Example sentences of "[prep] [art] [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
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| 31 | The local authority appealed and the clerk to the justices subsequently sent to the court extended reasons for the justices ' decision . |
| 32 | It relates to the reasons given for the justices ' decision . |
| 33 | The reasons for the gilts ' good performance since the election are the feelings among investors that the Conservatives are determined to keep inflation low and also that they are more likely to control government spending . |
| 34 | On the Gulf crisis , the Council denounced Iraq 's " unscrupulous use " of hostages and agreed unanimously " not to send representatives of their governments in any capacity to negotiate with Iraq the release of foreign hostages and to discourage others from doing so " , while calling on the UN Secretary-General to send a special representative to Iraq to press for the hostages ' release . |
| 35 | The Israel Nature Reserves Authority is attempting to protect the population , providing guard dogs to local farmers to prevent wolf attacks and collecting data for the wolves ' long-term conservation . |
| 36 | The ‘ Falklands factor ’ would be seen as a principal reason for the Conservatives ' unexpectedly good showing in the local council elections that year , and , too , for the return of Margaret Thatcher for a second term as prime minister at the General Election of 1983 . |
| 37 | I have no doubt that by voting for the Bill and for the Conservatives ' record of achievement the arts will prosper far more than they would under the dogmatic , doctrinaire , interfering and bureaucratic solutions proposed by Labour . |
| 38 | One old horseman put forward his opinion that the reason for the teams ' long stretch of work in the early part of the day was , in fact , to save taking off ( the harness etc. ) in the middle of the day ; and — what is more interesting — he referred to the day 's visit to the field as journey . |
| 39 | Major , who had a string of previous convictions , stood trial for the bookies ' robbery . |
| 40 | Fairy tales , fables , moral and religious stories , alphabets , songs and poems , all were grist for the stationers ' presses . |
| 41 | West Indies have answered speculation about Viv Richards 's health by naming him captain for the Champions ' Trophy tournament in Sharjah and the Nehru tournament in India . |
| 42 | Meanwhile , Leeds chairman Leslie Silver last night blamed a king-sized European Cup hangover for the champions ' wrecked title defence . |
| 43 | He was chosen to design a new building for the Congregationalists ' Union Chapel in Islington . |
| 44 | When they subscribe further shares ( the reason for the managers ' subscription being in two tranches is explained in 4.3.2 ) their right to do so derives from their holding of the initial shares rather than from their employment or directorship of Target or Newco . |
| 45 | At about this time tights were no longer worn on stage : ‘ wet white ’ was used for the Girls ' legs . |
| 46 | But all the same , Sara had not been prepared for the girls ' curiosity about Matthew . |
| 47 | Derwentside 's Laura Jackson was selected for the girls ' 14–16 years 100m freestyle but had to withdraw through injury . |
| 48 | Cos really that 'd pay for the girls ' nightshirts . |
| 49 | To the general invalidity of infants ' contracts the Common Law recognized the exceptions of contracts for necessaries and contracts for the infants ' benefit , and these exceptions are not affected by statute . |
| 50 | But the amazing thing was that , just after we 'd recorded our bit for the Gardeners ' World programmed , I spotted a couple of butterflies fluttering around the garden . |
| 51 | Royal Botanic Gardens regretted inability to supply a speaker for the Gardeners ' Roadshow . |
| 52 | Royal Botanic Gardens regretted inability to supply a speaker for the Gardeners ' Roadshow . |
| 53 | In the early 1970s , she turned to documentary — she joined the feminist Hackney Flashers , photographed for the Childrens ' Rights Workshop and seemed set to become one of a large emerging group of leftist agit prop campaigning photo-reporters . |
| 54 | The runners found themselves unfairly rebuked for the market-makers ' errors , and for their whimsical misquotes or bid-only quotes that could ruin a deal . |
| 55 | The camp guards had allowed the baby six months ' life and then , when Elisabeth was selected for the officers ' brothel and her breasts required for purposes other than those of nourishing a Jewish infant , a non-commissioned officer , having polished his boots , drawn up the mess accounts , written an affectionate note to his wife and son and relieved his bladder , took Elisabeth Danziger 's baby from her arms and dashed out its brains against the stone wall outside his office . |
| 56 | After dark the men of the SAS crept in and obtained the necessary tentage and equipment to set themselves up , including even a piano for the officers ' mess . |
| 57 | My wife acted as housekeeper for the officers ' houses and Mrs Weaverhurst , the headmistress , took charge of St Michael 's . |
| 58 | And I feel sorry for the officers ' families who have to know that every time they go to work they 're in this sort of danger . |
| 59 | I got them to give me the number for the cleaners ' mess-room and asked there . |
| 60 | The main determinant of territory size in predators is the resource dispersal in the territory , the distribution of the productive areas that supply most of the food for the predators ' hunting area . |