Example sentences of "[noun] [prep] the officers ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | The setting of the officers ' mess on board HMS Plymouth has been chosen by the actors to give an authentic feel to the show . |
| 2 | Later he denied having ever attended committee meetings of the Officers ' Union , or indeed having done more than establish four branches for them at Glasgow , Leith , Liverpool and Hull before resigning in September 189I . |
| 3 | The co-ordinating council of the officers ' assemblies set up in January [ see p. 38730 ] sent a message to the summit calling on delegates to agree on the draft proposals on military issues , to halt troop withdrawal from eastern Europe until social protection for servicemen could be assured , and to maintain the military at an adequate level for defence . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | My wife acted as housekeeper for the officers ' houses and Mrs Weaverhurst , the headmistress , took charge of St Michael 's . |
| 6 | He kept in touch with General Nečas , leader of the officers ' group , by radio . |
| 7 | In this business , as soon as one meal is complete there is a need to start on the next , and the ACC chefs of the battalion , lunch behind them , had now to prepare for the functions to be held that evening in the Officers ' , and Warrant Officers ' and Sergeants ' Messes for 180 and 350 people respectively . |
| 8 | No doubt there 'll be many reminiscences in the Officers ' Mess , but some parts of its history may never be told . |
| 9 | Charles tried not to look like the outcast he was feeling and quickened his pace to simulate important last minute business at the Officers ' Mess . |
| 10 | The same order changed the colour of the last area of facing on the khaki jacket — the buttoned shoulder strap — from sky-blue to white , to bring it into line with the colour of the officers ' transverse shoulder straps , the NCOs ' chevrons , and the trouser stripes . |
| 11 | They took just over an hour to go through the Maxwell possession … some items were taken away in the boot of the officers ' car . |
| 12 | There were parallel structures on the officers ' side with chief officers ' management teams consisting of the senior departmental heads . |
| 13 | It informs and amuses as Dea/Jella , working her passage on the MV Minos , turns into a beer-swigging hearty in the officers ' mess . |
| 14 | Having arranged a guard on the aircraft we all went back to Shaibah , where we were entertained by the one lady passenger in the Officers ' Mess . |
| 15 | The Shaw solution to the inequality of the coal ration was simple : just change the signs on the compounds , A perfect balance system was introduced and there was no complaint from the officers ' batmen — well they would not would they " ? |
| 16 | ‘ I want a fifteen hundredweight truck to the Officers ' Mess immediately . ’ |
| 17 | The delicacy of the situation , with their parents and often their grandparents there and everything ( as in a thwarted erotic dream ) , would hardly explain the lack of visual stimulation ; and I get on like a house on fire with the girls in the officers ' bordello . |
| 18 | Private Richard Downs , 19 , said he was serving as a bar steward in the officers ' mess of the First Battalion Duke of Wellington 's Regiment on election night — April 9 . |
| 19 | That first morning I was served a rudimentary breakfast in the Officers ' Home . |
| 20 | But candidates for the presidency are becoming an increasingly rare breed , and this time round the officers ' task has not been easy . |
| 21 | However , it is believed that due to remarks made about ‘ A ’ Flight 's flying capabilities in the Officers ' Mess on the night before the Air Officer Commanding 's ( AOC 'd ) Annual Inspection , this happened the next day . |
| 22 | — ( Planning Department , representative on the officers ' Group on Race Relations ) . |