Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] ' [noun sg] [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In Sweden , for instance , a strong employers ' confederation enforced managerial prerogatives from the early years of the present century , prerogatives which were also supported by the legal framework until the law was changed in 1977 ( see Chapter 7 ) . |
| 2 | Rather a dreary , grey looking place not very eye catching to me but that did n't matter the next eight hours ' driving did . |
| 3 | UK PERSONAL COMPUTER DIRECT MARKETERS ' ASSOCIATION FORMED TO PROTECT CUSTOMERS — BUT THE US MAJORS STAY AWAY |
| 4 | At about 7.30 p.m. , after two and a half hours ' sleep curled up on the floor of the trench , I made my way out of the orchard and on to the road . |
| 5 | Henley has always been popular with visitors and societies , and in 1935 the British Racing Drivers ' Club came , arranged by Henley Member J.A . |
| 6 | A spokesman for the British Bankers ' Association said : ‘ It is a little premature for us to take a view on it . |
| 7 | Consumers repaid a substantial amount of debt and the amount of consumer credit outstanding from UK banks was actually less than a year ago , Lord Inchyra , the director-general of the British Bankers ' Association said yesterday . |
| 8 | In the year to December Japanese workers received a wage increase of 6.3% , equivalent to a real rise of 2.4% ; British workers ' pay rose by 9.8% , a real increase of only 0.5% . |
| 9 | Nick Musgrave , secretary and chief executive of the Thoroughbred Breeders ' Association said : ‘ This is a very positive move in the right direction . ’ |
| 10 | This officers ' group lasted for the duration of the occupation , which is to say , for six years , though most of its leaders were caught and executed in the course of the war . |
| 11 | This practitioners ' society functioned until 1835 , when it was dissolved because of poor attendance by its members , while the College 's society continued to exist . |
| 12 | GOVERNMENT must act on quotas for suckler cows and breeding ewes which threaten the future of the landlord tenant system , the Scottish Landowners ' Federation claimed yesterday . |
| 13 | The Old Stopfordians ' Association had been trying for many years to raise sufficient money to build the Pavilion , and indeed had sold the Harrison Towns field some three years previously for this very reason . |
| 14 | The Old Stopfordians ' Association had decided to use some of the proceeds from its sale of the Harrison-Towns field to build squash-courts , and the Parents ' Association was about to launch an Appeal to raise money for a swimming pool , the lack of which had been bemoaned since the move to Buxton Road . |
| 15 | To commemorate the event in more permanent fashion , the Old Stopfordians ' Association presented one hundred guineas to buy an organ . |
| 16 | Her parents Robert and Carol joined in the hunt , which ended on Boxing Day when a man walking his dog in a nearby lovers ' lane found Johanna 's black trainers in a hedge . |
| 17 | The Women 's Fellowship organized various 1- and 2-day shops and the Old Boys ' Choir gave a concert . |
| 18 | By the end of the year numbers had risen still further to 109 , and an Old Boys ' Association had been formed . |
| 19 | So the school continued , and the old boys ' magazine continued as well . |
| 20 | A Foreign Ministers ' meeting had been held , in preparation for the Bishkek summit , in Minsk ( Byelarus ) on Sept. 8 . |
| 21 | The badges of honour he sports on his veteran 's beret when he goes dining for the old soldiers ' vote gave his plea a sort of authority . |
| 22 | When the Social Services ' Committee raised concerns about basic definitions for collaborative working and about the apparent overlap between the care programme approach and care management , the Secretary of State for Health referred them to Community Care in the Next Decade and Beyond — Policy Guidance . |
| 23 | In a long-awaited move , the former Social Democrats ' leader endorsed John Major as the best man to fight Britain 's corner against moves towards a federal Europe . |
| 24 | With the advent of such legislation after World War I the creation of a central employers ' association fulfilled the need for an authoritative spokesman to represent employer interests before the legislature . |
| 25 | The prospect of community punishment or even six months ' imprisonment did not deter the thief in that case . |
| 26 | A landlord can distrain against goods and effects compromised in the bankrupt 's estate but only for six months ' rent accrued due before the commencement of the bankruptcy ( s347(1) ) . |
| 27 | In those days few ministers thought it necessary to attend their own counts , and Baldwin had his vigil in the No. 10 secretaries ' room enlivened by the presence of Churchill : ‘ The P.M. [ sat ] with narrow slips of paper on which he inscribed the three lists as they arrived . |
| 28 | Ben Tillett , Tom McCarthy and Tom Mann , general secretary , organizer and president respectively of an enlarged Dockers ' Union became the original strike leaders , with John Burns coming later on to the scene . |
| 29 | A voluntary aided Roman Catholic comprehensive girls ' school adopted an admission policy in which the categories for admission were , in order of priority , baptised Roman Catholics , children of baptised Roman Catholics , practising Christians and other Christians , in the latter two cases giving priority to those with sisters at the school . |
| 30 | The Liberal Democrats ' success unleashed speculation about pacts , deals or at least closer co-operation between the two opposition parties . |