Example sentences of "[vb -s] a [noun pl] ['s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The folk of these towns and villages took their convicted witches , stood them in pitch-filled barrels and set them afire : in Forres stands a witches ' stone , site of such burnings — in thunder , lightning , or in rain ? |
| 2 | The housekeeper 's room even contains a servants ' library with books in three categories : ‘ One of books of divinity and morality : Another for housewifry ; A third of history , true adventures , voyages and innocent amusement ’ — the last , one notes , does not seem to include the novel . |
| 3 | He 's moved the story to Russia , sent the Prince on army manoeuvres where he joins a boys ' boozy night out , has the swans massacred by a power-mad crippled usurper and the corpses piled obscenely in a heap . |
| 4 | In a very different vein , Sellafield nuclear plant has a visitors ' centre , which is surprisingly popular with tourists . |
| 5 | And that 's why I think it 's very important that erm the City Council , for example , has a Women 's Committee and Ann , obviously , will be able to talk much more about that than I can . |
| 6 | How , I mean , is it just each village that has a Women 's Institute ? |
| 7 | Oxford University also has a womens ' basketball team . |
| 8 | They will have to find the right balance between rule by unwieldy committee and by a chosen few ( or fewer , as at Clifford Chance , which has a partners ' council but where power , in practice , largely rests with the managing partner ) . |
| 9 | To answer the understandable need to touch and be involved with animals , the park has a Children 's Farmyard . |
| 10 | The pool ( open from 1 April ) has a children 's section and bar . |
| 11 | Hurworth Grange Mother and Toddler Group holds a children 's nearly new clothes sale on Wednesday March 25 at 7.30pm at Hurworth Grange Community Centre . |
| 12 | Retailer Dixons includes a directors ' responsibilities statement on a separate page with the auditors ' report . |
| 13 | The race includes a ladies ' race , the first lady taking about five minutes longer to cover the distance . |
| 14 | The hotel offers a children 's playground and a spacious covered terrace where drinks are served . |
| 15 | ‘ the mother of seven extremely fine girls all unmarried ’ who , perturbed by the bachelor curate 's approval of the Miss Brown 's child 's examination society , hastily forms a ladies ' Bible and Prayer-book Distribution Society ( ‘ treasurer , auditors and secretary , the Misses Johnson Parker ’ ) . |
| 16 | Ken Tyrell , head of Tyrell Racing Organisation , forms a Members ' Action Group and calls a June EGM . |
| 17 | City Diary : Jackson 's new brief breaks a solicitors ' barrier |
| 18 | Meanwhile at Thorey Island , one of the groups is under the charge of Corporal Alison Miller , Whose civilian job is as a secretary , but at weekends she becomes a Women 's Royal Army Corps Provost NCO . |
| 19 | Does a children 's party or a loved-one 's funeral inhibit the urge to chat up new acquaintances ? |
| 20 | Pint-sized Brenda appears with husband John as the Krack and Dorn duo , does a children 's magic act , and is fast becoming one of the stars of the after-dinner speaking circuit . |
| 21 | Between 7th July and 17th August , the hotel has a resident nanny for 4–11 year olds ; who organises a children 's activity programme and early dinners if required . |
| 22 | He said after a time , ‘ She — Maud — runs a Women 's Resource Centre in Lincoln . |
| 23 | Runs a women 's training centre with child care so that women can learn trades and skills . |
| 24 | Mirman now runs a children 's shop in London 's King 's Road . |
| 25 | Family and friends left flowers and wreaths at the door to the building in Boughton , Chester , which now houses a women 's fashion shop on the ground floor . |
| 26 | Friends and family left flowers and wreaths on the door to the building in Boughton , Chester , which now houses a women 's fashion shop on the ground floor . |