Example sentences of "[prep] the [noun pl] ' [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The paring of hooker and tight-head going for the opponents ' ball is a great skill which will serve them well in the adult game . |
| 2 | The complications caused by injuries to Goram , Gough , Steven , Ferguson , Huistra and Robertson preclude team selection and tactical planning for the Belgians ' visit and place a considerable burden on Walter Smith 's shoulders . |
| 3 | It was , in a sense , poor reward for the selectors ' enterprise in choosing Devon Malcolm for his extra pace , despite his unspectacular form this summer , and Ian Salisbury , the 22-year-old Northampton-born Sussex legspinner . |
| 4 | Perhaps the jumble of wood , cloth , metal and coal were even items of importance for the ghost-bottlers ' art . |
| 5 | It is a remarkable turnaround for the ex-Blues ' star , who never dreamed he would be offered such a lucrative post , having suffered so much frustration in the domestic game . |
| 6 | So I I would erm you know , quite often get bags of clothes , and s we sorted them out , and give them to people with erm quite large families and erm we used to also get some for the tenants ' association for the jumble sales . |
| 7 | A disgruntled father whose two sons have been on several skiing fortnights feels school trips are run primarily for the teachers ' convenience . |
| 8 | Contrary to expectations Mr Lamont did not change the rates for NIC , although the upper and lower earnings limits and thresholds of the bands for the employers ' contribution will again be indexed for 1993/94 . |
| 9 | Aggressive tactics by management and state support are not the only explanation for the employers ' victory . |
| 10 | It was a moonlight night and from 11pm Ted was waiting for the platelayers ' arrival as their company would liven his long shift . |
| 11 | The little neutrino could cause big problems for the physicists ' picture of the universe |
| 12 | Her husband died in 1909 but Mary Sumner continued to write and speak for the Mothers ' Union , taking a keen interest in all that was being done . |
| 13 | In 19992/93 , our local office handled nearly 13 , enquiries , ’ said Richard Stones , appeals co-ordinator for the Citizens ' Advice Bureau . |
| 14 | We should have a visit by the head of the Notts County Council Highways , for the footpaths ' scheme . |
| 15 | But I have some sympathy for the institutions ' view that their duty is to their policyholders and they can not be expected to double up as company regulators . |
| 16 | But what has been said so far , that the flipping and the circumstance including it were required for the wipers ' starting to work , is consistent with the cause existing without that effect . |
| 17 | The UNHCR noted that the international community had so far provided only US$31,000,000 of the US$180,000,000 needed for the refugees ' repatriation . |
| 18 | ‘ She did n't say that , ’ he replied , the ebullience with which he 'd set out for the Greens ' household nowhere to be seen . |
| 19 | The Stewards yesterday reshaped the qualification requirements for the Ladies ' Plate , Thames Cup and the corresponding challenge cups for four-oared crews . |
| 20 | The local authority appealed and the clerk to the justices subsequently sent to the court extended reasons for the justices ' decision . |
| 21 | It relates to the reasons given for the justices ' decision . |
| 22 | On the Gulf crisis , the Council denounced Iraq 's " unscrupulous use " of hostages and agreed unanimously " not to send representatives of their governments in any capacity to negotiate with Iraq the release of foreign hostages and to discourage others from doing so " , while calling on the UN Secretary-General to send a special representative to Iraq to press for the hostages ' release . |
| 23 | I have no doubt that by voting for the Bill and for the Conservatives ' record of achievement the arts will prosper far more than they would under the dogmatic , doctrinaire , interfering and bureaucratic solutions proposed by Labour . |
| 24 | Major , who had a string of previous convictions , stood trial for the bookies ' robbery . |
| 25 | West Indies have answered speculation about Viv Richards 's health by naming him captain for the Champions ' Trophy tournament in Sharjah and the Nehru tournament in India . |
| 26 | He was chosen to design a new building for the Congregationalists ' Union Chapel in Islington . |
| 27 | When they subscribe further shares ( the reason for the managers ' subscription being in two tranches is explained in 4.3.2 ) their right to do so derives from their holding of the initial shares rather than from their employment or directorship of Target or Newco . |
| 28 | But all the same , Sara had not been prepared for the girls ' curiosity about Matthew . |
| 29 | To the general invalidity of infants ' contracts the Common Law recognized the exceptions of contracts for necessaries and contracts for the infants ' benefit , and these exceptions are not affected by statute . |
| 30 | Royal Botanic Gardens regretted inability to supply a speaker for the Gardeners ' Roadshow . |