Example sentences of "[to-vb] a [noun pl] 's " in BNC.
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| 1 | The women 's singles championship went to Joan Blackett who beat Gwen Wharton 21–13 while John Hanmer beat Les Appleby 21–13 to secure a men 's singles championship final place in a breathtaking match dominated by drawing to the jack end after end . |
| 2 | The discretion of the licensing board to refuse to grant a seamen 's canteen licence is limited by this section . |
| 3 | If a body approved by the Secretary of State have provided or propose to provide a seamen 's canteen the need for which has been certified by him after consultation with the Merchant Navy Welfare Board , the licensing board within whose jurisdiction the said canteen is or will be situated may grant a licence under this Part of this Act authorising the person who is the manager of the canteen to sell alcoholic liquor in the canteen . |
| 4 | When it was suggested that the dredged-out silt could be used to cover a children 's playground , the National Radiological Protection Board ( NRPB ) advised against this , because of the contamination present . |
| 5 | In addition , the world body would like to see a women 's football tournament at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta . |
| 6 | You might also find it helpful to attend a women 's sexuality workshop , run by the Redwood Association ( address on page 144 ) . |
| 7 | The occasion for the split in the National Union was a call from women involved in the International Women 's Suffrage Alliance for delegates to attend a Women 's Congress in The Hague in April 1915 , the first major international meeting of any kind since the outbreak of war . |
| 8 | If a man who can generate pretty decent clubhead speed were inadvertently to use a women 's ball , the result would be higher trajectory with some distance loss — the clubhead will have compressed the ball beyond the point where the ball achieves its most efficient velocity . |
| 9 | ( viii ) They should be encouraged to be adventurous with vocabulary choices and should be taught how to use a children 's thesaurus . |
| 10 | On 18 May 1989 , in Standing Committee B , I moved an amendment to the Children Bill , supported by my hon. Friend the Member for Monklands , West ( Mr. Clarke ) , which would have required all local authorities to appoint a children 's rights officer . |
| 11 | None of the places I had been in seemed to have a men 's room anyway . |
| 12 | Mime is such a male dominated art form that I decided to develop a women 's group , to encourage more black women into mime . |
| 13 | They have taken a selection from their Cordillera , Appalachian , and Outback lines , adapted the harness to suit a women 's figure and called them the Nanda Devi range . |
| 14 | So in the late 1890s , another attempt , this time apparently not vetoed by the membership , was made to organize a women 's union . |
| 15 | It 's up to Social Services , and Social Services may choose , although I have got to say it 's unlikely , to register a children 's or an elderly person 's home despite the fact that we 've given advice that they should n't . |
| 16 | The power to renew a seamen 's canteen licence is exercisable at the quarterly meeting three years after the meeting at which the licence was first granted ( subs . |
| 17 | AN OLD Darlington building is set to become a children 's nursery despite councillors ' traffic fears . |