Example sentences of "[noun] [prep] [art] [noun prp] ' " in BNC.

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1 ( Giscard d'Estaing had already warned the Palace about the Romanians ' insatiable pilfering during their recent stay in France , but Palace officials remain discreet about any misdemeanours during the Ceauşescus ' visit . )
2 Throughout 1987 , the music papers constantly referred to The Wedding Present as The Smiths ' second favourite group , and they were often compared to each other .
3 This particular guitar is a bit of a video star ; Dave Stewart used it in the promo for The Eurythmics ' The City Never Sleeps .
4 Glen Campbell used a similar approach on a few tracks when he did the sessions for The Everlys ' wonderful Great Country Hits album of 1963 .
5 Criticism from the Vatican during the papacy of Pope John Paul II had also resulted in one of Arns 's auxiliary bishops , Mgr Luciano Mendes de Almeida , who was also president of the Bishops ' Conference , becoming Archbishop of Mariana in the largely rural state of Minas Gerais , while other progressive Brazilian bishops , including Arns , had lost their seats on Vatican councils and other responsibilities to conservatives .
6 A third round of peace talks between the government and the Guatemalan Revolutionary Unity ( URNG ) guerrillas , mediated by the National Reconciliation Commission headed by Rodolfo Quezada Toruño , the Bishop of Zacapa and president of the Bishops ' Conference , took place in the Mexican city of Querétaro on July 22-23 [ see pp. 37372 ; 37527 ; 37707 for previous rounds ] .
7 On Dec. 12 delegates elected the Most Rev. Monsengwo Pasinya , the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Kisangani and president of the Bishops ' Conference , as president of the conference .
8 International concern over the spate of killings of rural union leaders was further heightened by the wounding in an assassination attempt on March 4 of Carlos Cabral , president of the Farmworkers ' Union in Rio Maria in the jungle state of Pará ( and the son-in-law of the union 's founder , Joao Canuto , who had himself been assassinated in 1985 ) .
9 Carey , 55 , who had spent most of his union career as president of the Teamsters ' New York branch , had been elected as president in the government-supervised elections of December 1991 , succeeding William J. McCarthy .
10 In September 1967 Sarah and Jane went to boarding-school at West Heath in Kent , a move which coincided with the collapse of the Althorps ' 14-year marriage .
11 It is not improbable that men worth £1 or less did not begin to attract attention until the later stages of the subsidy bill , as a result of the Commons ' determination to shift the burden of taxation downwards , for if the intention was to rope in labourers and servants as a makeweight , it could not have been seriously supposed that any substantial amount could be wrung from them .
12 Former servants of Edward IV , and of the queen herself , were among the beneficiaries of the Woodvilles ' disgrace .
13 Former servants of Edward IV , and of the queen herself , were among the beneficiaries of the Woodvilles ' disgrace .
14 Mr Robinson admitted he could understand the frustration of fans in the light of the Linnets ' run of four successive defeats before today 's visit of Kettering Town to Canal Street .
15 Houses on the harbour of the Shetlands ' capital have ‘ lodberries ’ .
16 The vulnerable middle class — worried about losing jobs and health insurance and not being able to afford health care — was the force behind the Clintons ' election .
17 He had been killed , either on the same day or shortly afterwards ; and the murderer had dumped his body in the pond near the Newleys ' country cottage in Hampshire .
18 The 32-year old has had talks at the Racecourse with the Robins ' boss who said it was premature to talk about concluding a deal .
19 3 Grow your own amaryllis from the Unwins ' gift pack range , priced at around £5.50 per pack
20 Crickmay was again involved and in contrast with the rest of the plain building he incorporated the ornate facade from the Mercers ' Hall entrance in Cheapside .
21 Two imposing items which arrived in Swanage were the prominent Wellington ‘ lock ’ tower at Peveril and the 17th century facade from the Mercers ' Hall in Cheapside which George Burt used for his new Town Hall .
22 AND so to the last page of the album … and surely the final chapter in the Yorks ' marriage .
23 To date the analysis of this has focused mainly on the roles played by these units in the MNEs ' approach to global strategy , and the administrative procedures adopted to use them effectively .
24 I examined the books in the Giffens ' bookshelves , and was pleasantly surprised .
25 They sit every two months in the Verderers ' Hall in the Queen 's House at Lyndhurst , and deal with cases concerning common rights , unlawful enclosures , purprestures and encroachments .
26 Egerton Grey was built in the 19th century as a rectory and , thanks to the Pitkins ' assiduous antique collecting , it retains the appearance of a Victorian private house .
27 Devine was particularly taken by the ornamental designs on the Scuttlers ' belts , produced with metal pins : ‘ These designs include figures of serpents , a heart pierced with an arrow ( this appears to be a favourite design ) , Prince of Wales ’ feathers , clogs , animals , stars , etc. , and often either the name of the wearer of the belt or that of some woman . ’
28 Malone , the fourth quarterback to start a Steelers ' opener in as many seasons , hooked up with Lipps for a 33 yard completion to the Colts ' 18 yard line on the Steelers ' third offensive play .
29 His mood was both euphoric and anxious as he parked the car outside the Debraces ' house .
30 Cameron found himself saddened and frustrated by the episode at the McCullochs ' — it brought the dilemma of the movement to a point .
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