Example sentences of "' [noun sg] [prep] the [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sometimes , the sought-for object may be entirely predicted in advance , as with the ‘ discovery ’ of the planet Neptune in 1846 ( which in reality was just the astronomers ' confirmation of the mathematicians ' predictions ) . |
| 2 | The most striking instance was the 1976 Soweto uprising which was sparked off by secondary school pupils ' opposition to the authorities ' insistence that they learn certain subjects in Afrikaans , viewed by most black people as the language of the oppressor . |
| 3 | In Spain , civil war exploded in 1936 owing to the roughly equal popular support commanded by the two sides , the rebels ' failure to achieve a swift victory , the Republic 's arming of the union militias , and — crucially — the fascist powers ' intervention on the Nationalists ' side . |
| 4 | The circumstances of the breach ( which followed a previous less significant breach ) were drawn to the plaintiffs ' attention by the defendants ' solicitors by letter dated 30 April 1991 as follows : |
| 5 | Whether this is stimulated by the myths and ballads proposed by David Holbrook , or is a reflection upon the living conditions of society 's victims suggested by Searle , teachers ' limitation of the pupils ' work in English to ‘ personal ’ writing can be interpreted as giving their support to the status quo of the social system . |
| 6 | It shows in the opinion polls ' evidence of the Greeks ' growing reluctance to commit their votes to any of the present parties . |
| 7 | Take , for instance , Michael Lynagh 's courageous decision in Farr-Jones ' absence in the Wallabies ' quarter-final clash with Ireland at Lansdowne Road when the fighting Irish were three points up with only minutes remaining . |
| 8 | Observation in labs and workshops highlighted the depressing effect on girls ' performance of the boys ' claim to science as their subject . |