Example sentences of "of [det] [prep] [art] [noun pl] [unc] " in BNC.

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1 The seventeenth century witnessed a tremendous expansion of the lord 's demesne at the expense of some of the tenants ' arable and possibly at the loss of their commons as well .
2 Despite the curtailment of some of the clergy 's powers , friction between the teachers ' associations , particularly the INTO , and the Roman catholic clergy has remained until this day .
3 Furthermore , a casual inspection of some of the children 's workbooks in Standard 7 will reveal in most subjects lists of question numbers at the side of the page and then merely the corresponding answer letter , a , b , c , or d .
4 Strangely , she felt more resentful of this lady 's peremptory commands than she ever had of those of the merchants ' wives she had previously been obliged to swallow .
5 Moreover he found that a concession made in the pleadings to the effect that the plaintiffs did not allege that the defendants had made use of any of the plaintiffs ' trade secrets since leaving their employment was , in the light of the judgment of Faccenda Chicken Ltd v Fowler [ 1986 ] 1 All ER 617 fatal .
6 He 'd worked in the building for five years , and knew the names of most of the occupants ' visitors .
7 They 're being coached by one of the country 's best female players , but they 've also got the support of MOST of the boys ' team .
8 Furthermore , the cause-and-effect relationship which forms the basis of most of the students ' predictions is actually reversed to an effect-and-cause relationship .
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