Example sentences of "[adv] [vb past] [art] [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
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1 | Despite little apparent enthusiasm within the profession for such a development , the Council duly produced the Solicitors ' Incorporated Practice Rules 1988 and the Solicitors ' Indemnity ( Incorporated Practice ) Rules 1989 . |
2 | The boys heard the crash and they ran as fast as they could to get help from the police and ambulance , but when the police and ambulance got there they only found the boys ' fishing tackle where they had dumped it in such haste . |
3 | Moran felt so outside their circle of concentration that he had to resort to tiptoeing into the room in an exaggerated parody of someone trying to enter unheard but his only audience was the boy , and that not often , and laughter only lifted the girls ' heads from their books for a forgotten moment . |
4 | As the papacy 's powers increased so did the cardinals ' revenues , for they were involved in general administration and often legal duties and would expect gifts and payments for services . |
5 | The rulers of Chad , Togo and Mali boldly disagreed ; so did the Americans ' friend , King Hassan of Morocco . |
6 | This remarkable effort soon caught the critics ' attention . |
7 | You just lifted the parents ' quotes Rich ? |
8 | The chance was not high , though that never deterred a gambler , and the real winner was always the government which thus borrowed the punters ' money interest-free . |
9 | The rate at which Sunday schools sprang up nevertheless strengthened the authorities ' conviction that they would have to make better provision for the education of the masses . |
10 | Back in 1959 , I had been sitting one day in a Brighton coffee bar aptly named the Thieves ' Kitchen . |
11 | He only just glimpsed the Stones ' garage door sliding to a close , a quick , difficult movement to observe in the darkness , a slight changing of shadows that caught Doyle 's eagle eyes . |
12 | The ‘ Bouncers ’ , as they quickly became known , raised £70 , and they would especially like to thank the participants of Horley Rally , who spontaneously and generously supported the Bouncers ' efforts . |
13 | Scrum-half Gregory fed Hanley close to the Halifax line and the Leeds skipper easily rounded the visitors ' defence . |
14 | Over the years , the VMA gradually became a students ' association and at the first general meeting of its 45th session , on 19 October 1880 , John H. Steel , the secretary and librarian , announced ‘ the Veterinary Medical Association , while having wide sympathies with its members who have become qualified practitioners , is now the Students ’ Society of the largest British Veterinary School' . |
15 | Ron Atkinson , the Sheffield Wednesday manager , yesterday promised the shareholders ' AGM that the team will not be relegated and will climb from the bottom of the First Division by Christmas . |
16 | England boss Graham Taylor yesterday excluded the Rangers ' midfielder from his squad for the vital World Cup qualifying match against Turkey in Izmir on 31 March . |
17 | Gerry Adams , president of the IRA 's political wing Sinn Fein , yesterday joined the terrorists ' anti-drug drive , calling on authorities to take more action . |
18 | The domestication of cattle , which began in Neolithic times , gradually diminished the animals ' size . |
19 | Understanding the disorder and a detailed treatment plan usually eliminated the parents ' frustration , improved compliance , and allowed them to adjust and modify the treatment to provide for regular elimination . |
20 | Modern methods have made these kilns redundant , and the many hundreds that once formed the Potteries ' smoky skyline have nearly all disappeared . |
21 | Iro 's direct running down the wing always looked the tourists ' most promising mode of attack , and on the stroke of the interval , he muscled past three defenders to give the Kiwis a 10-4 half-time lead . |
22 | Of course , it would be different if he deliberately memorized the customers ' names or made a copy of them . |
23 | Schools minister Michael Fallon yesterday launched the teachers ' pensions agency at Darlington College of Technology . |
24 | Teachers ' pensions : Schools minister Michael Fallon yesterday launched the teachers ' pensions agency at Darlington College of Technology . |
25 | Detective Chief Inspector Tony Crowther yesterday said the twins ' bodies had lain in an outside toilet ‘ days rather than weeks ’ . |
26 | When bringing Section 9 of the Administration of Justice Act 1985 into force on the Lord Chancellor also made the Solicitors ' Incorporated Practices Order . |
27 | The Court of Appeal similarly dismissed the taxpayers ' further appeal . |
28 | Even Churchill , who repeatedly acknowledged the Allies ' " debt " to Franco for his " neutrality " during the Second World War , recognized the absurdity of this pious hope . |
29 | The Institute of Directors also welcomed the bosses ' move . |
30 | He clearly enjoyed the vicarious thrill of reading about grisly murders and thoroughly enjoyed The Murderers ' Who 's Who . |