' task would have been sharply reduced . |
| 3 | FIG. 1 The spatial Prisoners ' Dilemma can generate a large variety of qualitatively different patterns , depending on the magnitude of the parameter , b , which represents the advantage for defectors . |
| 4 | The civil servants ' reluctance would be resolved by a ministerial directive that the project must be supported — some action was always better than none , the project would have an impact in several regions , if it worked it would boost exports and create employment . |
| 5 | Lexandro had expected that the Imperial Fists ' home-base would be on a world . |
| 6 | The Liberal Democrats ' total would fall from 22 ( including by-elections ) to 16 in the new Parliament . |
| 7 | Once one budget round is over in March , the chief executive and the chief officers ' group will prepare papers for the policy and resources committee identifying key issues for deeper analysis , possible priorities for the next financial year , and areas for major economies . |
| 8 | The injured dogs ' behaviour can not be differentiated from that of their uninjured pack mates . |
| 9 | The trouble is that no-one appears to know what will happen after the Olympics and whether if by then the United Nations ' blacklist will preclude British members of the Tour from competing in certain countries . |
| 10 | The Minister will find it difficult to convince me that the new employers ' priority will be to match the existing and future pension rights of STG employees . |
| 11 | The Minister will find it difficult to convince me that the new employers ' priority will be to match the existing and future pension rights of STG employees . |
| 12 | The special auditors ' report should : |
| 13 | In conclusion , we can say that if the only ‘ planting ’ strategy currently acceptable in the Church of England is within parish boundaries , then the aspiring planters ' strategy should be ( i ) get ordained , ( ii ) find a very high population parish , ( iii ) train teams and leaders and start planting . |
| 14 | Encouraging school governors to sample a school meal with the children and inviting the contractor to send a representative to talk about the meals service at the next governors ' meeting will also lead to positive action to improve the system . |
| 15 | READERS ’ PAGE : Entries for the next Readers ' Page must be in by June 1 . |