Example sentences of "[pron] [prep] [art] [noun pl] ['s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , he did tell me about the Women 's Therapy Centre . |
| 2 | He placed the course in what was , to our minds , a very reasonable perspective , saying that we were here to teach our particular specialities , but obviously there would have to be give and take , in that we would adapt ourselves to the students ' needs , and they would adapt themselves in turn to the sort of thing which we felt capable of teaching . |
| 3 | In response to the charge in a leaflet by Tom Mann and the Red International of Labour Unions that the NUGW had refused to support the miners on Black Friday , Thorne adroitly deflected criticism by declaring that this was malicious propaganda designed to ‘ disrupt everyone of the workmen 's organisations ’ ( SE 20 August 21 ) . |
| 4 | If Mr. Howell 's argument is correct , the school , even though over-subscribed , could not have adopted these sibling and proximity criteria in deciding which of the applicants ' parental preferences were to succeed and which fail . |
| 5 | By 7.45 , as he crammed himself into the visitors ' gallery . |
| 6 | All praise was given to Dean Acheson , the conference chairman , for his handling of the ‘ Reds ’ ; and there were lurid tales told by a reporter who smuggled himself into the Soviets ' rented mansion disguised as a plumber ( ‘ socks and panties dangled … orange peels littered the floors … five to seven beds had been squeezed into every bedroom … ’ ) . |
| 7 | There is no need to change this law , and as far as I am aware no need for Mr. Byran to distress himself upon the umpires ' behalf . |
| 8 | The magic castle that is London 's St Pancras Station rests upon a forest of unseen arches , forming a vault which in the railways ' heydays , from the 1870S to the 1920s , housed the thousands of barrels of beer that arrived daily from Burton-on-Trent . |
| 9 | Anyone who was prepared to submit himself to a debtors ' prison for a token period could apply from The Fleet or the Marshalsea for the help of the Insolvent Debtors Court . |
| 10 | Reverend Wulwick dedicated himself to the children 's needs : |
| 11 | ‘ Handsome is as handsome does , ’ snapped Matey , who as an ex-children 's nurse had a fund of such sayings . |
| 12 | There were no tabloids , none of the women 's weeklies with their recipes and home hints that her mother loved reading . |
| 13 | None of the fathers ' job descriptions given on the birth certificate referred to work at a nuclear establishment . |
| 14 | All over Orkney during the time the children were away from their homes , prayers were said for them in churches of all denominations and at prayer meetings , and despite the torment they went through , none of the parents ' faiths wavered . |
| 15 | None of the patients ' spouses or carer had been shown or told how to give the drops . |
| 16 | It is certainly not without significance that the Association always maintained a link with the new youth movement by aligning itself with the Boys ' Brigade and playing an active role in the formation of the Scouts . |
| 17 | 5.2 Rule 15(a) — Information as to who has conduct of the case The client needs to know who within the solicitors ' office will be dealing with the claim and , if more than one person , who those people are . |
| 18 | Erm what , what was the feeling that came over to you from the tenants ' group at the time ? |
| 19 | ‘ YOU always get something to take away with you in the Children 's Address . ’ |
| 20 | We felt so sorry for you at the shareholders ' meeting . |
| 21 | Robin Smith 's power play against India at Perth ( Week 1 ) and the demolition job England did on Pakistan at Adelaide ( Week 2 ) put them into the favourites ' spot at the same time as Australia absorbed one stunning setback after another , alleviated only by the thrilling one-run victory over India at Brisbane . |
| 22 | Let's stop trying to get women to support us by crawling to them — it 's obvious they prefer voting for devils or weeds than for decent men ( let alone decent women ) , and bribing them with a Women 's Ministry did n't work . |
| 23 | She took me into the nurses ' changing-room . |
| 24 | Cos the mortgages and that but there 's a lot of them , and kids causing it , and Christmas was coming well you know we just , that 's when they helped us at Christmas was really fantastic yes , true I never thought anything really out of this world how the how the people helped We got toys and everything for the kids ' Christmas , everything you could think of . |
| 25 | ‘ We 've got the school Nativity play , ’ said George , ‘ and Miss Thorne is already producing something for the Women 's Guild . ’ |
| 26 | ( I had a meeting of an advisory committee at the Bodleian at three , which was likely to be acrimonious and prolonged , and I simply had to buy something for the boys ' dinner first . ) |
| 27 | Also I 've got to get something for the boys ' dinner first … |
| 28 | This season is an important one for the women 's game , and accordingly the league programme starts a fortnight early to ensure an early finish and accommodate senior coach Terry Gregg 's plans . |
| 29 | Our Display Team flourishes under Betty 's guidance , performing at several Rallies including our own and at one for the Women 's League of Health & Beauty . |
| 30 | ‘ No ’ campaigners at the 900-pupil comprehensive heralded the outcome as a significant one for the Tories ' flagship education policy . |