Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun pl] ' [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We had numerous meetings with the provisional liquidator , Christopher Morris ; the majority shareholders ' solicitors , Simmonds and Simmonds ; and the restructuring advisers , Schroder Wagg . |
| 2 | The instruments available in the shop will range from budget beginners ' guitars right up to custom-made guitars and basses , all set up and adjusted by Hugh Manson to give the same service previously offered to Jeff Beck , Andy Summers , John Giblin ( Simple Minds , Kate Bush ) , The Sisters Of Mercy and Led Zeppelin 's John Paul Jones , to name a few . |
| 3 | Computer Horizons ' directors are opposing the proposal . |
| 4 | According to the Arable Research Centres ' Justin Smith , some growers in Bedfordshire have been so disappointed with the insect pollinators ' efforts that they have ploughed up their crops to put in linseed or leave fields fallow . |
| 5 | Thus any analysis of modern racism should not be focused entirely upon majority groups ' images and stereotypes of minority groups . |
| 6 | But as the value and importance of the trade became clear , some companies moved to meet the milk importers ' requirements . |
| 7 | Brandmakers , whose Addams Family board game , based on the hit film , is heading for top toy shops ' shelves , is facing a financial crisis . |
| 8 | First skip of spring Builders ' skips are a hazard to all , and ugly with it , says Anne-Marie Kane |
| 9 | Without entering into the substantive details of the agreement or of the 1990 convention for its application , which appears not yet to have entered into force , it may be noted that it sets out rules for crossing the signatory states ' frontiers not just for their own citizens but also for citizens of all EC Member States , and the Convention of Application distinguishes between treatment at the internal and external borders of the signatory states . |
| 10 | Having been involved in displays of this kind for some years , the northwest clubs ' displays were very elaborate and some clever display techniques were seen . |
| 11 | The new building has been designed by Jeremy Dixon and Edward Jones and will occupy 20,000 square feet of space on four floors , created out of three early Victorian wool merchants ' houses in Cookridge Street adjacent to Leeds City Art Gallery . |
| 12 | The establishment of a law centre may lead to the development of local legal aid solicitors ' practices , to some extent relying on referrals from the law centre . |
| 13 | While most of his contemporaries in the conservation world sit behind desks or on committees , Watson and friends race ‘ kamikaze ’ inflatable dinghies in front of Soviet and Japanese whalers ' harpoons or handcuff themselves to the seal hunters ' vessels . |
| 14 | IN TRYING to split off nine-tenths of ambulance drivers ' journeys as ‘ non-emergency , ’ Mr Kenneth Clarke attempts to separate the inseparable . |
| 15 | Yet the NFA was slow to report Stotler Funds ' inadequacies , including the fact that money from the mutual funds was being used to buy the commercial paper of the failing parent firm . |
| 16 | The campaign to maximise the impact of the opposition parties ' votes in terms of seats won in the next election should begin now . |
| 17 | Attend/host a Working Mums group evening meeting Type articles for newsletter ( machine available ) Be a postnatal supporter to a new mum nearby Host an Open House meeting ( you provide refreshments ) Host a Mobile Mums meeting host a New Mums meeting Give jumble kids ' clothes for sale at events Sell outgrown stuff at Nearly New sales Bake cakes ( frozen ones very acceptable ) for events Help in the kitchen at events or ‘ man ’ the stalls |
| 18 | Attend/host a Working Mums group evening meeting Type articles for newsletter ( machine available ) Be a postnatal supporter to a new mum nearby Host an Open House meeting ( you provide refreshments ) Host a Mobile Mums meeting host a New Mums meeting Give jumble kids ' clothes for sale at events Sell outgrown stuff at Nearly New sales Bake cakes ( frozen ones very acceptable ) for events Help in the kitchen at events or ‘ man ’ the stalls |
| 19 | We are not then just talking about the French eating frogs ' legs and the English black pudding : we could eat frogs ' legs in England without affecting our social structure . |
| 20 | By comparison with other intermediaries growth has been slow , at least until the 1980s when the value of investment trusts ' assets almost doubled ( 1981–86 ) . |
| 21 | In practice parents ' associations are incredibly supportive and these problems are a rare occurrence . |
| 22 | Yet earlier in the article he mentions that car workers ' wages have risen from 40 per cent to 69 per cent of German workers ' wages . |
| 23 | Car workers ' unions are today expected to demand a wage rise of at least 10 per cent for the Ford motor company 's 31,000 hourly paid workers , when negotiations open in London . |
| 24 | They 're gambling with car workers ' jobs . ’ |
| 25 | As the public draws notes and coin , banks ' deposit liabilities fall and on the asset side banks ' holdings of notes and coin shrink by an equal amount . |
| 26 | AIDS charities ' grants slashed |
| 27 | Above that , you 're into boat chandlers ' supplies , and if you are building that big , then you 'll know more about the subject than we do ! |
| 28 | When you arrive at the hotel your name goes to the bottom of a list of other fishing guests ' names , displayed on a blackboard . |
| 29 | The American Association of College and Research Libraries ' Standards for college libraries also give some quantitative formulae , suggesting base collections of 85,000 volumes . |
| 30 | In fact , little is known about drought 's most likely victims , who often live beyond the reach of the aid workers ' vehicles . |