Example sentences of "[noun] [Wh adv] the [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | This danger exists also in secondary schools where the governors ' report must include information in a prescribed form in relation to public examinations — in effect , a publication of results . |
| 2 | In the gardens the grass glistened with dew , which left imprints where the soldiers ' feet had passed . |
| 3 | Also , they note the more marked occupational stability of manual workers in West Germany as a result of the greater prestige of industrial employment , in contrast to France where the employees ' aim on achieving promotion or becoming successful is typically to leave the ranks of the working class and become office workers or independent craftsmen . |
| 4 | They 've been trying to see about that lot where the boys ' grammar school is int they ? |
| 5 | That was not to be and the financial problems facing USA rugby at this time were in a way mirrored on the field where the Eagles ' shortcomings , rather than any great brilliance on Canada 's part , determined the result with the 23 point margin between the teams the biggest in the 16-year history of the event . |
| 6 | There were times when the writers ' arrogance or pomposity had the opposite of the intended effect of taking the often hapless victim down a peg or three . |
| 7 | This has been highlighted in two lines of decisions in road traffic cases where the plaintiffs ' damages have been reduced , even though they in no way caused or contributed to the accidents in which they were injured . |
| 8 | It had been a very different story with the earlier sell-off of the hotels where the managers ' interest had not been shown proper respect . |
| 9 | Tautology also appears to occur sometimes in personality inventories where the characteristics ' can be boiled down to ‘ attitudes favourable to the commission of crime ’ ( or ‘ anti-social ’ acts ) ; that is to say , ‘ criminals are people who hold pro-crime values ’ . |