Example sentences of "[prep] the [noun prp] [noun pl] [unc] " in BNC.
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| 1 | MONICA Seles will be in the line up for the TSB Women 's Tennis Classic in Dublin towards the end of the year — but there is an ‘ if ’ involved . |
| 2 | Smith 's early demise opened the door for the much-anticipated return of David Gower , who had flown down for the Wimbledon men 's final in something other than a Tiger Moth the day before . |
| 3 | Nine Elms railway yard , next to the Thames in South London , was used as the location for the Battersea Bats ' headquarters , a disused crane . |
| 4 | Few excuses can be offered for the England batsmen 's failure to pile up runs both here and in the first Test at Calcutta , where they were beaten by eight wickets . |
| 5 | Emma started work at the age of fourteen for the London Ladies ' Co-operative Guild , a group of professional women who designed and decorated glass tables . |
| 6 | Opposition parties in the Congress had adopted filibustering methods to delay approval for the US instructors ' arrival , arguing that it was unconstitutional . |
| 7 | Even with a new economic miracle somewhere ahead , it will take years for the East Germans ' standard of living to come close to that of their rich cousins . |
| 8 | Rehearsals begin in earnest for the Holybourne Players ' production of Bang , Bang , Beirut — a farce by Ray Cooney and Tony Hilton , which opens on Friday , May 1st and continues on Saturday 2nd , Friday 8th and Saturday 9th May , beginning at 7.45 p.m . |
| 9 | For Ellen Musialela , Acting Secretary for the SWAPO Women 's Council , this year it will be 21 years since she left her home in the Caprivi Strip to join SWAPO 's armed struggle for liberation . |
| 10 | Ed , — I am writing to express , through Link , my thanks for the marvellous gesture by general manager , who instigated a get-together lunch for the Kirkcaldy maltings ' pensioners on . |
| 11 | In January 1991 Özal antagonized conservative nationalist currents within the ANAP by easing restrictions on the use of the Kurdish language , hoping thereby to improve Turkey 's minority rights record and to undercut support for the Kurdistan Workers ' Party ( PKK ) , which since 1984 had been waging a violent campaign in support of separatist demands . |
| 12 | A spokesman for the Shetland Fishermen 's Association said it was hoped the grounds would escape damage as herring do not spawn until August and September . |
| 13 | In one , during the Pandava brothers ' exile , Arjuna , cursed and unmanned by a woman he has rejected , dances and camps it up like a drag-queen in warpaint . |
| 14 | Troops have been used fairly regularly in Britain in the course of industrial disputes , in the years before 1914 , in the General Strike of 1926 and , more recently , during the Glasgow dustmen 's strike in April 1975 and the firemen 's strike in the winter of 1977–8 . |
| 15 | Jan Murray , the England left wing , avoids becoming the filling in a Finnish defenders ' sandwich during the UEFA Women 's Championship Group Three game at Brentford yesterday . |
| 16 | Dundee 's Andy Nicol , to his astonishment , finds himself lining up against the All Blacks , having begun the season as the Scotland Students ' scrum-half with hopes , possibly at best , of a B-team cap . |
| 17 | As the Manchester Ladies ' Health Society asked in 1893 , who was ‘ more fitted to break this ground than women ? |
| 18 | Plainly , events such as the Durham Miners ' Gala , which has been held for decades fall within the rubric . |
| 19 | This attempt failed and the Rotonda served time as a hospital for contagious diseases and as the Milan hospitals ' laundry before becoming a permanent centre for exhibitions . |
| 20 | ‘ They 're Bebe 's kids ! ’ adds Hurricane , who has served time as the Beastie Boys ' DJ . |
| 21 | The more people complained about the Neath forwards ' haircuts , the less inclined the Neath forwards were to change them ; the more people complained about Neath 's rugby , the less Neath were inclined to change . |
| 22 | A UK Foreign Office official stated that an additional £250,000 ( approximately $400,000 ) had been allocated to Cambodia , to be channelled through the UN Children 's Fund ( UNICEF ) . |
| 23 | Any donations can be made through the Cleveland Children 's Orthopaedic Fund , at the General Office , Middlesbrough General Hospital . |
| 24 | Donations can be made through the Cleveland Children 's Orthopaedic Fund at Middlesbrough General Hospital . |
| 25 | The club was put up for sale after the Kumar brothers ' business empire went into receivership last month . |
| 26 | JIM McMAHON , one of the NFL 's most colourful characters , is back in the spotlight after the Philadelphia Eagles ' decision to drop quarterback Randall Cunningham , writes David Tossell . |
| 27 | With the blessing of the Norfolk Naturalists ' Trust and with special permits in our pockets ( obtainable from the Visitors ' Centre ) we had walked along their famous bank from road to sea . |
| 28 | The Unit has become a centre for collaborative research ; projects in which members of staff have played a major role include : the perceived health of attenders and non-attenders at a breast screening clinic , an evaluation of the Edinburgh Women 's Health Shop , an evaluation of the ‘ Drinkwise ’ project , a study of smoking and drinking among student nurses , and the evaluation of the Lothian Mobile Mammography Project . |
| 29 | George Boole 's father had been curator of the Lincoln Mechanics ' Institute when Bromhead was president , and the connection led to the latter 's support and encouragement for the younger Boole , to whom he lent mathematical books . |
| 30 | Due to the over-running of the Wimbledon Women 's Singles tennis final on 4 July , the BBC elected to postpone Episode Three until the following weekend . |