Example sentences of "a [noun sg] to [art] [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 'm sure your wrong , ’ said Anna , but she remembered how Maria Jakob had said that if the money was not forthcoming she must think of something else , a way to make up to her for Melusina 's death , and she had not meant a donation to the Cats ' Protection League . |
| 2 | It happened with me , when at the age of 18 , I took up pen and paper to make a reply to the readers ' letters column of the Glasgow Evening Times , in answer to a man who supported the rise of Nazism in Germany . |
| 3 | Last week I gave a talk to a parents ' committee in one of our schools on how to make a constitution — I felt I was contributing to the growth of grass roots democracy in South Africa . |
| 4 | Adult education , and thus the sustaining of literacy , a key to the Sandinistas ' policy , was particularly badly hit in all regions by logistical problems , and by lack of money and materials . |
| 5 | He believes a key to the projects ' success lies in the continuity it brings to children 's lives . |
| 6 | It is perhaps a reminder to the parties ' advisers to encourage the parties to have one final read through the engrossments before execution . |
| 7 | Nevertheless , it is a tribute to the miners ' ingenuity and perseverance that 19 of the 21 mines laid were successfully detonated . |
| 8 | There is an appeal against a notice to a magistrates ' court , but there is no express provision for representations prior to service of the notice . |
| 9 | There is an appeal against a notice to a magistrates ' court , but there is no express provision for representations prior to service of the notice . |
| 10 | The arrival of the Bosigran guide has provoked a complaint to the Climbers ' Club from local activist Rowland Edwards that a comment in the historical section , which claims he is unwilling to release information on his new routes , has misrepresented his position . |
| 11 | It is usually possible to adapt a game to the learners ' age group , needs or special interests . |
| 12 | To find out more details about these and local events send a SAE to The Ramblers ' Association , 1/5 Wandsworth Road , London SW8 2XX or telephone 071 582 6878 . |
| 13 | The proposals implied too serious a threat to the counties ' precious Sunday revenues , and were substantially rejected despite some compromise on the structure of the Championship , which in 1988 came to include six four-day matches . |
| 14 | The new building had both an organ and stained glass windows and was meant as a memorial to the brothers ' parents . |
| 15 | The nine year-old collie cross was one of several ‘ patients ’ seen by the princess during a visit to the Peoples ' Dispensary for Sick Animals , Richmond Terrace , Liverpool . |
| 16 | The nine year-old collie cross was one of several ‘ patients ’ introduced to Her Royal Highness during a visit to the Peoples ' Dispensary for Sick Animals , Richmond Terrace , Liverpool . |
| 17 | Traditionally the vendor would be a party to the shareholders ' agreement and will give an appropriate undertaking to each of the shareholders . |
| 18 | ( Ullmann-Margalit ( 1977 ) gives a recent analysis , though the outlines of the idea that sanctioned norms can represent a solution to the Prisoners ' Dilemma can be found in Hobbes . ) |
| 19 | He admits WABI is alluring to the vendor but then damningly turns and claims it 's a solution to the vendors ' problem not the customers ' . |
| 20 | This naturally gives an advantage to the institutions ' closest advisers : American investment banks . |
| 21 | Initially , they emphasised export strategies as an alternative to the leaders ' investment-based approach . |
| 22 | Representing a wide spectrum of radical reformers — some members of the Communist Party , some members of the Popular Front — as well as ecologists , dissident members of the armed forces and religious groups , they carried banners demanding democracy and a free press , a multi-party system and an end to the Communists ' monopoly of power . |
| 23 | By a respondent 's notice dated 1 July 1991 the first defendant cross-appealed , seeking an order that on the taking of accounts and inquiry ordered to be taken by Chief Master Munrow on 14 March 1988 , the plaintiffs were not entitled to raise an objection to the defendants ' accounts on the ground that the items were unreasonable in amount unless the court had deprived the first defendant as mortgagee of relevant costs . |
| 24 | ‘ Whether … ( c ) the plaintiffs are entitled … to raise an objection to the defendants ' accounts … of the nature … specified in objection number 1 … namely , that the items were unreasonable in amount … |