Example sentences of "[vb base] the [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | The woodcuts are only a few inches square , and defy the artists ' desire for detail and extravagance . |
| 2 | Our experienced editors comb the publishers ' lists continually for the very best books for children — of all ages . |
| 3 | Most journals send the referees ' reports to the authors , and authors try to take them into account , assuming they are true . |
| 4 | Indeed , being a limited company makes an investment trust subject to the relevant Companies Acts and it is these which principally constrain the trusts ' conduct of business . |
| 5 | Police say the vandals ' actions could have had horrific results and they want the culprits caught before they strike again . |
| 6 | The radicals say the pragmatists ' policies are a betrayal of Khomeini 's legacy and that the move away from state control of the economy will harm the poor . |
| 7 | They say the economists ' approach is winning a greater acceptance among doctors and health service managers because they appreciate that money is limited and choices have to be made on where it should be spent . |
| 8 | Ah yes , say the diarists ' lobby . |
| 9 | The last part of the resolution is it 's actually taking up the area , where at the present time we have n't got a D S O. It seems stupid that you go into a school and you can clean , clean their classrooms , cut their grass and look after their , do their grounds maintenance , cook the kids ' dinners , but you ca n't do any minor repairs , you 've got to call in another organisation . |
| 10 | Place the quails ' eggs in a pan of boiling water and boil for 3min . |
| 11 | Comparison with the Beaux Arts in the three works of Op. 1 at once reveal the Czechs ' liking for more swiftly-flowing slow movements . |
| 12 | The black leather bits that cover the toes and heels absorb heat and bake the soldiers ' feet . |
| 13 | Not all firms are ‘ market orientated ’ to the extent that they put the customers ' needs and wants before all else . |
| 14 | Charitable observers put the Kiwis ' opening defeat at St Helens last week down to nerves or initial rustiness . |
| 15 | I am aware of journals that alter text substantially yet never seek the authors ' approval . |
| 16 | and let the snowflakes ' sacrament |
| 17 | Countless small examples show the authorities ' lack of foresight . |
| 18 | Yeah , Mao said we support the peasants ' demand for equal distribution of land in order to help the masses of peasants speedily to abolish the system of land ownership , but we do not advocate absolute egalitarianism , whoever advocates absolute egalitarianism is wrong , such thinking is reactionary , backward and retrogressive in nature |
| 19 | To help his British colleagues catch the selectors ' eyes , Tea Ropati , St Helens ' New Zealand three-quarter , has volunteered to take a substitute 's role at Warrington today in a match Saints can not afford to lose . |
| 20 | Sitting at a table in the corner so that they can see the door , catch the others ' eyes when they come in . |
| 21 | Cut the mothers ' throats . ’ |
| 22 | A man with a long knife cut the dolphins ' skins and fat from the bodies , by cutting across the dolphin 's head , slicing it down the middle , then peeling off the outer layer . |
| 23 | The RAF Aerobatic Team , the Red Arrows always hold the crowds ' attention wherever they fly , Classic Manoeuvres ( Columbia Tristar video , 40 mins , colour , £10.99 ) follows the team on their tour of North America during 1983 . |
| 24 | Fundamentalist missionaries challenge the settlers ' church . |
| 25 | Many others are now being used effectively — for example , brief therapy models , behavioural change techniques , and gestalt — as the counsellors match the patients ' needs to therapy and not vice versa . |
| 26 | Mrs Thompson and her husband , Geoff , run the Travellers ' Rest at Cockerton and would be unable to meet rent rises when their contract expires in July . |
| 27 | Consider the boys ' version of the ‘ numbers game ’ at the beginning of ‘ Fighting talk ’ : ‘ and the other lot come down the next night , and the night after that and the night after that , all week , about 40 , 50 , from all over … ’ |
| 28 | We watch the foxgloves ' flapping fingerstalls , |
| 29 | The bull-ring will be closed and beaches forgotten as crowds watch the riders ' preparations for the Prologue . |
| 30 | Despite detecting a measure of complacency on this summer 's return to the international arena , Winterbottom says never underestimate the Springboks ' ability to adapt . |